Saturday 31 August 2013

SATURDAY 31st AUGUST 2013 09:55 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (31st August 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Central Front advances into Ukraine and liberates Glukhov 
Manstein orders the German 1st Panzer Army and 6th Army to conduct a "mobile defence"

In Italy...
RN battleships Nelson and Rodney and cruiser Orion with supporting destroyers bombard the coast of Calabria.

In Sicily...
Marshal Badoglio's representative arrives secretly by air to continue negotiations for Italian surrender to the Allies, returning to Italy in the evening.

In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Columbo sunk by RN submarine Torbay 
Italian vessel Flegetone sunk by RN submarine Unsparing

In the Pacific...
Fiji 1st Commando unit lands on Vella Lavella Island and is attached to US 35th Infantry Regiment 

Japanese vessels Shoto Maru and Kokko Maru are sunk by USN submarine Seawolf off Formosa

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Amiens, Mazingarbe and Lille, France by US 8th Air Force
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols 
Marcus Island on the Japanese garrison by aircraft from Task Force 15
Rabaul Area, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
China military targets by US 14th Air Force
Hanoi and military targets, Indochina by US 14th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job 
TV footie with missus

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The situation with Daughter is essentially a divorce, with both parties having access to Missus. I am quite cool with this as such, and in fact it generates a little more "me time". As far as I am concerned, Missus can give as much time to Daughter as she likes, but not finance, which we don't have to spare. 

Were it as simple as that, all would be fine. Unfortunately there is much mutual hurt and bitterness in the air. For my life, my training teaches me that the only way forward is acceptance. This is proving something of a struggle! My Reiki training, which tells me to look inward to examine all the roots, causes and connections, tells me that I am resenting and so resisting the hurt, which of course only amplifies it.

Pain management, a technique for managing physical pain, where you focus elsewhere, doesn't work for emotional pain, and I think that has been the learning point. For the latter, I think that you have to let it thunder right through you and embrace it, allowing yourself to be sad. When you do, you stop wasting mental energy on denial and inner peace returns.

Unpleasant as it is, working through your own issues is of course excellent training for helping clients, as all the techniques I use have been tried and tested on myself. My own experience has been invaluable in my future work with the traumatized.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you pretending it's super and marvellous when it's not?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout and mainly sunny, clouding over overnight
A cool moderate north-westerly will blow all day, easing and turning westerly after dusk.
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 11 degC
Sunrise at 06:13
Sunset at 20:01

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
For sale: Dead Canary - not going cheep

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!

8. TRIVIA
Cocaine is an effective local anaesthetic and was first used for that purpose. Most modern local anaesthetics are chemical derivatives of cocaine.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Knowledge without wisdom produces nothing more than talented beasts. 
  
 

Thursday 29 August 2013

FRIDAY 30th AUGUST 2013 06:58 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th August 1943)
In the Arctic...
U-639 sunk by Soviet submarine S-101

On the Russian Front...
Soviet West Front captures Yelnya, east of Smolensk.
The encircled German XXIX Korps breaks out to the west as Soviet South Front captures Taganrog, west of Rostov. 

In the Mediterranean...
Egyptian vessel Nagwa sunk by U-596

In the Atlantic...
Free French submarine Rubis conducts minelaying operations in the Bay of Biscay
U-634 is sunk by Royal Navy escort vessels

In the Pacific..
Japanese vessel Taibun Maru sunk by USN submarine Halibut 

A Battalion of US 25th Infantry Division advances toward Kokolope Bay on Vella Lavella Island.

Today's Air Raids...
Monchengladbach, Rheydt and Duisberg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Eperlecques, France by US 8th Air Force
St. Omer, France by RAF Bomber Command
Aversa, Viterbo, and military targets, Italy by USAAF
Pula, Sardinia by USAAF
Kahili, Bougainville Island by US AirSols 
China military targets by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging 
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
Comedy night on TV with Missus

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The theme of accepting loss has been at the forefront of my mind in the last 24 hours, both my own and generally. All things pass, and I have been reminded that you cannot hold on to things. Now in middle-age, I am having to accept my body not doing things that it once did, and that, in time, more things will stop working!

One positive about losing options is that you focus more intently on what remains, and with some gratitude! I know that what remains will also pass, so it's important to make the most of them while they are under my stewardship. 

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What is your own attitude and advice on the subject of loss?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Mainly dry, cloudy and mild.
Possibility of showers in the evening.
Turning clear and cool overnight
A moderate south-westerly wind will veer north-easterly in the evening.
Max Temp = 19 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 06:11
Sunset at 20:03

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
THE HISTORY OF GLUE is a great book - I couldn't put it down : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
8 out of 10 cats: Would you rather go to the Dentist's or throw a party?  

8. TRIVIA
The novel Dracula has never been out of print 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Courage, strength and wisdom well up in those who consciously take on everything as the protagonist and person responsible for achieving their goals. Unlimited wisdom and ardent resolve arise from a sense of responsibility.       

Wednesday 28 August 2013

WEDNESDAY 28th AUGUST 2013 10:43 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (28th August 1943)
In the Arctic...
Soviet vessel Dikson is sunk by U-302

On the Russian Front...
Soviet Kalinin Front and West Front attacks the German 4th Army around Dukhovschina and Yelnya


Soviet Central Front advances and opens a gap between German Army Group Centre and Army Group South.

In Bulgaria...
King Boris III dies and is succeeded by his 6-year old son Simeon.

In Denmark...
German authorities respond to recent unrest by declaring a State of Emergency and Martial Law. The Danish government resigns.

In the Wolfsschanze, Germany...
The Croatian and Romanian ambassadors meet with Hitler.

In the Mediterranean...
Kriegsmarine vessel SG-10 sunk by RN submarine HMS Sickle
Italian vessel Fabiola is sunk by RN submarine HMS Unseen  

In the Atlantic...
In a Luftwaffe attack, RN sloop HMS Egret is sunk and destroyer HMS Athabaskan is badly damaged in the Bay of Biscay.

In the Pacific...
USMC 7th Defense Battalion lands at Nanomea Atoll 

172nd Regiment of US 43rd Infantry Division are clearing Arundel Island

Today's Air Raids...
Netherlands and Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Italy multiple military targets by USAAF
Sardinia USAAF Fighter patrols
Solomon Islands multiple military targets by US AirSols
Lae, Hansa Bay and military targets by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Missus Time
Son Time
Gardening
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
A quiet day is expected before the more structured Thursday-Sunday half of the week. I'm at a point in space and time where I'm enjoying what all the struggle was all for - and simply enjoying what I'm doing. My Higher Consciousness intends to simply lie back and enjoy the movie.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What is the best way to enjoy life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mild and cloudy throughout
A moderate westerly will pick up in the afternoon, easing and turning south-westerly overnight

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Why don't the Psychics win the Lottery every week? : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
QI: Why are there fewer female comedians? - Classic Jack Dee punchline 

8. TRIVIA
Grapes are the only fruit that are capable of producing enough sugar in their juice to allow the yeast on the skin to naturally ferment it.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Words spoken from the heart and filled with a powerful wish for someone’s happiness can deeply touch that person’s life and revive his or her spirit, becoming a source of lifelong inspiration.