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Peacock Reiki, Main Street, West Wemyss (2025)

11/08/2025

I was reminded of a big lesson I had a few years back talking to a dear friend this morning about the theme of ‘helping’ people.

A year or two ago, on Christmas Eve itself something happened that changed the way I looked at helping others.

You see, that day I was REALLY looking forward to a long lie & a relaxing bath, having spent 2 days wallpapering a bedroom. (I know, WHO wallpapers just before Christmas 😂). I wanted a calming day to set me up for the bustle of the ‘big day’ with family & friends.

Well…at 8:30am on Christmas Eve I had an emergency text for help.

I had young Chinese guests, whose English was nearly as good as my Chinese, staying in my holiday let - their hire car had a puncture & a flat battery. Could I help them?

Inwardly I groaned. I probably swore too. I was still in my pyjamas & hadn’t had a coffee…but I pulled on my clothes.

The next 3 and a half hours were spent sitting in their hire car, in the cold, on the street (the only place there is a phone signal) talking to the hire company, the breakdown company & a tire replacement company. I’d love to say that everyone was helpful & trying their best to come up with a solution to help these folks. But well, it’s Christmas Eve…almost everyone is already closed or on holiday mode. Not until I reached a lovely girl called Melissa at Kwik Fit did things start to happen. She was wonderful, I think I told Mellisa I loved her.

Thankfully, the young Chinese guests got their car working by 1pm on Christmas Eve. All good. But here’s the rub…

They didn’t say thank you.

In fact, worse than that, when they left the holiday let on Boxing Day - it was a mess. Dirty dishes, smelling of ci******es, rubbish everywhere…and I found myself, not exactly annoyed, but certainly pondering, as I tidied up their mess, why I had expected thanks.

It seems I had written an invisible invoice in my head. The invoice said that I needed payment in thanks (& in a clean let!). It was most certainly my ego had typed up the invoice.

The truth is that our egos are both powerful & weak things. The ego is always looking for ways to judge others, to control outcomes, to make us feel separate from others…all to keep us separate from our own true nature and our connection to the divine.

I clearly needed a reminder.

Help without thinking about what you will receive in return.

Put no conditions on your giving. Not even a ‘thank you’.

Not everyone thinks like you (in fact in this case there might well have been lots of cultural and social factors at play). Let that be OK. Not to be better than anyone else, but just to spread as much love as possible and to let your love shine bright.

To feel the freedom and release it brings you to not worry about what anyone else is doing and focus on what you do.

Just do the right thing because it is the right thing to do. It is what you are called to do. It is who you are.

Not for any other reason.

After all, your actions and responses are your responsibility. How others behave is theirs. And if you hear that wee voice of judgment in your head…as we all do almost all of the time….you can acknowledge your ego and thank it for doing its job.

But sternly remind it, and yourself, there’s a higher force in charge of all your actions.

LOVE.

Ali ###

10/08/2025

There is nothing like the love of a dog. They remind us to greet our loved ones like it’s the best part of the day, to find joy in the simplest of things, and to love fiercely, loyally, and without conditions.

It might be a slobbery kiss, a happy dance at the door, or just laying quietly by my side—my dogs have all taught me that love doesn’t need words, only presence.

And that my presence matters more than my perfection. I am loved just as I am.

If we loved like dogs do - freely, deeply, and without hesitation and if we demonstrated our love and joy quite as openly - if we were fully present with each other, accepting each other as we are - the world would be a much brighter place.

But there is of course a price to pay for loving a dog. When a dog leaves this world, they take a huge piece of our heart with them - but they also leave behind something beautiful: those lessons in love that never die.

I have dogs who I have loved and who have crossed rainbow bridge. Though their paws no longer walk beside me, I know their spirits run free—always nearby, always watching, always loving. In fact, I often sense our German Shepherd Zack with me ✨

Some say dogs are angels without wings. I believe they’re messengers - sent to show us what pure love looks like… and then, when they leave us, to remind us that love never truly ends.

A few days ago a client told me that when a relative had died recently one of his dying wishes was that he be put in his coffin in his dog walking clothes with poo bags and treats in his pockets - since he fully intended on finding all his previous German Shepherds in heaven & walking them there. 💕

And their love, I have absolutely no doubt, was there to greet him home.

Sending love
Ali x

10/08/2025

Have you noticed it yet? I did on a full moon walk here last night…

There’s something special about that shift in the air, isn’t there?

A fresh chill and sharpness that we haven’t felt for months.

The first few yellowing leaves on the trees.

The quiet excitement of the first frost, the glow of lights in the early-ing darkness - it has a kind of magic.

And for people who love noticing and reporting those seasonal “firsts” - first frost, first breath-cloud in the air, first proper cold snap - it’s a deeply satisfying time ahead.

The wheel of the seasons is always turning. Reminding us that everything in life has its time—birth, growth, decline, and renewal. Life moves in rhythms.

I love these reminders that our lives, like the seasons, are cyclical.

If you are in a season of happiness, joy or contentment then appreciate it, be grateful for the blessings of that season and fully live it by remaining aware of its fleeting nature.

If you are in a season of struggle or sadness or worry then be grateful for the growth and the lessons of that season and fully live it by remaining aware of its temporary nature.

If, like me, you are in a transitional season, impatiently waiting for a big change to happen. Remember that just like a flower opens in its own time, so does life — moment by moment, lesson by lesson. After all, “for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

Let go of the need to control every detail (a lesson I need to constantly relearn). Trust that what’s meant for you is making its way to you — even if you can’t see the full picture yet. Know that you are being supported and guided and the way is being paved for you by other realms. In ways you can’t even imagine.

The wheel will turn again and the season will change.

And this is something we all need to embrace, the fleeting nature of all our presents. No matter their nature - pleasant or unpleasant - all of them pass. Seasons shift. One door closes and another opens. Life changes.

And so do we. Ever growing and ever healing as we move through the changing seasons of our lives.

Sending love
Ali x 🍁

03/08/2025

I’ve been thinking about storms, what with tomorrow’s warnings. As I walked the dog tonight the sea looked like a mill pond….you’d never know a storm was on the way.

In previous storms our coastal path here in West Wemyss has been almost all lost & is unrecognisable in places. I don’t know what this storm will bring.

But change is always happening. Sometimes it happens in the blink of an eye.

We can think back to some of the storms that have affected our own lives. Storms we have weathered. Changes that happened in the blink of an eye. I know that when my first husband died very suddenly & unexpectedly that it was a tsunami which swept away my own life path and left the terrain unrecognisable. Just like all storm damage the rebuilding doesn’t happen overnight.

What is created afterwards is not the same. The person who comes out the other side is not the same. That indeed is the purpose of the storm.

Our own storm experience might be a very serious medical diagnosis, a death, the imprisonment of someone we love, a bankruptcy, a marital affair we didn’t see coming or a life changing injury - the list is endless. Whatever form the storm comes in it hopefully leaves us not just with more resilience but with greater compassion & empathy for those around us.

Our vulnerability can become our strength & our suffering can become our shared humanity.

Indeed those who have found light in the dark of their own storm can go on to become lighthouses guiding the way for others.

Perhaps that might be you?

Sending love,
Ali x

And this was an accidental photo…but I like it. My face is, after all, often spent with my eyes half closed!!

02/08/2025

So much of our lives can be lived on default. As women, much of our lives can in fact be lived meeting the needs of others before ourselves.

But what if we stop and consider if our real needs are being met this weekend…and this isn’t a luxury. It’s not selfish. It is, in fact, self abandonment to not put your own health & mental welfare at the very centre of your own life.

What do I need? Am I meeting my own needs? Am I living my values and walking my true path? These are questions that I’d urge everyone to ask themselves as often as possible.

I’d urge you to think over the weekend - what does your body and soul need…

Is it a walk?
A swim?
A good laugh with friends?
A new challenge?
A healthier diet?
A rest?
An early night?
A dance?
A massage?
A stretch?
A reiki treatment? (everyone benefits from those 😉)

So, let’s be more aware of our own real needs. After all, once we meet those we can be of much better service to those around us AND can be a living invitation to live a more authentic life.

So, what is it you need but are neglecting?

Sending love
Ali x

31/07/2025

“I’ve learned not to hold people hostage to who they used to be. We all carry versions of ourselves that no longer fit—the mistakes we made, the things we didn’t know, the pain we caused when we didn’t yet understand our own.

I’ve seen how easily someone can be reduced to their worst moment, how quickly a past version becomes the only version others choose to remember. But the truth is, people outgrow their old skin. They stumble, they learn, and if life allows, they try to do better. We all have chapters we wish we could rewrite. That doesn’t mean we haven’t earned the right to start a new one.

I’ve watched friends become softer, more patient. I’ve seen people who once lived in chaos become anchors for others. Growth isn’t always loud or dramatic—it’s often quiet, steady, unglamorous. But it’s real. And when we dismiss someone for who they were, we miss out on who they’ve worked so hard to become.

No one should be permanently defined by a version of themselves they’ve already outgrown. We’re all in motion, figuring things out, trying again. And if we can give that grace to ourselves, we should be willing to offer it to others too.”

📝 Michael Naylor

Sending love
Ali x

27/07/2025

Every woman I know, even the most stunningly beautiful, will have days where they feel frumpy, their hair is horrible, they have ‘nothing to wear’. They feel ugly.

Perhaps they won’t even leave the house that day - and if they do, they will look at other ‘thinner, younger, more beautiful, better dressed’ women and find themselves desperately wanting.

I know it isn’t just me! I heard of a woman, who I consider to be incredibly beautiful, not wanting to be in company yesterday - because she felt vulnerably ugly ☹️.

Now, I wasn’t quite as bad as that today but I was definitely in one of those hormonal ‘ugly, aging & frumpy’ days and then I went for a walk and I saw these beautiful sunflowers in the village. Taller than me. And they reminded me of this quote:

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine — and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman

And it was a message to me - something I needed reminded of. If we focus on the positive and the bright aspects of life, or even the brightness of ourselves, the negative aspects will naturally fall away, becoming less dominant.

It’s a call to optimism, to align our attitudes and efforts with what is good, pure and uplifting, rather than dwelling on difficulties and setbacks or even the dark shadows of indulgent hormonal feelings & self criticism!

It’s true that energy flows where attention goes. And if you are finding fault in yourself, paying attention to those bingo wings, grey hairs, and that extra stone you’re carrying, you will find more and more things about yourself not to like.

If you are paying attention to your gifts, worth and value, which are never ever to do with what you look like, you will be guaranteed to be happier.

Turn towards the light within you. Away from the shadows.

That is what these sunflowers reminded me today 🌻
And perhaps this will remind you too 💕

Sending love
Ali x

27/07/2025

Crikey!! That was a bit nuts!! I put my September availability up last night and 24hrs later this is the only date in September remaining. Thank you all for getting your dates in early 🙏

If you’d like to book in with me for some deeply relaxing reiki then this is now my soonest availability 💕 You can also join my waitlist for cancellations too. Though thankfully I don’t get too many of those!

Tue 16th Sept 3:30pm TAKEN

Sending love
Ali x

27/07/2025

Life is amazing. And then it's awful.
And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine.
Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary.
That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life.
And it's breathtakingly beautiful ..

~ L.R. Knost ~

26/07/2025

WOW that’s a record!! September was fully booked with 28hrs!! If you’d like to be on the cancellation list for August or September let me know 💕###

It’s difficult to believe I’m already posting September availability. But people have been asking & so here it is! If anything like previous months you’ll need to be quick off the mark - August took just 4 days to fill 🤦🏻‍♀️

Tue 2nd 11am TAKEN
Tue 2nd 1:30pm TAKEN
Tue 2nd 4pm TAKEN
Thurs 4th 11am TAKEN
Thurs 4th 1:30pm TAKEN
Thurs 4th 4pm TAKEN
Sun 7th 11am TAKEN
Sun 7th 1:30pm TAKEN
Sun 7th 4pm TAKEN
Sun 14th 1:30 TAKEN
Sun 14th 4pm TAKEN
Sun 14th 6:30pm TAKEN
Tue 16th 10:30pm TAKEN
Tue 16th 1pm TAKEN
Tue 16th 4pm PENDING
Thur 18th 11am TAKEN
Thur 18th 1:30pm TAKEN
Thur 18th 4pm TAKEN
Sat 20th 11am TAKEN
Sat 20th 1:30pm TAKEN
Sat 20th 4pm TAKEN
Tue 23rd 11am TAKEN
Tue 23rd 1:30pm TAKEN
Tue 23rd 4pm TAKEN
Thur 25th 11am TAKEN
Thur 25th 1:30pm TAKEN
Thur 25th 4pm TAKEN
Sat 27th 11am TAKEN
Sat 27th 1:30pm TAKEN
Sat 27th 4pm TAKEN
Tue 30th 11am TAKEN
Tue 30th 1:30pm TAKEN
Tue 30th 4pm TAKEN

Sending love
Ali x

24/07/2025

I’m never entirely comfortable with phrases like this…you know, the decal stickers that say ‘dance like nobody is watching’ or ‘live, laugh, love’.

My Facebook feed is full of memes with trite ‘live well’ phrases over the top of AI photos. They all make me feel a bit ‘squirmy’ & I’m not quite sure why. Perhaps because these phrases are easy to say but difficult to embody. And I’m always fairly sure the person posting can’t be either….because we are all human and we all fail at living perfectly. Despite what Facebook and other social media platforms might otherwise suggest.

This sign at the V&A definitely falls into the category for me of easy to say, difficult to embody. I was thinking about how in my childhood my dad was a man open to joy and my mum wasn’t particularly. My dad used to say that you need to put yourself in the way of happiness. That is, seek out and create opportunities for it. Not just wait for it to come and knock at your door. I suppose the same applies to joy. But I’ve taken after my mum more I think (I even look like her in this photo). And this is what I was thinking when I saw the sign (maybe it was a sign?).

That just because it’s difficult doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep trying. We might not always be able to dance like nobody is watching - but we can try. We might not always be open to joy - but we can try. We might not be quite ready to forgive - but we can try. Or ready to let go of things which don’t serve us - but we can try.

Positivity comes very naturally to me. Joy doesn’t. But that doesn’t mean I can’t cultivate it…

So I’m going to try more often to be open to joy. Starting now. Knowing that I, like you, deserve it. 💕

Sending love,
Ali x

21/07/2025

We’ve all been there. We’ve all met someone, wether it’s a lover or a friend or a work colleague and we’ve thought they were something wonderful at first and then we discover their true colours. Perhaps we feel cheated or foolish or somehow tricked.

But generally what happens is that we are seeing other people through our own lense. We are seeing them as we are, not as they are. So if you believe a person to have integrity & be kind & thoughtful. It’s because you are. And you’re seeing your own self & your own values reflected back. Of course, you’re going to feel let down by them. But you should feel satisfied with yourself.

You weren’t a poor judge of character necessarily. You were seeing yourself in them. And there will be a sort of grief when you have to let go of the person you wanted & believed them to be. Because in your heart that wonderful person existed. Even though they were perhaps a creation of your own making.

In the ‘spiritual’ world it happens often when a ‘guru’ is found to be a mortal and flawed man. With lovers it happens perhaps more often than not. And sometimes with friends too.

We will be reminded often throughout our lives that we have to take people as they are, not as we are.

Remembering that we are all uniquely flawed. And not one of us is walking on water quite yet!

Sending love
Ali x

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