Replace Worry with Gratitude

Latest research shows Worrying as an Autonomous Nervous System’s reaction, hence unavoidable. The good news is that we can face Worry peacefully through ‘Emotional Intelligence’.

We all worry to varying degrees.
In the neurotypical, it would help with responsible decision-making.
In the neurodiverse, it would turn into Fear to no benefit.

A specific medication for Fear has not been developed yet: Antipsychotics ‘numb’ Fear by erasing emotions and sedation, they are non-productive drugs of convenience, leading to permanent disabilities, e.g. Tardive Dyskinesia.
Even neuroscientists understood it.
The goal is developing more selective Mood-stabilizers enhancing Emotional Intelligence.

The medical term for Peace is Tranquillity.
Tranquilizers is the generic name for Benzodiazepines, effective in the short-term, although time-limited.
Atypical Antipsychotics are used off-label in Bipolar Disorder-Risperidone- or Anticonvulsants- Valproic Acid.
Methylphenidate is the treatment of choice in ADHD, marketed with a lifespan of 12 hours, though it wears-off after 6/8 hours in real-life.
To date, there isn’t a Typical 24/7 Mood-stabilizer.

Emotional Intelligence is the role player to understanding people’s emotions through managing ours.
The theory is that by anticipating people s feelings, we abate triggers.
That doesn’t erase Worry, it allows to confront Worry with self-Gratitude.
Self-Gratitude is related to the Momentum, involving two simultaneous reactions like being anxious while eating chocolate, an example of facing Worry with Pleasure, definitely mitigating Anxiety.

Faith is of great help to religious groups.
Psychotherapy is complementary.

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If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed

There is a firm limit between Respect and Exploitation in elderly care.

Jesus said “Honour your mother and father”.
He also said “husband and wife must leave their parents”.
Controversial words, yet most wise.

Many Christians struggle with those contradictory beliefs: some go all the way down to abandoning their ailing parents in their homes, the more considerate by discarding them in a nursing home. 
One would think the latter is the best option, though both choices often share the same outcome, Abandonment. 
It was recently in the news of a woman whose five sons haven’t visited her in five years at the nursing home.

Either way is terribly wrong.
It’d look like most people shorten the Commandment by “leave your parents”.

I understand it is impossible for a working family with children to visit daily their old parents, but not an hour or so once a week.
That is Honouring.

Unfortunately, there are implications to Abandoning.

Psychologists refer to it as ‘Toxic parenting’, a form of NPD, Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Not to be confused with age-degenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s.
The two can have similar symptoms, although pathologically different: NPD is not age-related, though of traumatic origin. Early-onset Dementia/Alzheimer starts around 40. 
Prompt evaluation is vital.
The hardest part is assuming that a person is old at 40.
In Western culture, Illness is still extremely associated with age, a kind of escapism, the common thought that we are all strong and fit at 20 while all wrecks at 70…
This attitude is very compromising to the timing of seeking Medical attention.
It is well understood that Prevention is the best cure for any disease.

Toxic parenting fully qualifies for Exploitation.
Narcissistic parents want to exert control over their children indefinitely.
There are two reactions to this behavior: inability to detach from parents, or subconscious rebellion in the form of Abandonment.

I’m not justifying Abandonment under any circumstances either.
I advocate for seeking early help.
Never assume based on age.
Age is individual, some people are old at 40, others young at 70.

Break stigma, and most importantly, know that help is available.

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Have you ever been uncared for?

Is your sense of belonging linked to your generation? Do you identify with your generation? What do you regret or praise your generation for? Did age stop you from achieving your goals?

The more I hear about disabilities, the more I wish I was born 20 years later.

I was struck this morning to hear that McDonald UK started hiring autistics over 50.
How many things I could have achieved with the proper care.

Generations are becoming interchangeable. 

We see it in music, 80/90s bands are having a revival.
90s kids invented current techno-beat.

20 extra years, that’s all I need.

David Bowie sang in the 90s:

♬ I’ve got Seven days to live my life and Seven days to die… ♬

Today, he would replace Seven Days with Twenty Years, I bet.

Only deadlines are not changeable. 

The term alone is over-explicit. 
I’m scared of deadlines, we have no control over them.

I was shocked by the recent deaths of Lisa Marie Presley, Sinead O’ Connor, both in their 50s, and Tina Turner, 82.
Their deadline was Conversion to Christ. They didn’t make it.

Lisa Marie, only daughter of rock-legend Elvis Presley, continued her parents’ legacy as an active member of the Church of Scientology. She was in a 4 years marriage with Jehovah’s Witness’ Michael Jackson, to add insult to injury.
The Church of Scientology, Jehovah’s Witnesses, 7th Day Adventists, Mormons, are not recognized by the International Christian Council.

Sinead O’ Connor and Tina Turner downplayed their devout Christian tradition: the former for Islam, the latter for Buddhism.

I don’t have the authority to judge, nonetheless.

I may discern that Lisa and Michael were deceived by their parents.

Tina and Sinead left Christianity on their own accord.

However, Judgement is exclusive to Jesus, we are entitled to Discernment only.

I am confident in discerning that David Bowie ultimately found Jesus.

My deadline is going to the home of the Lord, anytime.







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What happened in the documentary-film ‘Fearless’

By forgiving your enemy, you will be enthused with the power of healing your neighbor and acquiring Faith. 

Forgiveness is one of the most difficult actions to take, nonetheless most powerful. It works for all, whether you believe in God or not, because He believes in You until the end.

Atheists don’t exist, they refuse God.
Their ‘unbelief’ is ‘anger’ with God. They will enter the Kingdom before believers if we don’t reach out to them. Anger is their desperate Longing for Jesus, He knows their suffering. We have the gift of Faith, therefore the Obligation to go and spread the Gospel. A selfish Christian is worse than an Atheist.

Atheists and Gnostics argue that Jesus cannot speak to us since He’s invisible.

Most scientists drew conclusions that the Soul, aka Intellect, cannot survive without a physical body. They forget that Jesus raised with Body and Soul, leaving us with the promise that our dead bodies will be reunited with the soul.
Nonetheless, He told us that the Soul alone will survive in a different dimension, either Heaven, Hell or Purgatory. Angels are the evidence of living Souls. They can indeed speak to us in a human form through people.

As for God Himself, He speaks to us through the Holy Spirit.
Forgiveness is the only requirement to hear His Voice, as shown in the documentary-film ‘Fearless’.

Why Forgiveness and Fearlessness are indispensable for Healing?

Sacrament of Forgiveness

Let’s start with Forgiveness: we can’t be healed in a state of sin.

Jesus said: “Don’t confess your sins to Me but to your neighbor.”

That’s why Catholics have the Sacrament of Confession to a Priest ACTING in “Persona Cristi/Body of Christ”.
Once absolved By Jesus, we ALL receive the Gift of Healing each-other by invoking the Holy Spirit.

Unforgiveness is the first obstacle to remove in order to be healed, requiring great humility and self-denial: “Forgive your enemies if you want to be forgiven.”
Easy said than done, though definitely worth the effort!

The second obstacle to remove is Fear.
Fear as in Doubt, Skepticism.
God will help with that, don’t fear…

We are now clean.

Ask a friend, family member, a stranger in pain, if you can pray over them.

Don’t give up at the first sight of resistance. Keep in mind that the Devil hates all humans, he delights in our suffering, but we are not dealing with demonic possession here, Jesus will show us whom to approach as lay evangelists.
Only Priests can deal with exorcisms.

Ask them to forgive their enemies. This is the most difficult process, give them time, identify with their struggle. You can help by suggesting “to release their anger to God”, should the wound be too much overwhelming, He knows our limits. 
Never give space to the watch in an healing prayer. There is no time for God.

Incredibly, some people don’t want to be healed and we must not force nor judge: illness can also be a channel to God’s closeness.
Jesus will show us whom to pray over.

Pray – asking God for good things that align with His will –

But let’s get started with praying!
Yes, Praying, no Witchcraft involved!
We may invite the person to close their eyes just for relaxation and increased confidence, free of distractions.

Ask the Holy Spirit to heal the ailment afflicting them.
Tingling and numbness are likely.
The person will tell us when they feel healed by getting on their feet.
Time is individual, though it normally doesn’t exceed the hour.
Again, we’re not performing a Exorcism requiring multiple sessions.

We must be Fearless from being ridiculed as fools.
For this reason, healing services are usually backed up by specialized Ministries.
The takeaway is every Christian can heal.

I hope you ll appreciate ‘Fearless’ free-video on the link below, intentionally plot twisted in the post, my Christmas gift to my loyal followers.

May God’s love be with you.




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Strategic Renewal process in Autism

Religion plays a major role in Autism, not surprisingly. Jesus was the same 2.000 years ago as for all ages. So it’s the Bible. What better combination for Routine-lover’s Autistics. However, Change and Renewal are not the same concept.

Changes imply the introduction of new rules replacing the old ones.

Renewals are adjustments to old rules, conforming to the signs of the times.

Christian dogmas are eternal, although Church Authority given to Peter, first Pope appointed by Jesus, has the power to complement Bible teachings. 

Autistics perceive Renewals as disruptions in Routine.

Religion is undergoing lots of Renewal recently, most notably Gender Identity, Abortion, Confession.
Information is no longer impartial, Reporters are manipulated by Media.
Only associated agencies are reliable, i.e. The Catholic News Agency, though Autistics don’t spike high in discerning, they take mainstream sources the likes of Fox, CNN, ABC… as granted.

What does the Church say with regard to Renewal?

Let’s start with Gender Identity.
What used to be classified as a psychiatric disorder before the new Millennium, it has been popularized into a Pride Advocacy Movement-LGBT-thus renamed ‘Transgenderism’.
This is very Wrong either medically and morally, even more so since the Medical  Profession didn’t downplay, yet envisioned a new profitable industry in Gender Manipulation through unethical, expensive reconstructive surgery and dangerous hormonal treatments not covered by Medical Insurance, although backed up by law in private practices.

It is possible to reverse Male/Female features, not Sexual Chromosomes. 
It’s either XX or XY. 
The new body becomes a prison for persons of opposite biological sex.
Suicidal Ideation is rampant among these individuals, what plastic surgeons will never tell, understandably so…

The Church does tell! Unfortunately, its warnings go most often unheard.

Our so-called ‘All Inclusive’ society has taught us that we are the Owners of our bodies, not God.
The Church is indeed ‘All Inclusive’, it acknowledges Gender Identity as a disorder to be treated with Christian Counseling.
It doesn’t discriminate Same-Sex couples, it admonishes them.
Nobody is born with same-sex attraction, it’s a curable developmental disorder.

Abortion is regarded as another female right to do what they want with their body.
The Church’ stance is the same for Gender Identity despite the proliferation of Private Abortion Clinics.

The sad reality is a foreseeable future where public healthcare will disappear.
We’ll go to the doctor as we go to the grocery store.
Medical bankruptcy will be the next Pandemic.

To wrap things up, Confession makes it all the more disruptive for autistics.
We became accustomed with general Absolution upon repentance, although Purgatory is having a big Renewal in the Church as the antechamber to Heaven.
I must admit that the Church is not very eloquent on this subject.
Some theologians are pushing the hypothesis that Purgatory is inevitable.
Other clerics state that Purgatory is just for those who are still tempted to sin.
Others say that temptation is not a sin if we don’t give in.

I’m not against Renewals.
I only wish everyone said the same thing.

And best wishes to all.




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The Courage to start in neurodivergence

Failures lead to Achievement. The common obstacle to the neurodivergent is doing the first step. Take courage, you are worthy.

Jesus said “Do not store treasures on Earth but in Heaven.”
Is Achievement a Treasure? It would make sense in human history.

The difficulty for most humans is distinguishing Earthly treasures from Heavenly treasures.
The word  ‘Treasure’ has become Fiction vocabulary in today’s digital world, a reminiscence of the Indiana Jones’ saga.
I wonder if Internet generations have ever heard it…
Maybe read it or listened to it in Church homilies.

On the other hand, Treasure is an outdated definition of Materialism for atheists and gnostics.

Treasures vs Materialism, two distinct concepts in Religion and Business.

The real bad attraction is Materialism.
Business is often associated with Wealth and not necessarily sinful. The greatest Saints happened to come from aristocratic families.
Who can help the poor if not the wealthy?

Destitution is not to be confused with Poverty, it has never been in God’s plans. Destitution is an Infliction, therefore we are all accountable.
The Destitute have nothing, not even essentials, some survive on Divine Providence- soup kitchens, emergency shelters- others die of hypothermia everyday by sleeping on the streets, yet they don’t even make the news, they are not part of our society, or ‘no longer’ part, since we discarded them on the grounds of mental illness, weakness, vulnerability, bankruptcy.

Poverty can be a choice. Jesus chose to be poor. 
Poverty is living on essentials. 
The poor live uncomfortably since they don’t conform to societal productive demands, resulting in discrimination.

Either way, Infliction and Discrimination are equally reprehensible.

Here comes the importance of Church Teaching in complementing the Bible.

Without proper guidance, the biblical message would wrongly translate into the “Hell-bounded Rich vs Big Heavenly Mansions prepared for the outcast.”
Although the fundamentals are true, Jesus loves unconditionally, He doesn’t punish, We punish ourselves.
Our capitalist society sees Wealth as Materialism.
Without God, the Wealthy become truly self-centered.
We must reach out to the wealthy Youth, they don’t need financial assistance, though God!
Unless they come from religious families, they most certainly never entered a Church.
They are not to blame if nobody ever evangelized to them. We are!
Didn’t Jesus instruct us to go and spread the Gospel?

A theologian once said: “There would be no atheists if there were no God”, the irony… I agree fully.
My understanding is that atheists don’t want to submit to God, in so denying His Majesty.
This has dramatic psychological consequences, Destructive Narcissism summons them all: Delusion, Paranoia, Apathy, Anger, ultimately Death-phobia.
These pathologies arise from the conviction of being one’s own God.
This delusion is inevitable for non-believers, for we are all mortals. 
A narcissist will never accept death as the end of their earthly treasures, hence the illusion of being a God, coincidentally the Principle of the New Age cult,Death not fitting in humankind.

Man cannot live without God s promise of an eternal afterlife.

There is a very simple question to debunk atheists:
“What is going to be of all your possessions when you die?”
Be prepared for the worst possible outburst… you are unveiling the hidden Devil in that person. Satan doesn’t want to show himself, if he does, it’s always his last desperate lying attempt. You have Jesus, Mary, St Michael s armor, don’t be intimidated.

The following is the real-life chronicle of my confrontation with an atheist:

Me: What happens when we die?
A: Nothing, we are a bunch of cells. We are born, we live, we die.
Me: How about your possessions?
A: I take them with me!
Me: Where???
I broke his shell…starts shaking and rolling eyes.
A: Then your God is a B…..d!!!
Me: I thought you didn’t believe in God.
Disassociating.
A: All Masses are the same!
Me: Have you ever been to Mass???
A: 30 years ago!!!
I’ll stop here for the weak of heart.

I conclude by saying that with a solid Faith, you will never feel envious and inadequate. 
You will move mountains with great dignity.








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When the wind blows in our direction

The future is in God s hands. We must learn to live one day at a time.

The headline of this article is very much typical of Eastern philosophy.
Even Oriental Christians believe it, obviously giving a Godly interpretation to the Wind.
Their way of saying “Everything in God’s time”.
The Wind refers to Jesus indeed, no Paganism/New Age involvement at all, purely cultural.

Culture influences the way we speak. It doesn’t change the meaning within the same fellowship.

I love that definition a lot, my Christian Asian wife reminds it to me everytime homesickness assails me.

I have learnt to use that expression to answer Protestants accusing Catholics of not taking the Bible to the letter. 
Orientals, Christian or not, take NOTHING to the letter.
Like Jesus, they very much speak in parables.
That works wonders between the tiny Christian community. I have never witnessed an argument between Christians of different denominations in Asia. There is only one Christian family to them. They happen to be Protestant or Catholic depending on the Western Missionaries they encountered.
Ironically, I have witnessed Pastors arguing with each-other, coincidentally Protestant… how miserable.
However, I am happy to see the Catholic Church fastest growing in Asia.
South Korea saw Catholics increasing from 1% to 6.5% in the last two years and will host the next World Youth Day in 2027.

Priesthood vocations are thriving too: most Catholic Priests in Japan, largest traditional Buddhist country in Asia, are Korean and Vietnamese, in addition to Western Missionaries, mainly Franciscans,Jesuits, Salesians. 
The St Paul s Order is very much involved in Media Evangelisation with major bookstores managed by the Daughters of St Paul. 
The Archbishop of Tokyo has been recently appointed President of Caritas Internationalis and elevated to Cardinal by the Pope.

 I feel like the Wind is blowing in our direction.

And since this post falls on Christmas Eve, allow me to wish you all the good of Advent.

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Confrontation in Autism

One of the main obstacles in Neurodivergence is gaining Trust.

I have been asked to write regularly for a Christian Charity dealing with addictions.

I’m still pondering the offer, a painful decision-making. 
The position is appealing, they have top-grade reviews compatible with my medical skills.

So, what gives…?
Trust, from my autistic perspective.

Addictions are big in my line of work as EMT.
I know that 20 years of experience in the field are going to challenge them, and I hate any kind of confrontation.
I admit this is my problem, I don’t want to offend anyone, although Peaceful Confrontation is not offensive yet constructive.
Most professionals are wary of challenges, even more so when backed up by an organization, especially of religious affiliation.
Charities are mainly associated to religious institutions valuing Homogeneity.
On the other hand, Initiative is more valued by large Multinationals.
Neither is better or worse, there are pros and cons to each

Why worry about Trust?

This Charity is oriented towards Recovery by providing support to former addicts as in societal reintegration, honorably nevertheless!

My viewpoint is that Support must start at the very onset of Addiction, what they perceive as a “non-state of grace” in their Christian-Protestant faith.
I am Christian-Catholic, to highlight viewpoints further: the Catholic Church sees Addiction as Illness deserving Compassion, Protestantism as grave sin.
Also, most mentally ill necessitate life-long medication, an indispensable addiction in itself. Are these individuals not worthy of help?

Will my standpoint decline the offer?
How can I enquire without tempering my expectations???

And may God’s love be with you all 



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Doubts and Obstacles in neurodivergence

AI is a Filter of humankind.
VERY WRONG.

We have officially entered the new Artificial Intelligence Era. This comes with pros and cons. AI has demonstrated to compensate human intellectual limitations by highlighting the extent of Brain Power. We may well have reached the maximum brain-threshold as result of technology. We have not become neuro-stagnant, nevertheless, we’ll continue to evolve with Nanotechnology, the precursor of AI. What are the ethical implications?

Wariness is the first reaction to enhanced intelligence.
As AI enhances human thinking by analyzing previously unprocessed information, it arises our curiosity.

Neuroscientists describe it “Evolving with Nanotechnology”.

Nanotechnology was first experimented in late 90s at intercellular level.
AI is Nanotechnology continued.
Back in the day, it was categorized as pseudoscience, involving the introduction of artificially manufactured self-replicating cells into dysfunctional organs for repair.
It became soon apparent that ‘nanocells’ embodied and developed Intelligence by targeting Neurons, in so far by altering personality for the better.
The practice was ostracized by religious ethics underwriting that we are made at the image of God, although it continued semi-secretly to this day, where it has legitimately exploded as Artificial Intelligence.
The Church didn’t delay in complying with revised guidelines: Doubts and Temptations are not sinful as far as we don’t give in. In fact, they will draw us closer to God.
As a practicing Christian, I agree entirely.
Jesus endured doubts and temptations by becoming fully human.
The Church regarded doubts and temptations as grave sins just prior to AI.
My concern is that the term AI will replace God, unless in His Majesty.
God may use AI for conversion.

Why many people are scared of AI?

The main reason is Novelty.
I believe AI has the potential to convert more people to God.
It could well be a Godly plan.
The worrisome element could be Free-Will, God gave us total control over it, He won’t interfere.
AI can be heavenly good as destructive evil in the wrong hands.
I have analyzed the positive effects thus far.
What about the odds?
Isolation most likely, loss of human contact.
We can speak to robots online, perfectly imitating human acting-out.

The other day I was chatting with an ‘online Priest’ who suspiciously answered my questions simultaneously. When I typed “are you a human or a robot?”, a message popped up as  “Your inquiry has been processed. We will divert you to one of our available Advisors for a fee, should you wish to speak to a person.”
“No thanks, my questions were answered satisfactorily”, I had to nostalgically acknowledge.

We are creating Artificial Life.
I doubt that is in God s plans.
The same Doubt that draws me closer to God.
I pray that will work for the good of all.

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Godly Brain vs Human Brain

Intellectual Threshold is not a Learning Disability.

I came across a programme on a Christian station, hosted by a pastor and a Christian psychiatrist. The discussion revolved over what compels a scientist to believe in God.

The scientific mantra “Nothing can be created from Nothingness” is the general consensus. The most primordial events in human evolution, the Universe and related Big Bang, had to occur from a previous reaction.

Physics attribute any primordial reaction to the Atom however, Atoms are not the definition of Nothingness. 
God would be what Atheists call Nothingness, pure blasphemy.

God walked this Earth in a human form, Jesus. 
Nobody can deny the written and matching archeological evidence.

Nothingness alone does not exist.

Science and Religion cannot survive independently anymore, this day and age.

According to science, the human brain is set to 30% of its potential. Artificial Intelligence is replacing Thought-processing. 

The psychiatrist highlighted the notion of two brains: a higher Godly brain and a limited Human brain.
There are questions our brain will never be able to answer. 
Not an intellectual disability, though the Human Intellect’s Threshold.



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