SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER 2013 06:58 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (14th December 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Baltic Front attacking around Nevel
Soviet 52nd Army captures Cherkassy on the Dniepr

In the Mediterranean...
Kriegsmarine vessel Netztender 44 is sunk by RN submarine Untiring

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Hakozaki Maru is sunk by USN submarine Herring 

In Burma...
Indian 63rd Infantry Brigade unsuccessfully attack Japanese positions on Kennedy Peak - Fort White road

In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Daisy Moller is sunk by IJN submarine RO-110 

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Athens and Piraeus, Greece by US 15th Air Force
Italy on the German Front line by US 12th Air Force
Maloelap Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Bougainville Island military targets by US 13th Air Force
Arawe and Gasmata, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Shasi and Tengchung, China by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Short Missus Time
Shift 2 of The Weekend Job
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Benign conditions at the Weekend Job yesterday were particularly helpful in my current spiritual objective, suppressing unnecessary thought and using the intuition to guide me instead, leaving consciousness to simply "enjoy the movie". When I am conscious of overthinking, I have become quite good at emptying the mind, but I am still some distance from the objective of a permanently internally silent mind.

However, now I know how good that experience is, and getting good at consciously generating it, it is only a question of time. The result will be the complete liberation from suffering and enjoying the life experience to the full. I expect to make better choices and achieve my life-objective of making a positive difference. 

My life is already quite blissful most of the time. I have learned with any pleasurable experience not to sabotage it by feeling guilty because it didn't come through hard work or by clinging on to it, fearful of losing it. you simply let it thunder through you, savouring at it passes, and this tends to generate more waves of pleasure behind it. 

I have known for some time that the secret of happiness lies within, but now I also know how it looks - it is the consequence of an internally silent grateful mind.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What does happiness really mean, and what does it for you.

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy in the morning
Rain moving in during the afternoon, with wind increasing considerably 
Rain will finally peter out before midnight, with winds easing to moderate
Clear skies overnight
Max Temp = 9 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 08:17
Sunset at 15:45

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Light travels faster than sound, which is why some people look clever until they speak ; D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY
One Foot In The Grave - The Yucca Plant and The Wig    : D

8. TRIVIA
Steve Jobs did not design the i-Pod, i-Mac or i-Phone - he only marketed and promoted them. They were all created by inventor Jonathan Ive.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The fundamental requirement of a great teacher is to believe in the potential of individuals.