Category Archives: philosophy

New Year Hopes and Fears

Posted on January 7, 2020 by greenmackenzie

Posted in celtic prayer, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, new year, philosophy, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged change, Highlands, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, sunset, symbolism, winter | 37 Comments

State of Mind among Giants

Posted on February 28, 2016 by greenmackenzie

My life had become a pilgrimage on blistered feet, stumbling ever deeper into the dark half-forgotten wilderness. With each passing week the path beneath my feet became narrower and more rock strewn, and the familiar signs and landmarks receded. … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, philosophy, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Black Coulin, health, landscape, mind, nature, photography, postaday, psychology, scotland, spiritual, travel | 49 Comments

Happy Soul

Posted on November 18, 2015 by greenmackenzie

On days when I’m happy all the way down into my boots, I find smiling faces all around me wherever I look. Even on the floor of the woods as I’m walking the dogs, looking down, a little cheery … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, philosophy, unconscious | Tagged Autumn, awake, brain, emotions, happy, health, life, mindfulness, moods, nature, philosophy, psychology, spiritual | 26 Comments

Shadows of Self

Posted on January 10, 2015 by greenmackenzie

In Winter the shadows draw in around us, we notice them more and we yearn for the light of Summer. In psychotherapy we speak about the shadow, and it’s a wonderful metaphor which Jung came up with to describe the … Continue reading →

Posted in change, philosophy, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, psychology, psychotherapy, self, shadow | 38 Comments

Caribbean Commute

Posted on November 16, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Whenever we go away on holiday, we take time to notice the locals and their lifestyles. Sitting sipping coffee in the morning we watched many locals drive to work across the blue bay in front of our Barbados hotel. It … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, philosophy, travel | Tagged Barbados, boats, commuting, lifestyle, mindfulness, mornings, philosophy, photography, stress, travel, well being, wisdom | 47 Comments

On Containing

Posted on July 20, 2014 by greenmackenzie

All around us, everywhere, the world is filled with containers holding things within them. The bowl contains the oranges, the orange skin contains the segments, the segments contain the juice. Most things, ourselves included, are both containing, and being contained. … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, philosophy, weekly photo challenge | Tagged containment, emotions, health, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, postaday, psychotherapy | 37 Comments

Tidal Shift

Posted on June 25, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Watching the shifting tide move in and out across the shore is a great reminder of the steady rhythm of change deep at the heart of our own lives. We know at some level that life is a flow of … Continue reading →