THURSDAY 14th MARCH 2013 07:51 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (14th March 1943)
On the Russian Front...
German II SS Panzer Korps mops up final pockets in Kharkov and begins pushing east.

In Germany...
Rommel begins a period of indefinite sick leave.

In the North Sea...
British vessel Moravia is sunk by mine.

In the Mediterranean...
Three Italian vessels are sunk by RN submarines, but RN submarine HMS Thunderbolt is lost to Axis warships.

In the Atlantic...
British vessel Empress of Canada with 1900 aboard including 500 Italian POWs sunk by Italian submarine Da Vinci with nearly 400 passengers and POWs lost.

In China...
Japanese General Hideki Tojo visits Shanghai. Japan agrees to transfer its territorial concessions in Chinese cities to Wang Ching-Wei's Nanking government.

In Burma...
In the Arakan, Japanese forces attacking Kyauktan and threaten to isolate the Htizwe bridgehead east of the Mayu River.

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Allied fighter patrols
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Wewak, Madang, and Tring, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force bombers
Oro Bay, New Guinea by Japanese bombers on Allied bases.
Gasmata and Cape Gloucester, New Britain by US 5th Air Force bombers
Donbaik, Burma by the RAF
Burma military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Shopping, some me time over lunch, meditation, missus time thereafter.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Using an abundance of spare time yesterday, I reorganized my collection of hypnotherapy and meditation soundtracks, and enjoyed a long meditation with a new powerful meditation CD. I can't wait until the next session!

To the uninitiated, meditation can seem like sleeping your life away, but from the practitioner's viewpoint, it's a truly delicious experience in true reality. Everything considered "real life" is in fact an elaborate drama experience created by the mind. The true reality is simply consciousness itself. Meditation is an opportunity to take a break from the virtual reality of this life experience and to return to pure awareness.

I have no desire to quit this life experience early - it's here to be participated in, but the regular breaks from it enable me to participate in a happier way. Indeed, after yesterday's meditation I had some great quality time with Son and missus. I am most grateful indeed to have experienced profound happiness. I am enjoying the best of all worlds - deeply refreshing experiences in pure consciousness and making a difference in the drama of real life in an enviroment of supreme comfort.

I must reluctantly conclude that my current profoundly pleasant experience is the direct consequence of experiences that have been profoundly unpleasant - loneliness, isolation, being unappreciated, frightened, lost, angry, depressed and confused. They all ultimately led to this blissful place.

The drama is of course not yet finished. It is possible that I have ahead of me as much as is past. Short time or long, I now understand that life is not about winning or losing, but in the experience of the journey. I am determined that in each moment remaining, I shall contribute something positive.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is what you're doing getting you somewhere?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry all day, evening and overnight, but mainly cloudy after a sunny start.
Wind will be moderate and westerly, veering south-westerly from late afternoon.
Max Temp = 3 degC
Min Temp = -3 degC
Sunrise at 06:25
Sunset at 18:18

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
(To a bad cellist) Madam, between your legs you have a thing capable of bringing pleasure to millions and all you can do is scratch it : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
The Kevin Nealon Show - Andi Osho

 8. TRIVIA
Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"A mind that has been stretched will never return to its original dimension." - Albert Einstein