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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th April
1943)
On the Russian Front...
Pro-Axis General Andrey Vlasov begins a second tour of rear areas addressing Russian civilians and
volunteers about the formation of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army.
In the Netherlands...
Further Anti-German work-strikes occur throughout the country.
In London...
Under pressure to show Allied unity, the Polish government-in-exile drops its request for a Red Cross investigation of
Katyn Forest massacre.
In the Mediterranean...
Operation Mincemeat: RN submarine HMS Seraph discharges a corpse with a falsified identity and documents
to float ashore in Spain and mislead German intelligence.
Italian vessel Fauna sunk off Sicily by RN destroyers Nubian and Paladin
Kriegsmarine minesweeper RA-10 sunk by Allied aircraft off Tunisia
In Tunisia...
US II Corps attack towards Bizerte against determined Axis resistance.
In the Atlantic...
U-515 sinks four Allied freighters
U-227 sunk by Allied aircraft
I
n the Pacific...
The US invasion force heading for Attu Island arrives at Cold Bay, Alaska.
Japanese guardboat No. 5 Ebisu Maru sunk by USN submarine Scorpion
US vessel Phoebe A. Hearst sunk by IJN submarine I-19
USN submarine Gudgeon lands men and equipment on Panay Island
USN submarine Snook conducts minelaying operations off China
Today's Air Raids...
Essen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Messina, Sicily by USAAF
Cape Gloucester and Gasmata, New Britain by USAAF
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Domestic day! Family finances, gardening and housework.
Missus time and me time in the evening.
Twitter Followers = 1,663 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@horrorgirldonna
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I was a little surprised yesterday by a client "out-of-the-blue", a nice problem to have although it disrupted my day. Nevertheless I dischrged all my hypnotherapy duties, which aside from blogging leaves me free to focus on physical domestic duties today.
Physical activity is an excellent opportunity for focus on the spiritual and higher levels of awareness, which I feel I need after getting somewhat unsettled and lost in the drama of the character I play. No matter how happy and settled domestic life is, monsters from the subconscious can spoil the party if you have no higher dimensions of awareness. Focus today will therefore be the very Zen practice of higher awareness through delight in the ordinary.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there an aspect of your life over which you need to take more control?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
After a chilly but sunny start, it will be dry and cloudy with sunny spells.
Cloud will thin out overnight
Wind will be negligible
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 05:34
Sunset at 20:25
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
For five days a week, my body is a temple - in the other two, it's an amusement park. : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Sayrie talks about Southern churhes and rap music
8. TRIVIA
India has the largest postal network in the world, but unfortunately one of the least reliable. On average it takes a letter two weeks to reach an address 30 miles away from the post box.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"To do less than your best is to waste a gift" - Steve Perfontaine
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Monday, 29 April 2013
MONDAY 29th APRIL 2013 08:44 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (29th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Organized Jewish resistance finally ceases. Surviving fighters of the ZZW, the Jewish resistance movement, escape the Ghetto through the Muranowski tunnel and regroup at the Michalin forest. Thousands of Jewish fighters and civilians remain in hiding in dugouts and sewers, and it will take the SS another three weeks to flush them all out. Those captured will be sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp.
In the Arctic...
German vessel Sturzsee sunk by Soviet submarine S-55
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 56th Army attacks against German 17th Army in the Kuban with heavy air support from the Soviet 4th Army.
In the Black Sea...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-36 is sunk by a mine
In Berlin...
Vichy French minister Pierre Laval meets with Hitler.
In the Netherlands...
All Dutch army veterans are ordered to report for labour in Germany, causing an outbreak of strikes.
In the North Sea...
Kriegsmarine patrol trawlers V-807 and V-1408 are sunk by RAF bombers
In the Atlantic...
US vessel McKeesport sunk by U-258
Swedish vessel Nanking sunk by U-123
U-332 is sunk by RAF Coastal Command aircraft.
In the Mediterranean...
Italian destroyers Pancaldo and Lampo and Kriegmarine destroyer Hermes are lost to Allied aircraft. Italian torpedo boats MAS-552 and MS-25, attempting to rescue survivors, are then also sunk.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps attack towards Bizerte against fierce resistance
British 1st army pauses to re-equip and be reinforced.
In the Pacific...
IJN submarine I-178 is sunk by USN sub chaser SC-699 off Espiritu Santo.
Australian vessel Wollongbar sunk by IJN submarine I-180 off New South Wales
In Burma...
Japanese forces attack Indian 4th Infantry Brigade and capture Point 318 in the Arakan.
Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Allied Fighter patrols
Solomon Islands Military targets by US 13th Air Force
Halong, Celebes Island by US 5th Air Force
Koepang, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Lingling, China by Japanese 1st Air Brigade
Myitnge, Rangoon, and Tahona, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, client follow-up, housework.
Long meditation in the afternoon
Missus time in the evening
Twitter Followers = 1,663 (down 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 4
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@ErikWahl
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Though there has fortunately been no external impact, it's been a week of being emotionally unsettled, particularly on Saturday, with a general loss of discipline. My training tells me that this is a symptom of having my focus in the wrong place. Daughter Trauma has affected me much more deeply than I like to admit, running round my head like a hamster on a wheel.
With some space and time, I've concluded that I've got "lost in the drama" somewhat, an "occupational hazard" of playing an Earthly role. When your consciousness is spread over several levels at once, it's a question of trial-and-error getting the balance right. Consequently I will be shifting my consciousness upward into the spiritual to restore balance.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Have you got your mind in the right place?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Sunshine and showersthroughout the morning
Showers will clear away by mid afternoon and it will be sunny and dry thereafter
Dry, clear and cool overnight
A strong westerly will blow all day but ease in the evening.
Max Temp = 9 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 05:36
Sunset at 20:34
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
A hobbit who tkes viagra becomes a little stiff : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Cathy Zukimoto on being newly divorced
8.TRIVIA
About 25% of the world's population will only ever have one sexual partner. However about 20% will have 10 or more.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Being defeated is a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." MARILYN VOS SAVANT
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (29th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Organized Jewish resistance finally ceases. Surviving fighters of the ZZW, the Jewish resistance movement, escape the Ghetto through the Muranowski tunnel and regroup at the Michalin forest. Thousands of Jewish fighters and civilians remain in hiding in dugouts and sewers, and it will take the SS another three weeks to flush them all out. Those captured will be sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp.
In the Arctic...
German vessel Sturzsee sunk by Soviet submarine S-55
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 56th Army attacks against German 17th Army in the Kuban with heavy air support from the Soviet 4th Army.
In the Black Sea...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-36 is sunk by a mine
In Berlin...
Vichy French minister Pierre Laval meets with Hitler.
In the Netherlands...
All Dutch army veterans are ordered to report for labour in Germany, causing an outbreak of strikes.
In the North Sea...
Kriegsmarine patrol trawlers V-807 and V-1408 are sunk by RAF bombers
In the Atlantic...
US vessel McKeesport sunk by U-258
Swedish vessel Nanking sunk by U-123
U-332 is sunk by RAF Coastal Command aircraft.
In the Mediterranean...
Italian destroyers Pancaldo and Lampo and Kriegmarine destroyer Hermes are lost to Allied aircraft. Italian torpedo boats MAS-552 and MS-25, attempting to rescue survivors, are then also sunk.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps attack towards Bizerte against fierce resistance
British 1st army pauses to re-equip and be reinforced.
In the Pacific...
IJN submarine I-178 is sunk by USN sub chaser SC-699 off Espiritu Santo.
Australian vessel Wollongbar sunk by IJN submarine I-180 off New South Wales
In Burma...
Japanese forces attack Indian 4th Infantry Brigade and capture Point 318 in the Arakan.
Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Allied Fighter patrols
Solomon Islands Military targets by US 13th Air Force
Halong, Celebes Island by US 5th Air Force
Koepang, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Lingling, China by Japanese 1st Air Brigade
Myitnge, Rangoon, and Tahona, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, client follow-up, housework.
Long meditation in the afternoon
Missus time in the evening
Twitter Followers = 1,663 (down 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 4
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@ErikWahl
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Though there has fortunately been no external impact, it's been a week of being emotionally unsettled, particularly on Saturday, with a general loss of discipline. My training tells me that this is a symptom of having my focus in the wrong place. Daughter Trauma has affected me much more deeply than I like to admit, running round my head like a hamster on a wheel.
With some space and time, I've concluded that I've got "lost in the drama" somewhat, an "occupational hazard" of playing an Earthly role. When your consciousness is spread over several levels at once, it's a question of trial-and-error getting the balance right. Consequently I will be shifting my consciousness upward into the spiritual to restore balance.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Have you got your mind in the right place?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Sunshine and showersthroughout the morning
Showers will clear away by mid afternoon and it will be sunny and dry thereafter
Dry, clear and cool overnight
A strong westerly will blow all day but ease in the evening.
Max Temp = 9 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 05:36
Sunset at 20:34
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
A hobbit who tkes viagra becomes a little stiff : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Cathy Zukimoto on being newly divorced
8.TRIVIA
About 25% of the world's population will only ever have one sexual partner. However about 20% will have 10 or more.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Being defeated is a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." MARILYN VOS SAVANT
Saturday, 27 April 2013
SATURDAY 27th APRIL 2013 09:35 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (27th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
German forces continue to crush armed resistance fighters in Warsaw's Jewish ghetto.
In Berlin...
Croatian leader Ante Pavelic meets with Hitler.
In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine sub-chaser UJ-1402 sunk overnight by RN destroyers Goathland and Albrighton.
In the Mediterranean...
Dutch vessel Merope sunk by U-371
In Tunisia...
US II Corps attack toward Bizerte against fierce resistance
British 1st Army, pushing toward Tunis, is halted.
In the Atlantic...
U-174 sunk by Allied aircraft.
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Yuzan Maru sunk by USN submarine Scorpion.
US vessel Lydia M. Child sunk by IJN submarine I-178 off Sydney
Today's Air Raids...
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Villacidro airfield, Sardinia by USAAF
Kahili, Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Vila, Kolombangara Island by US 13th Air Force
Mubo, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Bismarck Archipelago military targets by USAAF
Thazi, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
Footie on TV with missus in the later evening.
Twitter Followers = 1,664 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@MoveMeQuotes
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The only way to deal with a strong hurt of a either physical or psychological nature is to focus on something else, and it must be said that I have struggled of late to get re-grounded, as the person who caused my most recent hurt cannot be simply cut off from my life while Missus lives. That option unavailable, I am left with the necessity for a strong alternative focus. With some meditative mental effort, I have found it in a fundametal principle I teach many of my clients - The Discipline of Purpose.
The Discipline of Purpose requires submission to the purpose of making a difference, to self, environment and others in ways immediately to hand. Once your mind "buys in" and "locks on" to this purpose, everything else fades to the blurred background, and deprived of your attention, ceases to affect you. Having found something that is effective for myself, I can pass it on with increased conviction to my clients.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you know what you're doing and feeling clear about the benefits of doing it?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Showers, some heavy will persist until mid-afternoon.
Dry and sunny thereafter, but feeling cold in the northerly wind.
Dry with clear spells overnight, during which wind will turn south-westerly and ease.
Max Temp = 8 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 05:40
Sunset at 20:30
6. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
You can't really feel blue, it's a pigment of your imgination : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Jessica Gross on New York and Miami
8. TRIVIA
If there are at least 14 labelled pictures of you online, you can be Googled.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER
"Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing in it." - Jesse Owens
FOR MORE WISDOM CHECK OUT MY TUMBLR PAGE
FOR PERSONAL ISSUES, OR TO FIND OUT WHAT I DO, WHY NOT CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE
1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (27th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
German forces continue to crush armed resistance fighters in Warsaw's Jewish ghetto.
In Berlin...
Croatian leader Ante Pavelic meets with Hitler.
In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine sub-chaser UJ-1402 sunk overnight by RN destroyers Goathland and Albrighton.
In the Mediterranean...
Dutch vessel Merope sunk by U-371
In Tunisia...
US II Corps attack toward Bizerte against fierce resistance
British 1st Army, pushing toward Tunis, is halted.
In the Atlantic...
U-174 sunk by Allied aircraft.
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Yuzan Maru sunk by USN submarine Scorpion.
US vessel Lydia M. Child sunk by IJN submarine I-178 off Sydney
Today's Air Raids...
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Villacidro airfield, Sardinia by USAAF
Kahili, Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Vila, Kolombangara Island by US 13th Air Force
Mubo, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Bismarck Archipelago military targets by USAAF
Thazi, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
Footie on TV with missus in the later evening.
Twitter Followers = 1,664 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@MoveMeQuotes
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The only way to deal with a strong hurt of a either physical or psychological nature is to focus on something else, and it must be said that I have struggled of late to get re-grounded, as the person who caused my most recent hurt cannot be simply cut off from my life while Missus lives. That option unavailable, I am left with the necessity for a strong alternative focus. With some meditative mental effort, I have found it in a fundametal principle I teach many of my clients - The Discipline of Purpose.
The Discipline of Purpose requires submission to the purpose of making a difference, to self, environment and others in ways immediately to hand. Once your mind "buys in" and "locks on" to this purpose, everything else fades to the blurred background, and deprived of your attention, ceases to affect you. Having found something that is effective for myself, I can pass it on with increased conviction to my clients.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you know what you're doing and feeling clear about the benefits of doing it?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Showers, some heavy will persist until mid-afternoon.
Dry and sunny thereafter, but feeling cold in the northerly wind.
Dry with clear spells overnight, during which wind will turn south-westerly and ease.
Max Temp = 8 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 05:40
Sunset at 20:30
6. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
You can't really feel blue, it's a pigment of your imgination : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Jessica Gross on New York and Miami
8. TRIVIA
If there are at least 14 labelled pictures of you online, you can be Googled.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER
"Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing in it." - Jesse Owens
Thursday, 25 April 2013
FRIDAY 26th APRIL 2013 07:40 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (26th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Jewish resistance begins to crumble
In Moscow...
The Soviet Union breaks diplomatic relations with the Polish government-in-exile over Katyn Forest issue.
In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-114 is sunk by a mine.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps pushing toward Bizerte
British 1st Army attacking toward Tunis
French XIX Corps advancing toward Pont du Fahs
In the Pacific...
USN Task Group 16.6 with three cruisers and six destroyers bombards Attu Island
RNZAF No. 15 Squadron arrives at Guadalcanal
HQ Southwest Pacific Area issues orders for Operation Cartwheel - an offensive against Rabaul.
New Zealand vessel Limerick sunk by an IJN submarine off Queensland
Today's Air Raids...
Duisberg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Grosseto and Bari, Italy by USAAF
Kiska Island by US 11th Air Force
Finschhafen and Lae, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Yunnanyi Airfield, China by Japanese aircraft
Rangoon and military targets, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging,
A good soak in the tub
Ironing
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
Missus time in the later evening
Twitter Followers = 1,663 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@DapperChapper
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
After a period of slack discipline, something like self-management has begun to return with a suitable meditation yesterday, and most importantly Grounding. So basic and fundamental is the Discipline of Grounding to my philosophy, so taken for granted that I have overlooked it! I have had to refocus on the most basic disciplines I teach my clients - claming the mind and grounding the focus on your chosen purpose.
A good occasional humbling experience is required to prevent arrogance possessing you, so humility is another discipline I have re-learned the importance of. I am emerging from my "wobble" stronger and fortunately with no harm done. I am under no illusions about what I'm capable of if uncontrolled, so self-management is a vital daily necessity. Having said that, the struggle has been itself necessary to equip me with the knowledge and wisdom to help others. An inbuilt determination to survive and clear goals has served me well and brought me to a blissful experience, one which I now understand needs conscious maintenance to keep hold of.
.. I have fallen in love with a cat! Of all the cats we have owned, Shadow is the first one my soul has truly connected with - I'm enjoying her company immensely!
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there a "first love" you need to return to?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Sunshine at times and although mostly dry at first, showers will develop through the morning and become occasionally heavy with hail and thunder by the afternoon. Feeling rather cold.
Showers will clear away by midnight.
Wind will be moderate and north-westerly.
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = 3 degC
Sunrise at 05:43
Sunset at: 20: 28
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
An old man came up to me at the cash machine and asked me to help him check his balance ... so i pushed him over. : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Funny old game, football
8. TRIVIA
30% of pregnant mums will be lucky enough not to get morning sickness.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"If you are not using your smile, you’re like someone with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook." — LES GIBLIN
FOR MORE WISDOM CHECK OUT MY TUMBLR PAGE
FOR PERSONAL ISSUES, OR TO FIND OUT WHAT I DO, WHY NOT CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE
1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (26th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Jewish resistance begins to crumble
In Moscow...
The Soviet Union breaks diplomatic relations with the Polish government-in-exile over Katyn Forest issue.
In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-114 is sunk by a mine.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps pushing toward Bizerte
British 1st Army attacking toward Tunis
French XIX Corps advancing toward Pont du Fahs
In the Pacific...
USN Task Group 16.6 with three cruisers and six destroyers bombards Attu Island
RNZAF No. 15 Squadron arrives at Guadalcanal
HQ Southwest Pacific Area issues orders for Operation Cartwheel - an offensive against Rabaul.
New Zealand vessel Limerick sunk by an IJN submarine off Queensland
Today's Air Raids...
Duisberg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Grosseto and Bari, Italy by USAAF
Kiska Island by US 11th Air Force
Finschhafen and Lae, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Yunnanyi Airfield, China by Japanese aircraft
Rangoon and military targets, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging,
A good soak in the tub
Ironing
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
Missus time in the later evening
Twitter Followers = 1,663 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@DapperChapper
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
After a period of slack discipline, something like self-management has begun to return with a suitable meditation yesterday, and most importantly Grounding. So basic and fundamental is the Discipline of Grounding to my philosophy, so taken for granted that I have overlooked it! I have had to refocus on the most basic disciplines I teach my clients - claming the mind and grounding the focus on your chosen purpose.
A good occasional humbling experience is required to prevent arrogance possessing you, so humility is another discipline I have re-learned the importance of. I am emerging from my "wobble" stronger and fortunately with no harm done. I am under no illusions about what I'm capable of if uncontrolled, so self-management is a vital daily necessity. Having said that, the struggle has been itself necessary to equip me with the knowledge and wisdom to help others. An inbuilt determination to survive and clear goals has served me well and brought me to a blissful experience, one which I now understand needs conscious maintenance to keep hold of.
.. I have fallen in love with a cat! Of all the cats we have owned, Shadow is the first one my soul has truly connected with - I'm enjoying her company immensely!
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there a "first love" you need to return to?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Sunshine at times and although mostly dry at first, showers will develop through the morning and become occasionally heavy with hail and thunder by the afternoon. Feeling rather cold.
Showers will clear away by midnight.
Wind will be moderate and north-westerly.
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = 3 degC
Sunrise at 05:43
Sunset at: 20: 28
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
An old man came up to me at the cash machine and asked me to help him check his balance ... so i pushed him over. : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Funny old game, football
8. TRIVIA
30% of pregnant mums will be lucky enough not to get morning sickness.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"If you are not using your smile, you’re like someone with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook." — LES GIBLIN
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
THURSDAY 25th APRIL 2013 07:18 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (25th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
The SS begin methodically burning down buildings in the ghetto to reduce Jewish resistance.
In Tunisia...
British 1st Army advances on Tunis and US II Corps advances on Bizerte, with Axis forces retreating.
In the Atlantic...
U-174 sunk by Allied aircraft
U-203 sunk by RN destroyer HMS Pathfinder
In the Pacific...
British vessel Limerick sunk by IJN submarine I-177
In New Guinea...
Elements of Australian 3rd Infantry Division attack around Mubo
In Burma...
In the Arakan, Japanese forces attack the Indian 55th Infantry Brigade around Kanthe, whilst 4th Brigade launch a counter-attack.
In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Doryssa sunk by Italian submarine Da Vinci.
Today's Air Raids...
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Kiska Island and Attu Island by US 11th Air Force
Kahili, Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Ywataung, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging first thing. Shopping then a long meditation. Quality missus time thereafter.
Twitter Followers = 1,662 (up 4)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 3
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
So much for a return to discipline - slept only 5 hours, albeit solidly, and no meditation yesterday! I did however get some housework done. I am determined to make a fresh start of things today. Mental discipline, particularly meditation, is essential to my wellbeing - and everyone else's! As I tell my own clients, mind-management is like personal hygiene - a continual lifelong daily necessity.
I've been giving the most recent "Daughter trauma" too much of my mind of late, and it's time for therapist heal thyself. Again this is partly due to a lack of sleep and meditation, but I also know that the only effective treatment is to focus on something that works, of which there is plenty to go at.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are there issues in your life that it's time to address?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Overcast with showers, some heavy.
Skies will clear gradually over the evening and it will remain clear overnight.
Wind, negligible at first, will pick up by noon to moderate and westerly.
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 05:45
Sunset at 20:26
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
People tell me I'm sceptical but I don't believe a word they say! : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Aida Rodriguez talks about Beyonce and Googling herself
8.TRIVIA
Online heterosexual dating is harder for short men and chubby women, as on average male subscribers are looking for slim women, and the women are looking for tall guys.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"The best prayer is 'Thank-You' " Meister Eckhart
FOR MORE WISDOM CHECK OUT MY TUMBLR PAGE
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (25th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
The SS begin methodically burning down buildings in the ghetto to reduce Jewish resistance.
In Tunisia...
British 1st Army advances on Tunis and US II Corps advances on Bizerte, with Axis forces retreating.
In the Atlantic...
U-174 sunk by Allied aircraft
U-203 sunk by RN destroyer HMS Pathfinder
In the Pacific...
British vessel Limerick sunk by IJN submarine I-177
In New Guinea...
Elements of Australian 3rd Infantry Division attack around Mubo
In Burma...
In the Arakan, Japanese forces attack the Indian 55th Infantry Brigade around Kanthe, whilst 4th Brigade launch a counter-attack.
In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Doryssa sunk by Italian submarine Da Vinci.
Today's Air Raids...
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Kiska Island and Attu Island by US 11th Air Force
Kahili, Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Ywataung, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging first thing. Shopping then a long meditation. Quality missus time thereafter.
Twitter Followers = 1,662 (up 4)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 3
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
So much for a return to discipline - slept only 5 hours, albeit solidly, and no meditation yesterday! I did however get some housework done. I am determined to make a fresh start of things today. Mental discipline, particularly meditation, is essential to my wellbeing - and everyone else's! As I tell my own clients, mind-management is like personal hygiene - a continual lifelong daily necessity.
I've been giving the most recent "Daughter trauma" too much of my mind of late, and it's time for therapist heal thyself. Again this is partly due to a lack of sleep and meditation, but I also know that the only effective treatment is to focus on something that works, of which there is plenty to go at.
sleep! meditate! focus!
Are there issues in your life that it's time to address?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Overcast with showers, some heavy.
Skies will clear gradually over the evening and it will remain clear overnight.
Wind, negligible at first, will pick up by noon to moderate and westerly.
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 05:45
Sunset at 20:26
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
People tell me I'm sceptical but I don't believe a word they say! : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Aida Rodriguez talks about Beyonce and Googling herself
8.TRIVIA
Online heterosexual dating is harder for short men and chubby women, as on average male subscribers are looking for slim women, and the women are looking for tall guys.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"The best prayer is 'Thank-You' " Meister Eckhart
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL 2013 06:40 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (24th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Continued fighting between the SS and Jewish fighters
In France...
First member of the milice killed by the French resistance - the first conflict between Free and Vichy French on French soil.
In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Galiola sunk by RN submarine HMS Sahib, which is then itself sunk by Axis warships and aircraft.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps attacking toward Bizerte
British 1st Army attacking toward Tunis
In the Atlantic...
US vessel Santa Catalina sunk by U-129
British vessel Rosenborg sunk by U-386
U-710 sunk by Allied aircraft
USAAF fighters shoot down a Ju-88 on reconaissance over Iceland.
In the Pacific...
Invasion force departs San Francisco bound for Attu Island in the Aleutians
Japanese vessel Kasuga Maru sunk by USN submarine Flying Fish
Australian vessel Koowarra sunk by IJN submarine I-26 off New South Wales
In New Guinea...
Australian 2/7th Battalion attacks Japanese positions around Mubo.
In Burma...
Japanese forces attack the Indian 55th Infantry Brigade around Kanthe in the Arakan.
Today's Air Raids...
Mubo, Biliau, Lae, and Singor, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Kendari, Celebes Island by US 5th Air Force
Lingling, China by Japanese 1st Air Brigade, with 44 fighters, claiming four P-40s destroyed against two losses.Namtu, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, some me time, a good soak in the tub
All the housework I didn't do yesterday!
Meditation in the afternoon
Supper with Missus
Off to Son's first gig with new band Skylight
Twitter Followers = 1,658 (down 2)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@DavidRoads
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Oh dear. I spent most of yesterday sat around tired and depressed. Lack of adequate sleep and meditation, and a few minor disappointments that wouldn't normally bother me, took their toll. It's all entirely my own fault, letting my mental maintenance regime slip. Lesson learned.
I got in an hours' meditation, just went with the depression and rested, pottering on the laptop, had a hearty supper, and most importantly, slept 8 hours. I used Reiki techniques to focus on wellbeing, and though I slept lightly, I went straight through except for a 2am wee, and my dreams were light and frothy.
I've lost 24 hours but I'm wiser for the experience and ready to go again.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you looking after mind and body?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Scattered showers before mid-morning.
Dry thereafter and mild, but increasingly overcast
Heavy rain arriving mid-evening will persist right through the night and into tomorrow morning.
Wind will be moderate and south-westerly
Sunrise at 05:47
Sunset at 20:24
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I missed my Indian musical miniature-instrument practice last night because I couldn't find a baby sitar. : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Mrs. Hughes talks about her husband's weird habits and airport security
8. TRIVIA
Sharks instinctively bite anything that moves if they're hungry. Consequently,
FOR MORE WISDOM CHECK OUT MY TUMBLR PAGE
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (24th April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Continued fighting between the SS and Jewish fighters
In France...
First member of the milice killed by the French resistance - the first conflict between Free and Vichy French on French soil.
In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Galiola sunk by RN submarine HMS Sahib, which is then itself sunk by Axis warships and aircraft.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps attacking toward Bizerte
British 1st Army attacking toward Tunis
In the Atlantic...
US vessel Santa Catalina sunk by U-129
British vessel Rosenborg sunk by U-386
U-710 sunk by Allied aircraft
USAAF fighters shoot down a Ju-88 on reconaissance over Iceland.
In the Pacific...
Invasion force departs San Francisco bound for Attu Island in the Aleutians
Japanese vessel Kasuga Maru sunk by USN submarine Flying Fish
Australian vessel Koowarra sunk by IJN submarine I-26 off New South Wales
In New Guinea...
Australian 2/7th Battalion attacks Japanese positions around Mubo.
In Burma...
Japanese forces attack the Indian 55th Infantry Brigade around Kanthe in the Arakan.
Today's Air Raids...
Mubo, Biliau, Lae, and Singor, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Kendari, Celebes Island by US 5th Air Force
Lingling, China by Japanese 1st Air Brigade, with 44 fighters, claiming four P-40s destroyed against two losses.Namtu, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, some me time, a good soak in the tub
All the housework I didn't do yesterday!
Meditation in the afternoon
Supper with Missus
Off to Son's first gig with new band Skylight
Twitter Followers = 1,658 (down 2)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@DavidRoads
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Oh dear. I spent most of yesterday sat around tired and depressed. Lack of adequate sleep and meditation, and a few minor disappointments that wouldn't normally bother me, took their toll. It's all entirely my own fault, letting my mental maintenance regime slip. Lesson learned.
I got in an hours' meditation, just went with the depression and rested, pottering on the laptop, had a hearty supper, and most importantly, slept 8 hours. I used Reiki techniques to focus on wellbeing, and though I slept lightly, I went straight through except for a 2am wee, and my dreams were light and frothy.
I've lost 24 hours but I'm wiser for the experience and ready to go again.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you looking after mind and body?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Scattered showers before mid-morning.
Dry thereafter and mild, but increasingly overcast
Heavy rain arriving mid-evening will persist right through the night and into tomorrow morning.
Wind will be moderate and south-westerly
Sunrise at 05:47
Sunset at 20:24
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I missed my Indian musical miniature-instrument practice last night because I couldn't find a baby sitar. : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Mrs. Hughes talks about her husband's weird habits and airport security
8. TRIVIA
Sharks instinctively bite anything that moves if they're hungry. Consequently,
weird things that have been found in shark stomachs include shoes, chairs, the rear half of a horse, a box of nails, a torpedo, drums, and bottles of wine.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"If you can change your mind you can change your life" - William James
Monday, 22 April 2013
TUESDAY 23rd APRIL 2013 07:02 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (23rd April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Heavy fighting between the SS and Jewish fighters.
In London...
Sir Frederick Morgan is assigned as Chief of Staff in the planning of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps launches an offensive towards Bizerte
British 1st Army attacks towards Tunis.
In the Atlantic...
In a bad day for the Kriegsmarine:
U-602 vanishes, assumed sunk by a mine
U-189 sunk by Allied airdraft
U-191 sunk by British destroyer HMS Hesperus and corvette HMS Clematis
In the Pacific...
IJN Patrol Boat No. 39 sunk by USN submarine Seawolf off Formosa
In Burma...
In the Arakan, General Koga's Japanese columns advancing toward Maungdaw and Buthidaung.
Today's Air Raids...
Arbatax, Italy by USAAF
Betio Island by US 7th Air Force
Funafuti Atoll by Japanese bombers
Finschhafen, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Lungling, China by US 14th Air Force Fighters
Mandalay and Shaduzup, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Housework day and possibly gardening, weather permitting.
Meditation in the afternoon, a combination of missus time and me time thereafter.
Twitter Followers = 1,660 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 2
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have been for some time firmly convinced of the beneficial nature of meditation, and that for me, meditation, and plenty of it, is absolutely crucial to my mental health. Unfortunately I occasionally need reminding! It's rather tempting to use the 1 - 2 hours it takes to get other stuff done. I have done this on a few occasions in the last week, including yesterday, and though my behaviour hasn't got so far as to be noticed by others, "wounded inner child" has been screaming in my head.
I had barely been asleep three hours last night when I was awoken by a highly disturbing, upsetting dream. There was nothing for it but to have a wee and go back to bed. Though I can't remember it, the subsequent dream must have been better.
Like a diabetic is always a diabetic, I am unfortunately a sociopath by default, and a rigorous regime is required to manage it, particularly meditation, which generates hormones that restore mental as well as physical balance, damps down the tendency to overthink and keeps focus sharp.
The happy circumstances I currently enjoy are due in large part to the mental regime I have constructed and pursued, and I have had to be reminded that what it took to get it, it takes to maintain it. I need adequate sleep and meditation in particular, and have, for now at least, learned my lesson.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there something you're neglecting?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry all day and increasingly sunny.
Dry with clear spells overnight.
Wind will be moderate and westerly.
Max Temp = 11 degC
Min Temp = 7 degC
Sunrise at 05:49
Sunset at 20:23
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
People are choosing cremation over traditional burial, which is great - it shows that they are thinking out of the box! : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Taylor Morgan on being lazy, "snarting" and a fun practical joke - well worth watching! : D
8. TRIVIA
A shark can disclocate its jaw, enabling its teeth to jut forward in a surprise strike at its prey
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"I am always doing things I can’t do; that’s how I get to do them."
— PABLO PICASSO
FOR MORE WISDOM CHECK OUT MY TUMBLR PAGE
FOR PERSONAL ISSUES, OR TO FIND OUT WHAT I DO, WHY NOT CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE
1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (23rd April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...
Heavy fighting between the SS and Jewish fighters.
In London...
Sir Frederick Morgan is assigned as Chief of Staff in the planning of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France.
In Tunisia...
US II Corps launches an offensive towards Bizerte
British 1st Army attacks towards Tunis.
In the Atlantic...
In a bad day for the Kriegsmarine:
U-602 vanishes, assumed sunk by a mine
U-189 sunk by Allied airdraft
U-191 sunk by British destroyer HMS Hesperus and corvette HMS Clematis
In the Pacific...
IJN Patrol Boat No. 39 sunk by USN submarine Seawolf off Formosa
In Burma...
In the Arakan, General Koga's Japanese columns advancing toward Maungdaw and Buthidaung.
Today's Air Raids...
Arbatax, Italy by USAAF
Betio Island by US 7th Air Force
Funafuti Atoll by Japanese bombers
Finschhafen, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Lungling, China by US 14th Air Force Fighters
Mandalay and Shaduzup, Burma by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Housework day and possibly gardening, weather permitting.
Meditation in the afternoon, a combination of missus time and me time thereafter.
Twitter Followers = 1,660 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 2
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have been for some time firmly convinced of the beneficial nature of meditation, and that for me, meditation, and plenty of it, is absolutely crucial to my mental health. Unfortunately I occasionally need reminding! It's rather tempting to use the 1 - 2 hours it takes to get other stuff done. I have done this on a few occasions in the last week, including yesterday, and though my behaviour hasn't got so far as to be noticed by others, "wounded inner child" has been screaming in my head.
I had barely been asleep three hours last night when I was awoken by a highly disturbing, upsetting dream. There was nothing for it but to have a wee and go back to bed. Though I can't remember it, the subsequent dream must have been better.
Like a diabetic is always a diabetic, I am unfortunately a sociopath by default, and a rigorous regime is required to manage it, particularly meditation, which generates hormones that restore mental as well as physical balance, damps down the tendency to overthink and keeps focus sharp.
The happy circumstances I currently enjoy are due in large part to the mental regime I have constructed and pursued, and I have had to be reminded that what it took to get it, it takes to maintain it. I need adequate sleep and meditation in particular, and have, for now at least, learned my lesson.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there something you're neglecting?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry all day and increasingly sunny.
Dry with clear spells overnight.
Wind will be moderate and westerly.
Max Temp = 11 degC
Min Temp = 7 degC
Sunrise at 05:49
Sunset at 20:23
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
People are choosing cremation over traditional burial, which is great - it shows that they are thinking out of the box! : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Taylor Morgan on being lazy, "snarting" and a fun practical joke - well worth watching! : D
8. TRIVIA
A shark can disclocate its jaw, enabling its teeth to jut forward in a surprise strike at its prey
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"I am always doing things I can’t do; that’s how I get to do them."
— PABLO PICASSO
Sunday, 21 April 2013
MONDAY 22nd APRIL 2013 07:20 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (22nd April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...Heavy fighting between the SS and Jewish fighters.
In Berlin...
President Jozef Tiso and his Slovakian delegation meet with Hitler.
In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Tagliamento sunk by RN submarine HMS Saracen
Italian vessel Milano sunk by RN submarine HMS Unbroken
RAF fighters claim 16 Me 323 transports shot down over the Gulf of Tunis
In Tunisia...
The British 1st Army opens a new offensive toward Tunis.
In the Atlantic...
British vessel Amerika sunk by U-306
In Burma...
General Koga's Japanese columns advance toward Maungdaw and Buthidaung in the Arakan.
In the Indian Ocean...
USN submarine Grenadier, previously damaged by Japanese aircraft, is scuttled off Penang.
Japanese vessel Yamazato Maru sunk by Free Dutch submarine O-21
Today's Air Raids...
Bay of Biscay Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Carloforte, Italy by USAAF
Tunisia Axis airfields by USAAF
Funafuti Atoll by Japanese bombers
Nassau Bay and military targets, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Silchar, India by Japanese aircraft
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging first thing
A good soak in the tub!
The milk run
Client follow-up
Designing Bradford band Skylight's debut ep CD cover
Long meditation and some me time after lunch
Making supper
Missus time thereafter
Twitter Followers = 1,660 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@ZaheerGillani
3. TODAY'S SELF OBSERVATION
From my Christian era (1983 - 2009) I picked up the proverb "don't be so heavenly as to be of no earthly use" Having moved on to a nondualist philosophy, the same principle still applies. I am fully aware that what I call "me" is simply an assumed role I play, a mechanism by which the Universe contributes to the consciousness of itself. However if that's all I focused on, the universe would be giving up the opportunity to experience itself from this particular point.
I consider my life experience to be a useful and worthy addition to the consciousness of the Universe, so I am resolved to play it out to the finish. It now intersects with a reasonable number of other life experiences, and combined with the data trail it will leave behind, this makes it both worthwhile and fun to play.
When you watch a movie or play a video game, on one level, you know you are simply seeing light and hearing sound from a machine. However, to derive value from the experience, you immerse yourself in and participate in the illusion created. In the same way, I retain awareness of the energy field that everything truly is, but participate in the illusion created by my perception (maya) in order to maximise the benefit of the experience. Spreading my consciousness over both levels enables me to be enriched by the experience without becoming lost and therefore frightened by it.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is what you've been told how it really is?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy with sunny periods
Clear overnight
Wind will be moderate and south-westerly, veering westerly overnight.
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 05:51
Sunset at 20:21
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
A good listener is someone who can look really interested while thinking about something else : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Todd Allen on familarity and footwear
8. TRIVIA
Humans have, on average, 9,000 taste buds, mostly on the tongue but some are on the roof of the mouth and some are in the throat
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
FOR MORE WISDOM CHECK OUT MY TUMBLR PAGE
FOR PERSONAL ISSUES, OR TO FIND OUT WHAT I DO, WHY NOT CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE
1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (22nd April 1943)
In the Warsaw Ghetto...Heavy fighting between the SS and Jewish fighters.
In Berlin...
President Jozef Tiso and his Slovakian delegation meet with Hitler.
In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Tagliamento sunk by RN submarine HMS Saracen
Italian vessel Milano sunk by RN submarine HMS Unbroken
RAF fighters claim 16 Me 323 transports shot down over the Gulf of Tunis
In Tunisia...
The British 1st Army opens a new offensive toward Tunis.
In the Atlantic...
British vessel Amerika sunk by U-306
In Burma...
General Koga's Japanese columns advance toward Maungdaw and Buthidaung in the Arakan.
In the Indian Ocean...
USN submarine Grenadier, previously damaged by Japanese aircraft, is scuttled off Penang.
Japanese vessel Yamazato Maru sunk by Free Dutch submarine O-21
Today's Air Raids...
Bay of Biscay Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Carloforte, Italy by USAAF
Tunisia Axis airfields by USAAF
Funafuti Atoll by Japanese bombers
Nassau Bay and military targets, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Silchar, India by Japanese aircraft
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging first thing
A good soak in the tub!
The milk run
Client follow-up
Designing Bradford band Skylight's debut ep CD cover
Long meditation and some me time after lunch
Making supper
Missus time thereafter
Twitter Followers = 1,660 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@ZaheerGillani
3. TODAY'S SELF OBSERVATION
From my Christian era (1983 - 2009) I picked up the proverb "don't be so heavenly as to be of no earthly use" Having moved on to a nondualist philosophy, the same principle still applies. I am fully aware that what I call "me" is simply an assumed role I play, a mechanism by which the Universe contributes to the consciousness of itself. However if that's all I focused on, the universe would be giving up the opportunity to experience itself from this particular point.
I consider my life experience to be a useful and worthy addition to the consciousness of the Universe, so I am resolved to play it out to the finish. It now intersects with a reasonable number of other life experiences, and combined with the data trail it will leave behind, this makes it both worthwhile and fun to play.
When you watch a movie or play a video game, on one level, you know you are simply seeing light and hearing sound from a machine. However, to derive value from the experience, you immerse yourself in and participate in the illusion created. In the same way, I retain awareness of the energy field that everything truly is, but participate in the illusion created by my perception (maya) in order to maximise the benefit of the experience. Spreading my consciousness over both levels enables me to be enriched by the experience without becoming lost and therefore frightened by it.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is what you've been told how it really is?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy with sunny periods
Clear overnight
Wind will be moderate and south-westerly, veering westerly overnight.
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 05:51
Sunset at 20:21
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
A good listener is someone who can look really interested while thinking about something else : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Todd Allen on familarity and footwear
8. TRIVIA
Humans have, on average, 9,000 taste buds, mostly on the tongue but some are on the roof of the mouth and some are in the throat
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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