Author Archives: greenmackenzie

About greenmackenzie

Hi, I'm Seonaid, and I share my home on the shores of Loch Ness deep in the Scottish Highlands with my husband, my son and a collection of dogs, hens and a cat. I love art which is here now and gone tomorrow...like food and nature...but also have a passion for vintage and the ancient past! Nature is my favourite muse, with her wild ever shifting seasons. I have been using and teaching mindfulness and relaxation for over 20 years, and have yet to become any sort of expert :-) I'm a Psychotherapist and Cancer Support Specialist in Maggies Highlands

My Granny the Philosopher

Posted on August 26, 2012 by greenmackenzie

My Scottish Granny used to say to me when I was upset…”It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters”. I remember dropping a little jug of milk I was trying to place on a … Continue reading →

Posted in history, mindfulness, philosophy, poem, thoughts | Tagged Edinburgh, Epictetus, lifes problems, philosophy, poem, poetry, postaday, Shikibu, spilt milk, things to do in Edinburgh | 5 Comments

Edge of the Day

Posted on August 22, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I walked this evening towards the setting sun, and it’s soft apricot light which filled the sky and made my heart ache with an unknown longing. It was as though I could feel the earth turning beneath my feet, and … Continue reading →

Posted in green walks, nature photo, poem | Tagged dark, light, mindfulness, nature, night, photo, Plockton, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, Rosshire, scotland, scottish, sunlight, sunset, walk | Leave a comment

Tolerating mess

Posted on August 19, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Yesterday a friend popped over, and she said she didn’t know how we could be bothered with the mess the dogs make…..now admittedly our home wasn’t looking at its best….we had been for a long 2 hour beach walk and … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, mindfulness, photos, poem, thoughts | Tagged creativity, dogs, fun, gardening, kids, life, living fully, mess, messy life, mindfulness, parties, photo, poem, poetry, tidy | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge (Merge)

Posted on August 18, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I love the liminal space of the beach where land and sea merge in an ever-shifting mix. ….especially a sandy beach, which is a perfect merge of both water and earth ….and in the distance the ocean and the sky … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, unconscious, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Applecross, beach, clouds, edges, evening, Jura, liminal, merge, mindfulness, nature, photo, postaday, relaxation, scotland, scottish, Skye, travel | 3 Comments

Golden Age of Journalism

Posted on August 16, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I love this doorway…. It spills out of the bottom of the old towering sandstone building, right in the heart of Edinburgh, which used to house the local newspaper – The Scotsman. It is minutes from Wavelry Station, where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, poem | Tagged Auld Reekie, Edinburgh, journalism, local papers, photo, poem, poetry, Robert Fergusson, royal mile, scotland, the past, The Scotsman, travel | Leave a comment

The Power of Softness

Posted on August 15, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I took a long walk on the beach today, streaching my legs into long strides, and my toes deep into soft sand. There was a lovely breeze, and most other walkers were wrapped up in warm jackets and boots, I … Continue reading →

Posted in green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, relaxation | Tagged beach, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, photo, poem, poetry, relaxation, scotland, walk, waves | Leave a comment

Eileen Donnan Castle

Posted on August 14, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Eileen Donnan Castle.

Posted in ancient sites, dogs, history, photos | Tagged Aileen Donan Castle, castle, Highlands, photo, scotland, scottish | Leave a comment

Pictish footsteps

Posted on August 14, 2012 by greenmackenzie

We took a walk along the shores of Loch Duich to this amazing iron age broch. Its called Caisteal Grugaig (or Dun Totaig) Broch, and is well off the beaten track on a lonely peninsula, looking across Loch Duich and … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient history, ancient sites, Celtic, history, poem | Tagged ancestors, broch, Caisteal Grugaig, Dun Totaig, iron age, Loch Alsh, Loch Duich, photo, pictish, Picts, poem, poetry, Rosshire, scotland, scottish, walk, yeats | Leave a comment

Wake up and spot your pearl…..

Posted on August 9, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Wake up and spot your pearl…… Today I found myself talking to someone who is going to die soon. A mother of young children, wife and scholl teacher…but she has run out of treatment options for her cancer. It left … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem | Tagged dew drops, garden, life, life and death, mindfulness, mortality, nature, photo, poem, sunlight | 4 Comments

Sticky Willow

Posted on August 7, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Having spent the afternoon wrestling with the sticky willow (also known as Goose Grass) in my garden, I have found new levels of respect and of hatred for this cunning weed. I swear there was none to been seen this … Continue reading →