LIFE CHANGING MOMENT

There can be many things that can change a person’s life; here is my most significant life changing moment.

I’ll tell you a little about me and who I am. I am Jake Lewis, a 17 year old high school student at Desert Oasis High School. I am a very quiet person and mostly shy around others. I was very active and social when I was young. I would play with my friends, play video games, and I played competitive sports. My life took a turn when I was 13 years old and started 7th grade. Things just haven’t been the same since then.

In my 7th grade year I started to become lazy, and I didn’t feel like doing a thing. My grades started to decline rapidly which made my mother concerned. The year before I was active, social, and an outgoing person. I was willing to do anything fun or interesting. My grades were very good and I was interested in school.

My mom was very confused on how I suddenly took a turn for the worst. My test scores were lower than ever before and school was very tough for me.

My mom couldn’t figure out what was going on, so she had me tested. I was first diagnosed with a form of dyslexia, a learning disorder. So my mother went out to find some help for me. She found a doctor who studied the human brain, and I had my brain tested. We found out that I have a very slow frontal lobe [the cause of which has not been established].

I was sent to a specialist who set me up on a machine that re-trains your brain, it is called Neuro Feedback. It made a major difference which helped me get through 9th grade.

At the end of 9th grade things started to get bad again. I started to develop anxiety that played tricks with my mind. During my sophomore year I had a major panic attack that caused me to miss several school days. My mind would wonder, and I couldn’t control what I was thinking about.

My biggest problem was thinking of throwing up. My energy levels were not normal and I had no self-motivation. I finally couldn’t take it anymore and I went to a psychiatrist. He put me on medication which I thought was the answer at that time. It put some life back into me, and I had the energy to do the things I wanted to do. Things were slowly starting to get better, but after about five months I started to have bad thoughts again, and I had trouble eating.

My motivation went down to the point that I didn’t want to do anything. My doctor changed my medicine around which helped me eat more and gain 30 pounds. However, my motivation still wasn’t where I wanted it to be.

My psychiatrist was trying to figure out why I felt like this. He had been researching, studying, and practicing an ancient Chinese healing art called Qigong. It’s a healing art that uses natural life energy and meditation to heal the mind, body, and soul.

My doctor was in contact with a master healer in Los Angeles, and he arranged for her to come teach in Las Vegas. When I heard about that I signed up for the class [and a healing session].

Since that class I have been practicing Qigong through a DVD. I watch a master healer do breathing, muscle, and body exercises, and I create pure energy to help me.

I no longer have panic attacks and my motivation and energy is off the charts good. My grades are the best they have ever been with straight A’s and my testing is higher than ever in my life.

I contact my master healer every week to check up on how things are going. My life took a turn through the worst, but everything I have been through has helped me learn so much about myself. I believe and know Qigong will guide me through these rough times and let me live my life to its fullest.

This is my most significant life changing moment.

(Ed. - This is a high school paper that Jake wrote for one of his classes. His mother thought I should see it. Jake gave me permission to print it.)