Tag Archives: life

Winters last bite

Posted on March 12, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Winter swirled back with a desperate last bite, and flung snow and ice with unending fury. We are smothered again in her white cloak, colour and life bleached from sight. Most peopled groaned and sighed “not again”, but all I … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, stuckness | Tagged change, growth, life, mindfulness, musings, nature, photography, relaxation, spiritual | 42 Comments

Celebrating a Woman’s World

Posted on March 9, 2013 by greenmackenzie

I’m a bitch, I’m a lover I’m a child, I’m a mother I’m a sinner I’m a saint……. I’m a little bit of everything all rolled into one. (Alanis Morissette) We are very complex creatures, so knowing this we should … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged goddess, growth, life, philosophy, photos, spiritual, thoughts, Women | 9 Comments

Layers of my Neighbourhood – Edinburgh

Posted on March 9, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Edinburgh is a many layered city, literally built on its history. What we can see on the surface around us is only the latest addition. You can gently peel back the surface and reveal layer upon layer of our … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient history, change, Edinburgh, history, photos, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, Edinburgh, growth, history, life, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, symbolism | 71 Comments

The Road

Posted on March 4, 2013 by greenmackenzie

The Road The road beckons …Can’t you hear? Whispering promises of freedom from her tarmac tongue Softly into your waiting ear. The ribbon of her body rolls shamelessly on Promising whispers of adventure from her concrete curves Seductively into your … Continue reading →

Posted in mythology, photos, poem, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, life, mindfulness, philosophy, photography, poetry, spiritual, symbolism, travel | 49 Comments

Lost in the Woods

Posted on March 2, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Will I stick to the well worn path, pressed into creation by the passage of thousands of feet before me? If I listen to my mother and all the wisdom of those who have lived long, I will. If I … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, photos, spiritual, stuckness, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, postaday, spiritual, symbolism, trees | 48 Comments

Bridges to the Unknown

Posted on February 24, 2013 by greenmackenzie

The Bridge Walk with me, onto the bridge If you dare. Leave the firm ground of your knowing, built methodically and carefully over your lifetime Leave the certainty of your soul pressed into the earth through your feet Leave everything … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, photos, poem | Tagged bridges, change, life, mindfulness, musings, philosophy, photography, poem, spiritual | 69 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge – Forward

Posted on February 23, 2013 by greenmackenzie

We drove down this track last weekend, to visit the secluded beach of Seacliff, in East Lothian. We took several wrong turnings, and got hopelessly lost several times before rounding the corner to this view. The Bass Rock gleaming in … Continue reading →

Posted in change, nature photo, philosophy, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, life, lost, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, spiritual, uncertainty | 50 Comments

Process as a Russian Doll

Posted on February 19, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Deep in the oak woods, something stirs. Tiny creaks and crackles fill the spaces between the air with gossamer wisps of sound.The sap hidden beneath the crusty crackled skin of bark begins its upwards journey towards the wooden finger tips … Continue reading →

Posted in art, change, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, spiritual | Tagged change, life, life and death, mindfulness, nature, photography, postaday, spiritual, symbolism, trees | 101 Comments

The breath of the sea

Posted on February 18, 2013 by greenmackenzie

We walked along the restless shifting edge of the ocean yesterday. The tide was rising, covering our footprints in the sand almost as soon as we had left them. The shape woven between the sand and the sea was constantly … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, relaxation, spiritual | Tagged beach, change, life, mindfulness, photography, relaxation, water, waves | 13 Comments

The sun kissed the earth

Posted on February 16, 2013 by greenmackenzie

The sun leaned in and kissed the earth yesterday, and just like that the warm soil seemed to spring back to life. The snowdrops were everywhere, glistening white against the dark earth, the promise of a flower filled Spring yet … Continue reading →