Hello Â
My Name is Scott Wajda and I am a Straight, White, Christian Male  Â
I Choose to Participate in Life Today Â
By Accepting My Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder.Â
While Accepting the Realization that I Require Medication to Treat My Mental Illness.Â
This Particular Christian Believes in Acceptance of All People Regardless of Who They are or Where They are in Life.Â
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This is a Poem that I wrote in a Poetry Group while attending the Behavioral Health Agency where I Receive My Services.Â
The Topic for Today’s Group was How to Be a Person? Â
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I Have Survived.Â
I know who loves me, Â
                                                      I Have Accepted that LOVE,Â
I choose to continue to follow that path that will bring me Â
– Scott Wajda –
to a closer relationship with my Savior Jesus Christ.Â
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I will Not Falter or Feel Shame for my Belief or the Expression of my Belief in any or All Situations in which I find myself a Participant
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I Love MyselfÂ
I choose to Accept Gods Love Every day.Â
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I choose to Participate in what I know and what has worked for me.Â
I will not be Intimidated, Bullied or Extorted into believing what others believe Â
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or are Intimidated by my beliefs
or lack of their belief
or Their Need to Justify Their Behavior.Â
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 My Attitude Determines:Â
My
 - Anger,                                                                           - Disappointment                                                                    and                                                                            - Despair Â
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Yours in Christ
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- Scott Wajda