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14/06/2026

Sisters…nothing like them eh? 🤣 And for me that’s certainly true.

My younger sister is one of the most special people I know. Yesterday I was celebrating her birthday with friends

They would all agree, she’s funny, laid back, light hearted, clever, generous and caring.

She’s a loving partner and a steadfast friend. And a successful entrepreneur. She’s a devoted and brilliant mum to her two teens. And a great example to them of what it is to be a good human being. And she’s done that all on her own.

She’s always learning and stretching and growing, living and loving well. And so she’s a good example to me too…

But for me she is far more.
She is my only family left.
She is the memory holder of my life.

She’s seen me at every stage. And knows me inside out. Annoying bits and all.

And she is the person who has been beside me through every difficulty.

When I lost my first baby in the wee small hours - she was at the hospital within minutes.

When my first husband died suddenly and unexpectedly she jumped on a plane and came over to Moscow straight away.
And stayed for weeks.

When I left my 2nd husband (for the final time) it was her door I came to and it was her that employed me and gave me a place to stay.

And she’s been there even when she hasn’t necessarily agreed with the choices I've made…

She’s my anchor in life.

And my life, and many others, would be immeasurably poorer without her in it.

So I am grateful to her for all that she is and all that she means to me - and to everyone else.

Here’s celebrating Ailsa Gillespie and wishing her a wonderful new trip around the sun with an abundance of happiness, health and success to spare.

Might everyone be blessed by knowing someone like her.

Sending love
Ali x

12/06/2026

My love,
if you don't like
the way that you
look it's probably
because you have
chosen the wrong
mirror to look at
yourself in

stop using other people as a mirror
to see your reflection in

- especially if that other person is a jerk

Jerks make the worst mirrors
they only want to reflect
your blemishes back to you

and your weaknesses
and your fault lines
and your sins

don't blame them for making you feel bad.

you are the one looking for them
to tell you how you look

of course, they will tell you that you're ugly of course, they will say you aren’t enough

they are jerks - what did you expect!?

while we are at it...

stop using your
bank account as a mirror

it's a liar

it doesn't really show
you who you really are

neither does your car
or your grades
or your awards
or your Instagram
or your past mistakes
or your diagnosis
or your late bills
or your failures

none of those things make very good mirrors

If you want to know how you actually look I suggest that you hold a baby for a bit.

Pay attention to how a baby will look at you.

To a baby you are a garden of a million wildflowers. You are a giant. You are an ancient warrior protecting them from monsters and uncomfortable rashes. You fill up their sky like a brilliant supernova.

To a baby laying in your arms, you are both the cradle and the lullaby. A baby will gaze at you with wide eyes and an uncontrollable smile because they have just come from heaven and they know divinely crafted beauty when they see it.

They see the miracle in you. They see the miracle in you. They see the miracle in you.

Babies make the best mirrors. Look at yourself the way a baby looks at you.

For too long you have let dirty and broken shards of glass tell you who you are. Their reflection is corrupt - stop trusting them. Let the innocent show you who you are. They see your light. They see you for who you are:

Capable
Strong
Beautiful
Burning
Blooming
Becoming

in the time you have left
be kind to yourself
and choose what reflections
you believe with the
utmost care.

See you in September,
you’re going to make it
to see the leaves change

I swear it

love,
your soul.

~ john roedel (2017)

11/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone at The Little Robin Spiritualist Church. this evening for your very warm welcome, especially the very lovely Nancy.

Fiona Gillespie and I had a wonderful time serving your church and we enjoyed every message we delivered and every bit of evidence that spirit so generously provided. And all the laughter.

Thank you all for allowing us to work with you.

May your church always be a blessing to everyone 💕🙏

Ali x

10/06/2026

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is….

that little extra.

Cheesy but true!

After all, it’s rarely the big things that change our lives. More often, it’s the tiny things we choose to do again and again.

Hundreds of tiny, seemingly insignificant choices. Eat the biscuits, stay up late to see the end of the film, finish the bottle, spend a few hours scrolling…none of those things will ‘ruin’ your life done as one offs. But done consistently they will.

The same goes for the things which improve our lives. Hundreds of small and seemingly insignificant choices that steer the course of our lives.

Choose the broccoli instead of the biscuit.

Read the book instead of scrolling.

Move instead of sitting.

Sleep early instead of staying up late.

Speak to a friend instead of texting…

That’s the sort of ‘little extra’ which turns a life from feeling ordinary into feeling extraordinary.

After all, we can all settle for ordinary (or even less). But just a little extra effort, a little extra love, a little extra energy, a little extra mindfulness and we could step into extraordinary lives 😁💕

Remembering that every single small choice is leading us either further from or closer to the fullness of the person we were sent here to become.

And THAT is a reminder for me today as much as for you…

Sending love
Ali x

08/06/2026

24th June 1pm Reiki appointment available!

07/06/2026

The people who seem happy or content usually aren’t living very much better lives than we are. That’s just a narrative we tell ourselves…

They are usually living the one they have.

With gratitude and with presence and with the absence of the expectation that it ‘should’ be different.
That doesn’t mean that their lives are easy either.

Anyone can access presence and gratitude in the midst of great turmoil - in fact I remember when I was caring for my terminally ill mum finding pockets of peace in meditation and happiness in walks that I have struggled to find since.

Most of us are so busy wishing that our lives were different that we miss what is actually good and beautiful in them right now. My sister has a great saying - ‘these are the good old days’ - one day we will be looking back thinking how good we had it. But we aren’t necessarily recognising that when we are in the midst of actually living it!

I am occasionally as guilty as the next person.

I’ll be happy when…
I’ll be happy when I’ve lost a stone.
I’ll be happy when my partner is finally released from prison.
I’ll be happy when the house is done up.
I’ll be happy when I’m healthier…

There is only one time to be happy. And that time is right now. No matter what the current circumstances of your life. You can chose to live within them miserably, grudgingly, angrily, disappointedly or you can choose to live them differently.

And happiness to me is ‘my current circumstances without the expectation that they ‘should’ be any different.

That doesn’t mean I stop wanting to improve things. But today, just for today, as the reiki precepts say…

I am free from anger
I am free from worry
And I am grateful…

In other words….happy

Sending love
Ali x

06/06/2026

Seeing all the Father’s Day stuff in shops just now can’t help, for a second or two, but make me feel I’m somehow missing out.

I was 35 when my dad was ‘called home to glory’

Although, if I’m honest, because he had Parkinson’s for decades, my Dad’s loss to me felt incremental. I was probably only about 17 or 18 ish when he couldn’t fulfil a traditional ‘dad role’ - couldn’t drive, put up flat pack furniture or help you flit house.

But what he could do as a dad was to show me an astonishing example of cheerful stoicism.

Over the course of my life I never once heard my dad complain. Not about anything. I never heard him judge or criticise. I never heard him gossip or take pleasure from another’s misfortune.

I watched as he loved my mum with an unconditional (and at times perhaps undeserved) devotion.

I watched as he took pride in a good day’s work - writing newspaper articles late into the night (the sound of an old fashioned type writer was the sound of my childhood), planting & harvesting in the garden, fixing his old orange Saab with the help of a Haynes manual and rubber bands, making wine & beer or making meat loaf and soup. He never stopped. Always in alignment with who he was.

He was a man of deep faith & his Parkinson’s tremors would stop while he was in prayer. He was endlessly interested in what we would now think of as ‘personal growth’ & the mind body connection - decades before it became more mainstream. And in all things spiritual.

All of those things, those values, I’d like to think he passed on - along with his wide nose and big teeth! His example of how to live was his gift to me.

I know he is interested in and proud of my life and the woman I continue to grow into. He makes his spirit felt around me often. And I can pick up and read his books and newspaper articles anytime I want to ‘hear his voice’.

Someone once told me that when someone dies, the trick is not to look for them where they no longer are, but to look for them where they now are. That, I think, is beautiful advice.

So he is never far - because I am formed from him. He is the root of my physical creation & my existence on earth. He is intertwined through every strand of my DNA. His values shaped mine and the way I live my life is, in large part, due to his example. And of course his energy and spirit are only a thought away.

So I haven’t lost my dad. I carry him with me in my very bones and through me in my life. And that, to me, is a very healing thought.

Sending love
Ali x

04/06/2026

Here are my summer reiki appointments and also the July circles too 💕

You might notice there are just one third of the usual number - I’m away on a mediumship trip and a trip to Iona. And it’s also summer! It’s been a very busy year. So I’m going to look after myself and rest more. And hopefully enjoy some of this glorious summer weather 😉.

Because there are fewer slots, do book in fairly quickly to get the dates that work best for you. A 10:30am can also be changed into a 6pm appointment where possible 💕

You can also drop me a note if you’d like to be on a waiting list for cancellations.

A £20 deposit is payable to secure your appointment and £25 is payable on the day - either in cash or by bank transfer. Reiki sessions last around 1.5hrs, often much longer. Especially if it’s your first time with me 💕

JULY
Wed 1st 10:30am TAKEN
Wed 1st 1pm TAKEN
Wed 1st 3:15pm TAKEN
Sat 11th 10:30am TAKEN
Sat 11th 1pm TAKEN
Sat 11th 3:15pm TAKEN
Sun 19th 10:30am TAKEN
Sun 19th 1pm TAKEN
Sun 19th 3:15pm TAKEN
Sun 26th 10:30am TAKEN
Sun 26th 1pm TAKEN
Sun 26th 3:15pm TAKEN

AUGUST
Sat 1st 10:30am
Sat 1st 1pm TAKEN
Sat 1st 3:15pm TAKEN
Wed 4th 10:30am TAKEN
Wed 4th 1pm TAKEN
Wed 4th 3:15pm TAKEN
Sat 29th 1pm TAKEN
Sat 29th 3:15pm TAKEN
Sat 29th 6pm TAKEN
Mon 31st 10:30amTAKEN
Mon 31st 1pm TAKEN
Mon 31st 3:15pm TAKEN

CIRCLES
Thur 2nd 7pm
Fri 3rd 7:15pm
Sat 4th 7pm
Sun 5th 7pm

In the next set of circles we’ll be working with the high vibration energy of gratitude. Though meditation, supportive practices and reiki. You don’t need any experience - just an open heart and mind. Circles are always special, warm and friendly and a great chance to make new friends and connect with other women. I’m very much looking forward to the next ones!

Circle duration 2-2.5hrs
Cost £15 payable in advance to secure your spot. Make sure you’ve paid!

Drop me a note to book in for a reiki session or for a circle 💕

Sending love 💫✨
Ali x

03/06/2026

What are the chances of this happening?!!

Now, have you ever taken the lid off a tin of paint? You’ll know then that it requires a fair amount of effort. Usually a flat headed screwdriver or the like to prise it open.

So I was more than a little astonished when I discovered that the brand new tin of exterior paint I’d just bought in B&M Stores had somehow opened inside my handbag and spilled its contents over absolutely everything.

And I have to say, I laughed out loud at the sheer absurdity of it.

Being a fairly frugal person by nature, I quite stupidly decided to try and salvage the situation by pouring as much of the paint back into the tin as I could. Looking back, my “waste not” tendencies might have been better ignored and the whole lot put straight in the bin.

My handbag, purse, keys, receipts, tissues… everything was covered.

But the thing that interested me most wasn’t the mess.

It was the timing.

The whole saga delayed me by about 15 minutes before I could get into my car and set off.

And whenever something unusual happens that delays me, especially something as bizarre and unlikely as this, I can’t help but wonder if I’m being protected from something.

Perhaps you’ve experienced it yourself.

You miss a train. Get caught in traffic. Forget something and have to turn back. Spill something down your frock and have to find a new outfit.

At the time it’s frustrating, inconvenient, sometimes even infuriating.

But later, when you look back, you realise that the delay may have altered the course of your day in ways you’ll never fully know.

Maybe nothing would have happened had I left on time.

Or maybe it would.

The truth is, I’ll never know.

But I do believe that life and the divine has a mysterious way of redirecting us all. And not every inconvenience is a problem. Not every obstacle is the hold back it first appears. Not everything is ‘a disaster’ 😊.

What at first seemed like bad luck may just have happened to protect us.

Maybe that tin of paint did exactly what it was meant to do.

And if nothing else, it gave me a Facebook post! And of course a good excuse to get a new one on Vinted! 😉

Sending love
Ali x

01/06/2026

I used to say jokingly to my partner ‘I’m just a wee wumin’ - usually when I was asking him to do something traditionally male around the house…

But

I’m an anxious person
I’m always late
I’m not good at that
I’m just a housewife…

These are phrases I hear women say all the time…

Firstly, there is nothing ‘just’ about being a housewife and stay at home mum. Nothing lesser. Nothing less capable. No woman should be saying that.

Secondly. The way that we speak about ourselves becomes who we are. The words that we speak become the house we live in.

The two words ‘I am’ are the most powerful of all words. After all, they are the original name of God ‘I am that I am’.

Whatever words you speak after ‘I am’ creates a spell of sorts.

An act of creation.

So never talk yourself down out loud or in your head. Even jokingly.

After all, your subconscious doesn’t understand jokes. It assumes you are speaking the truth and integrates that into its sense of self.

So be vigilant with your self talk, never call yourself fat, stupid, lazy, anxious or ‘just a woman’. There is nothing ‘just’ about you.

Created out of star dust. You are an infinite energetic being. You are a miracle of divine creation.

Perhaps try saying that instead 💕

Sending love
Ali x

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