Tag Archives: mindfulness

Meeting Boundaries

Posted on October 3, 2015 by greenmackenzie

We stand in the middle of a world we feel we know, and within the known we can relax and soften. It feels relatively predictable and safe this known world we inhabit. Yet pushing in around the edges of … Continue reading →

Posted in change, thoughts, weekly photo challenge | Tagged boundaries, change, edges, growth, life, mindfulness, photography, postaday, psychology, self, spiritual | 36 Comments

Autumn Balance

Posted on September 30, 2015 by greenmackenzie

The Equinox has come and gone, and yet summer light lingers on in soft warm pools. Shimmering within translucent pink petals, and in long streaks between the shadows. The light is low and long, reaching in and below awareness, touching … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness | Tagged balance, change, earth, equinox, flowers, light, mindfulness, nature, photography, relaxation, summer | 58 Comments

Connection to Self

Posted on September 6, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Sometimes when the noise and activity of life becomes too much, it’s good to turn away from it all and head to the hills. To walk further and further from the demands and needs of the world of others, … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, weekly photo challenge | Tagged healing, landscape, love, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, relaxation, self love, spiritual | 23 Comments

The Rainbow Sea

Posted on September 4, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Have you ever looked at rainbows in the sky and wondered where they come from? Well if you follow me today I’ll show you. I’ll take you to the edge of the rainbow sea, where the colours form and … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, mindfulness, mythology | Tagged clouds, earth, elemental, Isle of Skye, landscape, magic, mindfulness, myth, photography, rainbows, scotland, sea, stories | 25 Comments

Dramatic Endings

Posted on September 3, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Fire and brimstone accompanied by thunderous claps marked the end of the Edinburgh International Festival, the very end of August and probably the end of summer. It was a dramatic statement in smoke and light, tumbling over the ancient … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Edinburgh, mindfulness | Tagged castle rick, change, Edinburgh, endings, festival, Fireworks, mindfulness, night, Princes Street Gardens, summer | 31 Comments

Beautiful Death

Posted on August 7, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Death, a place feared by most, is given a beautiful home here beneath the sacred mountains of Skye. Lapped by the eternally shifting tides and glittering waves of the ocean, and folded softly beneath a buttercup sea. The soft … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, spiritual | Tagged ancestors, Celtic, change, death, dying, earth, fairy mound, floers, graveyard, Isle of Skye, magic, mindfulness, nature, scotland, spiritual | 30 Comments

Blossom Skirts

Posted on July 7, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Fairies underskirts Springs rich froth of soft beauty Falls each day aching Snow petals tumble Swirling fleeting beauty past Into strong green growth.

Posted in change, nature photo, poem | Tagged beauty, blossom, fairies, flowers, Haiku, magic, mindfulness, photography, poem, summer | 39 Comments

Mysterious Mist

Posted on January 11, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Ahead lies shrouded Wrapped in winters freezing cloak Glints of futures hopes This is everything Senses brimming with beauty Future forgotten All certainty rests Forms swirl coming and going Mysterious mist Along these mist shrouded tidal waters people have fought … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, mindfulness, mythology | Tagged Celtic, Haiku, magic, mindfulness, mist, myth, nature, photography, poetry, scotland | 43 Comments

New Colours

Posted on January 3, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Luscious luminous Pink, fresh light fills petal husks Dried by winters wind Pulling back the curtains of the bay window, the light of another new day splashed across the wooden floor. It was tinged pink, which made her look again … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, poem, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, flowers, Haiku, mindfulness, nature, photography, poetry, postaday, sunrise, winter | 32 Comments

New Years Gateway

Posted on January 2, 2015 by greenmackenzie

As the sun sets into the gateway of the year, all is possible. We can walk away from all that binds and hurts us, and we can walk towards all that nourishes and encourages us to grow each day. It … Continue reading →