Richard PortugalSep 6, 20184 minAging: A Self Fulfilling Prophecy?There are two types of aging, chronological and psychological. Chronologically, we are finite beings of which time is the great arbitrato...
Richard PortugalSep 5, 20184 minAn Entity Onto OneselfWe are a singular organism, special and unique. Every human being is an entity onto his or herself. We have evolved to survive on this pl...
Richard PortugalSep 4, 20183 minAvoid a Hard LandingPeople are considered an organic life form meaning a living structure capable of growth and reproduction. As organisms, we are complex ch...
Richard PortugalAug 31, 20183 minBop to the Music and Walk Like Gene Kelly Music! We can hear it all around us. It streams from the radio and iPods. We hear it on television and movies. It comes from our computer...
Richard PortugalAug 30, 20183 minAttitude is EverythingAttitude is everything. It is who we are, who we want to be, who we can be! Attitude is just not pertinent to humans—we observe it in all...
Richard PortugalAug 29, 20182 minIt's Just My Time, ForrestIn a bedroom in his childhood home, an adult Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) finds his mother (Sally Field) lying in bed dying. “What’s the matt...
Richard PortugalAug 28, 20182 minAs You Age…Exercise!Life is a struggle. And as we age, that struggle intensifies, especially for the human body. After all, we are but bone and muscle that y...
Richard PortugalAug 27, 20184 minAlzheimer's: A Dark DespairImagine descending down a ladder into a limitless well, a darkened abyss whose depth is unknown and whose bottom is a chaotic mystery. Yo...
Richard PortugalAug 24, 20184 minA Self Fulfilling Prophecy?There are two types of aging, chronological and psychological. Chronologically, we are finite beings of which time is the great arbitrato...