MONDAY 10th DECEMBER 2012 06:23 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (10th December 1942)
On the Russian Front... Soviet 41st Army unsuccessfully attempts to escape from Belyi pocket.
Soviet 5th Shock Army attacking German Group Hollidt on the Chir River
Luftwaffe aircraft transport approximately 230 tons of supplies to German 6th Army in the Stalingrad pocket.

In Bordeaux, France... In a daring raid, four German vessels are damaged by British Commandos.

In the English Channel... German and British long-range batteries exchange fire across the Straits of Dover

In Tunisia... German forces attack Medjez el Bab.

In the Atlantic... U-611 sunk south of Iceland by USN seaplanes.

In Washington DC... Secretary of State Cordell Hull declares that Albania will be restored as an independent nation after the defeat of the Axis powers.

In the Pacific... Japanese vessel Kosei Maru sunk by USN submarine Halibut.
Japanese vessel Kamoi Maru sunk by USN submarine Wahoo.

In New Guinea... Japanese troops around Buna are resupplied by air-drops.

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France on military targets by RAF Fighter Command
Faisi Island Harbour, Solomon Islands by US Cactus Air Force
Chittagong, India by Japanese aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Housework in the morning. Client prep then meditation before Son time early evening. Client session and follow up, then missus time thereafter

 Twitter Followers = 1,596 (down 2)
  Nonfollowed eliminated = 2
   Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
After four days of disruption caused by Norovirus, today is a fresh start on "full power". I have been reminded that, whilst robust, I am not invincible, but also that I have reached a level of contentment undreamed of by people around me. I intend to use this enviable position to make the maximum difference. The great thing about this overall goal is that it is ALWAYS achievable, and it is easy to change and modify particular goals as circumstances change, to keep in line with the supreme goal.

As well as having the right goal, you need the right attitude to achieve it with, and the attitude is GRATITUDE. Your circumstances tend to deliver you what your attitude expects, so gratitude attracts a steady stream of things to be grateful for.  With the right goal and the right attitude I have all the ingredients for happiness.

Ever-present of course is negative forces, internal and external. A virus is a good physical example. It is important to accept their prescence and be prepared for them. That means putting in time to maintain defences and repair damage.

Ultimately, a fulfilling life does not come from successfully acquiring stuff or reaching a specfic goal, but in always having a goal to move towards and responding in the right way to the circumstances you face.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you doing the right thing in the right way?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cold and cloudy all day, evening and overnight
Wind will be moderate and north-westerly
Max Temp = 3 degC
Min Temp = 0 degC
Sunrise at 08:14
Sunset at 15:46
Jetstream: Directly over Britain and northerly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Ten: Number of fingers children have. Twenty-six: Number of fingers children have when you try to put gloves on them : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Sean Lock is unimpressed by children's acting

8. TRIVIA
A cat’s brain is biologically more similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and cats have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Everything you’re looking for lies behind the mask you wear." - Stephen C. Paul