Akasha Lonsdale's Wise Owl Wisdoms

<b>Thoughts, inspirations and insights for vibrant living.</b>

How to Avoid Wasting Precious Time

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I was shocked when I read that the dying words of 67 year old David Cassidy were 'So much wasted time'. They jumped off the screen at me and landed straight in my heart. It really made me stop and think about how time seems to be passing faster and... Read More

Bad and Good Dating Advice

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First, the bad dating advice! When a friend of mine recently decided to get back into the dating scene after quite an absence, I was pretty surprised when she came across this dating advice. 'Don't be too nice, it's not what men want. You have... Read More

Happiness is an Inside Job

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There has been a lot of talk over the years about what makes people happy.  Is it a massive lottery win? Is it a new house, a new car, a new relationship?  Is it a new addition to the family?  No doubt you can see the pattern here, all these... Read More

The Benefits of Smiling

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Smiling In Britain there is a tradition of smiling as a way of covering negative feelings.  Perhaps it’s been influenced by the saying ‘Smile and the world smiles with you. Cry and you cry alone’. When he was a young boy, if my husband was... Read More

Courage and Doubt

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Before I even began my own journey of self-transformation and my work as a psychotherapist 30+ years ago, I long held the belief that Inner Peace = World Peace. Now it seems more than ever that we need to look again at the part we play in what... Read More

Lighting a Candle?

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I am deeply disappointed today that America seems to have taken a backwards step, and it would be really easy to become despondent and gloomy about what this means for the future of our world. However, it doesn’t help.  It’s a clear majority... Read More

Do you feel guilty doing nothing?

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Society has a big investment in busy-ness.  At networking meetings, one of the first questions is ‘Are you keeping busy?’ Presumably, because if you aren’t you’re probably not making much money and therefore could be deemed a failure. ... Read More

How to Have a Long and Strong Relationship: Top 10 Tips

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After twenty five years of marriage with it's ups and downs, plus working with thousands of clients over the past 35 years, I've learnt a few things along the way about how to have a long and strong relationship. So here are my Top 10 Tips! 1.... Read More

Meditation: Not all about a thoughtless mind

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Garden Meditation Journey - 6 July 2016One of the key questions I get asked by clients before I teach them to meditate is: 'Does meditation mean having a blank mind because if it does, I won't be able to do it because my mind never... Read More

Random Acts of Kindness

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I was totally inspired this week by the kind actions that pupils from eight schools decided to take to balance out some of the bad stuff that is happening right now. Bristol is a multi-ethnic city and you can watch what they did here. Did that... Read More