THURSDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2013 06:43 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (7th February 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Voronezh Front: Soviet 40th Army captures Korocha and attacks Belgorod overnight, and 3rd Tank Army crosses the Donets at Andreyevka.
Southwest Front: 1st Guards Army captures Kramatorsk, 44th Army captures Azov.
German 17th Army attack the Soviet bridgehead at Novorossisk

In Berlin...
Hitler speaks to assembled Reichsleiters and Gauleiters.

In the Mediterranean...
RN minelayer Abdiel lays mines in Axis shipping lanes
The British lose three freighters and a landing craft to Axis submarines.

In the Atlantic...
In a very bad day for Allied shipping, nine vessels are lost to U-Boats, five of them to U-402. However, U-609 is sunk by Free French corvette Lobelia and U-624 by RAF aircraft.

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Hayasaki damaged by USN submarine Growler which is in turn heavily damaged. It's commander, Howard W. Gilmore is lost when he heroicallly orders Growler to make an emergency dive even though he is unable to get below.
In New Guinea...
Australian 17th Infantry Brigade attacks Japanese positions around Wau.

In Chungking, China
Chiang Kai-shek agrees to the use of Chinese troops in the Burma offensive in exchange for increased US aid.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Shopping, me time, a long meditation, missus time thereafter.

 Twitter Followers = 1,616 (no change)
    Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
    Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Yesterday was a good "clearing the decks" kinda day, particularly in my Hypnotherapy Practice as all obligations got addressed. My cough still lingers but managed with aromatherapy.

The "busy" Thurs-Sun period thus begins, though only busy in the sense that they are set routines, not because they're hard toil. For sure, hard toil is something that my life is definitely not, and I reject utterly the idea that it needs to be. Rather, it is much more important to decide the meaning of your own life. Focused upon that, and not being too fussy about how it manifests, is the key to a fulfilling life. Over and above this, it is important that your default emotion is gratitude. More than any other principle, the attitude of gratitude is the key to happiness.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Have you decided what the purpose of your life is?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
A cold but Sunny start.
Dry all day and evening, though increasingly cloudy.
Light sleet and snow showers overnight.
Wind will be moderate and north-westerly, gradually easing.
Max Temp = 2 degC
Min Temp = -2 degC
Sunrise at 07:43
Sunset at 17:00

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
My preganancy craving is that men had the babies instead! : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Rachel Reenstra on Facebook relationships - and car insurance!

8. TRIVIA
Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"It is not our abilities that show who we truly are. It is our choices." - J.K. Rowling