SUNDAY 7th APRIL 2013 07:11 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (7th April 1943)
In the Arctic...
U-644 sunk by RN submarine HMS Tuna

At Salzburg, Germany...
A four-day conference between Hitler and Mussolini begins.

In Albania...
Anti-Italian demonstrations and riots throughout the country.

In Tunisia...
British 8th Army pursues Axis troops withdrawing from Wadi Akarit positions
British 1st Army attack around Oued Zarga
Lieutenant-Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg is severely wounded during the withdrawal of the 10th Panzer Division, losing an eye.

In La Paz, Bolivia...
The Bolivian government declares war on Germany, Italy and Japan

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Kosei Maru sunk by USN submarine Tunny
Japanese vessel Fukuei Maru sunk by USN submarine Pickerel
Operation I-Go: A major Japanese air offensive on Allied shipping throughout the South Pacific is launched, particularly off Guadalcanal and New Guinea.  RNZN ASW vessel Moa, USN destroyer Aaron Ward and US vessel Kanawha are sunk.

In Japan...
Nerw aircraft carrier Taiho is launched.

Today's Air Raids...
Palermo, Sicily by US 9th Air Force
Salamaua, Lae, Finschhafen, and military targets, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Toungoo, Ywataung, Ye-u, and Shingbwiyang, Burma by USAAF

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging first thing. Ironing up to mid-morning. Choosing, but not yet bringing home two new cats from RSPCA (Adoption is subject to a house inspection)
Long meditation then some me time after lunch. Missus time all evening.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
An important teaching of Reiki is to examine the arising of anger within you and look deeper for the cause. I have two particularly raw nerves - disapproval, particularly if unwarranted, and people not doing what they're supposed to. As almost all issues are, these both stem from childhood experience. Look even deeper into the fundamental nature of things, and it's all really just Physics going on.

As a therapist I know full well that imprinted emotional reactions cannot be eradicated from the mind - they can only be effectively managed. Disapproval and the underperformance of others are inevitable, so the question boils down to the correct response. The most important response is acceptance. To resent these things is to resent the Laws of Physics. Time and space are important remedies for particularly strong emotional reactions, and thereafter, a combination of intuively-derived correct measured response and focus on intention is required.

I have reached the conclusion that fulfilment in life boils down to focus. Whatever you're looking at will determine your experience of life. The secret of fulfilment is therefore firstly to recognise this, secondly to learn how to focus, and thirdly to do it. Physics will inevitably occur around you and within you. The correct response to it is whatever brings you nearer to your intention.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you a victim or a healer?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy all day with clear/sunny periods.
A light easterly wind will blow from the afternoon.
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = -1 degC
Sunrise at 06:26
Sunset at 19:53

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I thought I had a lettuce leaf stuck up my arse, but it turned out to be just the tip of the Iceberg! : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY
Monty Python: Joke Warfare

8. TRIVIA
A cat can jump up to five times its own height.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard