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Peacock Reiki, Main Street, West Wemyss (2026)

23/05/2026

My niece said something to me in the airport that I hadn’t heard before. We were sitting waiting on our flight to board and as she was talking about her exam results, she casually said this phrase….

‘The tree falls the way it leans’

I hadn’t heard it before but I thought I knew what it meant. The imagery, after all, does a lot of the work…

But I stopped her mid flow asked her what she thought about the phrase’s meaning (meanwhile inside I’m thinking ‘ohhh this is definitely a Facebook post!’)

We came to the conclusion that perhaps it could be understood in a few different ways:

That small repeated behaviours eventually shape who we become.

That if we continually ‘lean’ toward kindness, discipline, healing, bitterness, honesty, resentment, growth, etc., those leanings eventually show in our lives.

But perhaps also that under moments of pressure or crisis, people often act according to their deepest or long standing tendencies.

I was really taken with the phrase. And the fact I’d learnt it from my niece!

I suppose it made me think that in moments of pressure, exhaustion or challenge, we tend to fall the way we’ve been leaning all along. I thought about the recent behaviour of a friend and how it tied in with the way he had been leaning all his life.

For my niece she understood not just the impact that habits she practiced had had on her exam results but also the people she had surrounded herself with - a new friendship group who were all leaning in a much better direction than her previous one.

And here the environment around the tree can create a different leaning. The sun and wind and trees surrounding a tree dictate the way it leans and that’s true of us too. But unlike trees we don’t have roots. We can change our environment.

Which is why it matters so much to be self aware and to make changes and correct our course while we still can.

After all, once the tree is falling, it’s much more difficult to redirect it. Perhaps impossible. So it’s important to make ‘course correction’ early.

Lean towards love.
Lean towards truth.
Lean towards growth.
Lean towards the life you actually want to create.

And where you can, choose an environment that helps you to do that.

Because one day the direction you’ve been leaning in… becomes the direction your whole life takes.

We had a wonderful 48hrs away in Bergamo, Italy and didn’t get home till the wee sma hours last night. Over 50,000 steps and sunshine, pasta, pizza and ice cream…and an interesting new phrase for me to chew on!

Sending love,
Ali x

18/05/2026

I’m in love with my beautiful new wreath. I bought it from Wild Rose Dried Flowers in Fife - it’s of course a lovely thing to buy something handmade and local.
And I have a lot of people come through this door - so a lot of people to appreciate the work and care and energy that went into it 💐🌹😁💕💫
Thank you!

17/05/2026

You might look in the mirror and see someone aging, overweight and frumpy… while somewhere else another person is starving themselves trying to become just your exact size and shape.

You may think your life is boring, repetitive or uneventful… while another person would give anything for your peace, your safety and your quiet evenings.

You might feel sad and purpose-less because you are ‘child-less’, yet another person envies that ‘child-free’ independence and freedom, your sleep, your ability to come and go as you please.

You might feel unhappy or frustrated with your body and critical of how it is serving you, yet someone going blind or deaf or whose body is breaking down or attacking itself would give absolutely anything to have yours.

You may feel regretful that your family circle is so small, but people trapped inside huge dysfunctional families are longing for just the type of simplicity and calm that you have.

You might feel ‘behind’ financially, but to somebody else you look wealthy beyond all imagination. And at the very same time, there will always be people far richer than you too. And to them you will appear a pauper.

The ants think you are a giant… and the mountains think you are an ant. 🐜⛰️

That’s the strange thing about life. Almost everything is perspective.

We spend so much time torturing ourselves by measuring our lives against other people’s lives (from the outside) that we forget to notice the blessings we have in our lives (from the inside).

The house you don’t appreciate is somebody else’s dream home.

The relationship you take for granted is something another person prays for.

The body you criticise every day is carrying you through life as best it can. Despite everything you throw at it!

Comparison will always move the goalposts for us.

Sometimes the peace we are searching for starts with the realisation that somebody else would give anything to live the life we currently undermine or under appreciate.

If you want contentment, peace and happiness it’s worth remembering that life really is a game of perspective.

And comparison is so often the thief of joy.

Sending love
Ali x

P.S there are some spaces available in my upcoming circles at the end of May….message to book in 💕

15/05/2026

‘In 3 words how would your friends describe you?’ - my sister was asked that in an interview this morning and of course it was really interesting to hear her recount the 3 words she gave. And I gave her what I thought mine would be.

But of course it’s a nonsense.

Why?

Well, because there are as many versions of you as there are people in your life.

If 100 people know you, you’ll have 100 different versions of you.

Each might give 3 completely different words.

No person will see ‘you’. They will see their version of ‘you’.

The 3 words my family would use would be different again, and my clients would each give their different words, and those who’ve seen me work on platform as a developing medium or those who’ve come to circles. Or people I’ve met out and about. My ex-husband would likely give 3 unrepeatable words!!

All will see me differently. Because they are seeing me through their eyes and their experience.

And of course everyone has the right to take what they see and what they experience of you, and to remould you, through their own filters, into whatever they choose.

And they do!

Ultimately that means that the ‘you’ who YOU think you are exists, solely, in your own head. And not in the heads of others.

Knowing that everyone else will take us as THEY ARE rather than who we think we are has the power to finally set us free from the total insanity of it all - so that we can focus our energy elsewhere.

Onto loving ourselves. From the inside.

After all, each of us is free to think whatever we like about ourselves yet so many of us rarely ever find ourselves liking what we think; the magic key that opens the doorway out of all of this insanity can be turned through the act of simply changing our minds.

Of realising that ‘you’ is fluid and ever changing. You are already many different versions of ‘you’ to everyone else. There aren’t 3 words to describe you. There aren’t even 30! So why not allow yourself that freedom.

Stop holding on so tightly to your own illusion and allow ‘you’ grace, compassion, non-judgement and love.

You are the only one, except the divine, who can really know and love this ever changing ‘you’.

So step up and take that responsibility to love the ‘you’ that you are always creating and always becoming.

That responsibility is yours and yours alone.

Sending love
Ali x

11/05/2026

We all forget in day to day life what it’s like to gather together in a meaningful way.

And sitting in circle is often a beautiful experience of ‘togetherness’.

You don’t need any experience of meditation or energy work - you just need an open heart to take part in a circle.

At the end of May 4 small groups of lovely women, will be coming together to share in supportive practices, group meditation and to receive the healing energy of reiki.

The start time is 7pm. There’s herbal tea and biscuits and a chat after each circle. It’s held here in No55, West Wemyss. And it’ll be lovely.

And just what we all need more of.

More rest, more peace, more support and more connection.

Drop me a wee note if you’d like to come along on to the new circle on Saturday 30th there are 3 spaces left. And now 1 space on both the 31st & 29th - or if you’d like to join the next circles in July.

And for those on the lists below can you please confirm that you are still coming and check that you have already paid? 🙏

Sending love
Ali x

7pm Thursday May 28th
Lynn
Karen
Helen
Susie
Suzanne
Gillian
Rae
Victoria
Teresa

7:15pm Friday May 29th
Kelly
Isobel
Michelle
Karen
Fiona G
Nicole
Julie
Ash
ONE PLACE

7pm Sunday May 31st
Della
Pamela
Susan
Suzie
Bron
Mandy
Wendy
NOW TWO PLACES

7pm Saturday 30th May
Shirley
Gillian
Nicola
Jen
Ruth
Liv
THREE PLACES

Sending love 💕
Ali x

11/05/2026

One of life’s biggest lessons for me is that the quality of your life is, to a large degree, determined by the quality of the people around you.

And that doesn’t necessarily just mean your partner, family and friends or work colleagues, though they are obviously the majority.

I personally, also surround myself by inspiring and supportive people who have no idea I even exist. In fact quite a few of them are dead!

You see, I often listen to podcasts or books or talks by some of my very favourite people - like Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Caroline Myss, Alan Watts or Esther Hicks…they feel like old friends of mine. Their wisdom and humour has been there for me even in the wee sma hours. Day or night. They’ve each seen me through some hard times. And they’ve each inspired me in different ways.

That’s not forgetting the folks I have around me in spirit. Their strength and love and guidance is always there. In fact, I often say that I have a very much better relationship with my mum in spirit than I ever did in the physical!

I think if only everyone knew the ongoing support they were receiving from other realms they’d walk through life quite differently…

The people you spend your time with, wether you know them in person or not, wether they are alive or in spirit, shape how you see yourself, how you dream & grow, how you handle life and how you heal.

So seek out those souls who radiate wisdom, courage and kindness - the ones who lift you higher, who remind you that you are strong, capable, and resilient.

I am blessed by friends who see the light and the potential in me that I don’t always see in myself and who cheerlead me on my path (you know who you are).

So I’d urge you too. Be hugely selective about the people who you surround yourself by. If you find yourself constantly needing to defend yourself, to explain yourself, or to shrink just to fit in… that’s your sign

Those are not your people.

Instead, surround yourself with people, who you know and who you don’t know, who help you connect to the best version of you and who can help you shine your light even brighter.

And, of course, don’t forget to be that person for others too 💕

Sending love always
Ali x 💕

09/05/2026

Did you know, there are two kinds of happiness we all experience?

The first kind is hedonistic happiness.

The pleasurable kind.
The lovely meal. The new dress. The holiday countdown. The glass of wine after a hard day. The bar of chocolate. A great kiss. The dopamine hit when we are internet shopping and click to buy something or when lots of people ‘like’ a Facebook post or when someone compliments us.

And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that kind of happiness. Life would feel very bleak without moments of pleasure, comfort or delight.

But the thing is our modern society is fundamentally based on easy to access 24hr hedonistic happiness at the expense of the other kind.

Eudaimonic happiness.

And that one runs much deeper.

It’s the happiness that comes from meaning.

From becoming who we were meant to become.

From living in alignment with our values.

From creating community.

From helping someone when there’s nothing in it for us.

From creating something.

Growing through something.

Loving well.

Being useful.

Being true to ourselves.

There’s no doubt that hedonistic happiness feels good in the moment. But it’s Eudaemonic happiness which sustains us long term and makes life worthwhile.

And I think many of us spend years chasing happiness without realising we’re mostly pursuing the first kind. We keep looking for the next thing that will make us feel better…while mostly neglecting the things that make life feel meaningful. I certainly did for a lot of my life.

The strange thing is that eudaimonic happiness doesn’t always feel ‘happy’ in the traditional sense.

Raising children can be exhausting.

Caring for someone can break your heart.

Writing honestly can make you vulnerable.

Healing can feel brutal before it feels freeing.

But afterwards there’s often a deep sense that your life matters.

Because you are living it rather than merely consuming it.

Read that again.

Because you are living it rather than merely consuming it.

I don’t think the goal is to eliminate hedonistic happiness entirely. I love buying a new pair of high heels and I love a posh meal out.

But the meaning in my life comes from the moments where I contribute in a small way to other peoples well being, where I can show support for others, where I can share space and time and experiences with people, where I am pushing and stretching myself and growing into a ‘bigger me’, where I am connecting in a meaningful way to others, to myself and to ‘all that is’.

So perhaps we should ask ourselves more often:

What gives me momentary pleasure…

and what gives me meaning?

Because one is fleeting…

And because the other becomes who we are.

Sending love
Ali x

05/05/2026

My dad taught me one particularly unusual rule in life*….

To this day, I’ve never heard anyone else talk about it… but it’s something I’ve always tried to live by.

The other day I was speaking about people talking behind your back - and how uncomfortable that can feel. But what about the opposite?

What about when people are saying really positive things about someone… praising them… complementing them…speaking warmly about who they are or what they are doing? Or talking about the impact they have had on them?

My dad believed that in those moments, it becomes your responsibility - almost an obligation - to make sure those words find their way back to the person they were meant for.

He used to write letters to people, sharing the good things he’d heard said about them when they weren’t in the room.

He called them ‘paper bridges’ - little connections built between people, carrying kindness from one place to another. Often he didn’t know the person personally at all.

And I’ve carried his legacy on.

Sometimes it’s a text I send. Sometimes it’s said face to face. And sometimes… it’s worth going out of your way.

In fact, one of my closest friendships began because I turned up to an event purely to tell someone about the incredible praise I’d heard about them behind their back.

It mattered that much to me to pass it on. And I felt my dad looking on and approving as I did it 😊 I never once heard my dad spread gossip or talk meanly about someone in public. But I did see him spread kindness.

Imagine if we all did this a little more.
Imagine the impact it could have. The ripple effect…

So here’s the question…

If you hear something kind being said about someone behind their back - will you make sure they find out?

Sending love
Ali x 💕

05/05/2026

How often do you look at someone else’s body, belongings, character, path, achievements, or blessings and find yourself jealous or lacking. Fairly often?

I know I do. And every time I do it I let a thief slip through the back door of my heart. Because comparison truly is the thief of joy.

We start comparing and before we even know it, our peace is stolen, our joy is robbed, and our sense of worth feels shaken, sometimes to its core.

Comparison tells each of us: You are not enough. You don’t have enough. You’re not as good as they are. You’ll never be.

But here’s the secret—your body, your character, your life was never meant to look like anyone else’s.

It was never meant to be compared in the first place.

But if comparison is the thief of joy, then I’ve found the best burglar alarm. And that’s gratitude.

Gratitude rings out like an alarm & reminds us of what is already good, already abundant, already worthy in our lives.

When we stop ourselves in our tracks and say, thank you, we are slamming a door firmly in the thief’s face.

Suddenly, our energy shifts: what looked like lack can be seen as fullness. What felt like emptiness can become a sense of abundance.

Gratitude doesn’t mean we complacently stop striving or dreaming - but it does mean we celebrate all that we already have, all that we already are - and we welcome what is still on the way.

It lets us see our life not through the lens of scarcity, but through the lens of blessings. And when you see your life this way, comparison loses all its power.

So the next time you feel joy slipping away because you’re caught staring in comparison at someone else’s body, belongings or their way of being - activate your burglar alarm. List three things, right there & then, that you are grateful for.

Breathe them in, let them fill your heart, and watch how quickly you scare away the thief of comparison.

Remember: you will always find someone better off and will always find someone worse off - someone better looking & someone less, someone more talented & someone less, but you will never find another you.

Out of the 117 billion people who have lived on this earth, you are the only one like you.

You are a unique expression of creation - you are completely beyond comparison!

And that’s something to be immensely grateful for 😁🙏💫💕

Sending love
Ali x

03/05/2026

I found out last night that someone had been talking about me behind my back. Saying things about how I’d conducted myself that weren’t true. They’d basically ‘clyped on’ me.

Perhaps it was a result of their own genuine misunderstanding of the situation or perhaps it came from a place of malice. I really don’t know. Because I wasn’t told who’d said it. I just know that what was said by this person wasn’t true. And they’d ’landed me in it’. Whether that was intentionally or otherwise.

And I spent time thinking about how I could respond.

Because our response is often the only place where we have a choice.

We can react from hurt. From anger. From the deep instinct to defend ourselves and set the record straight. Start sending messages to different people who were there…find out who said it and put them right.

Or… we can respond from a higher place.

A place that understands that other people’s words and judgments say far more about them than they say about us.

That means we don’t join in the whispering or gossip.

We don’t gather allies to fight battles on our behalf. No matter how tempting.

We don’t put up our guards with everyone - just because a few turn out to be untrustworthy or two-faced.

Instead, we can choose to lean into integrity.

We can ask ourselves honestly - is there anything here I need to learn from this or take responsibility for?

And if there is - and there always is - then we can learn the lesson and we can grow.

And we can send loving kindness to the situation and to the person who harmed us.

And this sort of thing will happen to each of us at some point, whether it’s at work, in church, in a club or a friendship circle or in a big family. We are born tribal and that can certainly have its downsides.

So if you ever find yourself on the receiving end of gossip or false claims, try to remember:

You don’t need to chase down every story told about you.

And you certainly don’t need to lose your own peace trying to correct or get to the bottom of ‘misunderstandings’ or mull over them endlessly- no matter how much, like me, you are tempted!

Not everyone will like you - that’s okay.

People will talk about you - let them.

People will get the wrong end of the stick - let them.

People will make judgments about you - let them.

Stand tall.

Stay in your own lane.

And keep moving forward with love and grace.

Your job is to step into your fullness.

Into the person you were sent here to become.

Keep doing that. 💕

Sending love
Ali x

And I wrote this as a reminder as much for me as for you 🥴💕😊

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