Grigory Ryzhakov – Russian Writer

bonding art + science

life

My Blog. Letting Go

Letting Go (by gnuckx [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)

I hardly ever go back to the past, My eyes look into the future. As I move through life, things stick to me like shells and other sea animals to an old barge.… Read the rest

Grigory Ryzhakov 30 Oct 2013 Music, Self-help, Writing 2 Comments

Old Hindu Man in contemplation By James Rattray [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Old Hindu Man in contemplation By James Rattray, via Wikimedia Commons

Every now and then I need to stop and think about life. To reassess my plans and priorities. To change. To adjust to shortcomings or pick a new strategy to overcome them.… Read the rest

Grigory Ryzhakov 7 Sep 2012 Death, Self-help, Writing 2 Comments

When I was a child this was the question I asked myself every often, but others seemed to be uninterested in it. Adults and other kids would just reply to me: “I don’t know”. I thought it was some kind of puzzle.… Read the rest

Grigory Ryzhakov 21 May 2012 Death, psychology, Self-help, Writing 4 Comments

The Dance of Death by Michael Wolgemut (1493)

Death is a part of us. We are programmed to die; this program on the level of our organism is called phenoptosis (in biological terms). Each of our cells contains the whole molecular machinery for programmed cell suicide scientifically called apoptosis.… Read the rest

Grigory Ryzhakov 14 May 2012 Death, Self-help, Writing 7 Comments