A Simple Approach to Living a Successful Life

By

Joan S. Peck

BEJEWELED PUBLISHING

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Preface

There are times in our lives when we find ourselves in a muddle. Sometimes it has to do with relationships, jobs, health, family, finances, accidents, or trauma of one sort or another. Other times we find ourselves in positions of success where it seems that nothing can go wrong in any area of our life. Yet, for most of us, life is more like a Roller Coaster with highs and lows where at times we feel that we are simply along for the ride.

After my son, Jay, died of a drug overdose, I re-discovered the 7 major chakras in all their beauty and found a pathway for living that made so much sense to me. The chakras gave me back some control over my life that had been missing for many years. And the real joy came when I began to find myself, my real self, again. I became stronger and in better balance. I trusted once again in the universe knowing that it wanted the best for me.

I was able to make some changes in my personal life that should have been made years ago and I forged ahead. I began to live my dream of writing and just did it with my first book entitled The 7 Major Chakras – Keeping it Simple. I am so excited to offer you this new book as an example of a simple way of living your life successfully.

The 7 major chakras cover all aspects of your daily living and once you understand them and what they do for you, your life becomes simple yet so full. You see your pathway for your own journey and how you are connected to every other person, even those you haven’t met yet. Your own power becomes clear and it becomes easy to see the best ways of using it. You appreciate your body for all that it does for you and begin to cherish and care for it. You become aware of the intricacies of the universe and its power and you are grateful to be a part of it.

By using the 7 major chakras, the major energy sources of your body, you begin to appreciate what they represent in all aspects of your existence. You are then able to examine from each chakra’s perspective what may be out of balance in your life and what changes you may need to make to bring you the success you desire. A clear path for you to follow begins to open up as you expand your awareness.

If you follow the pathway that this book outlines, and are completely honest with yourself regarding your feelings and circumstances, you should end up with solutions that make sense and that will satisfy your goals.

This book is designed to help you simplify who you truly are; what you have to offer; what aspects of your thinking processes you may want to shift and how to make all of that work for you in manifesting what you want. Completing your own personal enlightened journey, you will be able to honor and accept yourself in ways that you may not have previously.

With that in mind, explore the book and glean from it the understanding that many of us share similar worries, experiences and hurdles, many of which we have created by the choices we have made.

The greatest power that we all have is the ability to make choices. When you work with your 7 major chakras and can identify some of the aspects of your thinking and actions and how they affect your life, you are then able to make different choices to live an even more satisfying life. So don’t hesitate to take your own journey and rediscover yourself. I believe that you will be glad that you did.

And with that in mind, I send you on your way to self discovery with much encouragement and love.

“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.”
Kofi Annan
Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations

Chapter One: Understanding Your Seven Major Chakr as

In my first book, “The 7 Major Chakras – Keeping it Simple,” I detail each of the seven chakras by listing the Body Parts associated with each: the Element; the Center (characteristic); Emotions that are connected with that chakra; the Blocked Emotions when there is an issue with the alignment of the chakra; Physical Problems; and Gemstones that also correlate to that chakra to helpclear and balance each energy center. The book is an excellent reference for you to use with a chakra balancing exercise, such as this or as a guide for any “hands on” healing modalities, such as Reiki or Raindrop techniques.

When you use the chakras for your journey in self realization, it is helpful to be aware of all the aspects of each chakra; however, for this exercise you will be concentrating on the Center and Emotions aspects of each chakra. You can review them in the following pages. Looking at those two areas alone, you will be able to validate your emotional stability or address areas you may want to change in any of the seven major chakras. As you explore each chakra, you need to hone into the emotions of each on a very personal, individual basis… how you conduct your life… directions that you have chosen…areas in which you have control and ownership.

For instance, if you look at the root chakra, the emotions associated with it are survival, security and safety. At the writing of this book, our country is still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, which threatens all three of those Root emotions for those of you in the war zone or with loved ones fighting for the cause. To make this chakra exercise most effective for you, you need to remember that this review is a personal one and you need to stay within the boundaries of your own life and not take on the problems of the world. This is easier to do if you turn off the news and do not identify directly with the regurgitation of fear based information.

As you journey through your chakras, you will better understand the energies of each one of them and what they represent. You will then be able to determine what aspect, if any, may be holding you back on an emotional level or from manifesting what you truly want.

It is interesting to note that the chakras really are the “blabber mouths” of your being. They let you know where you have a blockage and then it is up to you to go within yourself, being completely honest, to dig and identify the possible cause. When you become proficient, you will be rewarded with insights into yourself and your actions that will bring you a sense of accomplishment and other times you will find gentle reminders to look at things differently and to then move forward in a healthy, positive way. If the guidance is not coming from within, it might be helpful to seek professional assistance through spiritual centers, energy healers or whomever you intuitively feel guided to receive help. There are many qualified professionals available, and if this is a choice you make, just make sure that the professional you choose is reputable and comes highly recommended.

Each of the lower six chakras are connected to the spine, both in the front and back, their energies spinning and travelling up and down the spine in a clockwise motion and connected by the spine to each other. On the opposite spectrum, it is the 7th chakra, the Crown, whose energy sits inches above your head and connects you to the higher realms. Read about the chakras with their differences and delight in what gifts they give you. They are wonderful! They are such a gift to be appreciated and enjoyed.

The 7 major chakras create a fascinating ascension to follow from our most human aspects to our greatest spiritual connection to our higher power. And that is what this exercise is about… learning to live your life to its fullest yet with ease. Look through the chakra charts and get comfortable with them. If you use the chakras as a simple approach to living your life, you can be successful in all the important ways.