TUESDAY 10th DECEMBER 2013 07:19 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (10th December 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 5th Guards Army and 5th Guards Tank Army attack in the Znamenka sector 
Soviet 4th Guards Army links up with the 52nd Army at Cherkassy on the Dniepr

In Egypt...
Churchill informs King Peter of Yugoslavia that Mihailovic and the Chetnik partisans are collaborating with German forces.

In Italy...
British 8th Army advances across the Moro River while its Canadian 1st Infantry Division attacks toward Ortona  
US 5th Army conducts limited attacks while preparing for the next phase of its offensive

In New Guinea...
Elements of Australian 4th Infantry Brigade advance along the coast of the Huon peninsula and reach Kiligia.

In the East Indies...
Pro-Japanese Indian leader Subhas Chandra Bose visits Java

Today's Air Raids...
Leverkusen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Chelmsford and airfields in Southern England by the Luftwaffe
Sofia, Bulgaria by US 5th Air Force
Italy on the German front line by the US 12th Air Force
Kahili and military targets, Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Hanoi, Indochina by US 14th Air Force
Hengyang and Lingling, China by Japanese aircraft
Sumprabum, Burma Japanese Fighter patrols

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging/Bookwriting
Me Time
Meditation
Kitchen Housework
The Milk Run
Son Time
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION   
Yesterday's housework blitz went according to plan and kept me physically active throughout the daytime. It was good to spend time away from the laptop, and though less intensely, I will be doing more physical stuff today. The benefit on my mind was very noticeable, and mind and body felt in harmony.

It was great to see Son's morale back on a high as he sees opportunities and considers options. It's an honour and a privilege to be a sounding-board for his thoughts and to offer subtle guidance as required.

Life at home returns to its default state of bliss bliss BLISS!! I am gratefully savouring every precious moment. I have learned that when a pulse of pleasure comes your way, it's best to completely relax, focus on the feeling and let it thunder through you. Overthinking can distract you from getting the most experience of it and so deprive you of the memory, which is the bit you get to keep.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are there any ways in which you self-sabotage your happiness?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cool and cloudy with clear spells
A moderate south-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 8 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 08:13
Sunset at 15:46

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
My mate's bought a scooter and written 'The Who' on the back of all his jackets, I think he's having a mod-life crisis. : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Louis CK on drugs  

8. TRIVIA
Manitou Lake on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the world's largest lake within a lake (41.1 square miles).

9. ZEN WISDOM
It is the powers of thought and belief that will move reality in a particular direction