The second charka is one I see most commonly and profoundly collapsed in people. Even in my own life, it is energy center that I, too, am most likely to ignore if I am having difficulty in keeping up with my daily responsibilities.

By Mike Parker – www.employmentnews.com

Young Charles ‘Spider’ Jones was a boy with a dream. He wanted to be like his idol, Alan Freed, disc jockey credited with coining phrase ‘Rock & Roll’. Spider was out-going, friendly, and optimistic, possessing desire to achieve his goal. Then he was hit by racism.

In school, racist attacks became an everyday occurrence. Spider’s confidence evaporated and his self-esteem plummeted. Spider gave up and dropped out of school. For years, Spider lived on streets of Detroit running with a gang. He scrapped, stole, and was on a dead-end course that landed him in jail.

As he got older, Spider channelled his street smarts into boxing, ultimately winning three Golden Glove Championships. After boxing, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs, but learned quickly that he was once again stuck in a dead-end situation.

“When you haven’t got an education, employers will exploit you,” says Spider. “I decided that if I ever wanted to achieve my dream and provide a better life for my family, I had to get education and skills.”

His boyhood dream was once again alive. At age 30, living in Toronto with his wife and four kids, Spider quit working and went back to school. Attending Seneca College, Spider encountered a whole new set of challenges. “It was frightening. Here I was, 30 years of age with a ton of street and ring smarts, and I was in classrooms with 19 year olds.”