MONDAY 2nd JUNE 2014 07:14 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (2nd June 1944)
In the Soviet Union...
Operation Frantic begins, a US bombing campaign using Soviet bases. General Eaker arrives Poltava with US 15th Air Force bombers and immediately flies onward to Moscow with American ambassador W. Averel Harriman

In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-2004 sunk by a RN MTB
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-1810 sunk by Allied aircraft off Boulogne
RN midget submarines X-20 and X-23 sail for Normandy beaches where they will mark landing zones for assault forces

In England...
Churchill signals to de Gaulle: Come please now with your colleagues at the earliest possible moment and in the deepest secrecy 
Allied Commanders meet twice to discuss deteriorating weather conditions
Loading and assembling of the Allied invasion force continues

Crete...
German vessel Gertrud, damaged the previous day by Allied aircraft, explodes at Heraklion
Kriegsmarine torpedo boat TA-16 is sunk in the explosion of Gertrud

In Italy...
German 10th Army and 14th Army withdraw to the north of Rome 
British 8th Army captures Alatri
US 5th Army attacks around Albano and captures Valmontone 
USN destroyer MacKenzie bombards German positions near Anzio

In the Mediterranean...
Kriegsmarine vessel SG-11 is sunk by RN submarine Ultor 

In Algeria...
De Gaulle proclaims the Free French National Committee for Liberation is now the provisional government of France

In the Pacific...
IJN escort vessel Awaji is sunk by USN submarine Guitarro
Japanese vessel No. 2 Chiyo Maru is sunk by USN submarine Shark

US 41st Infantry Division is heavily engaged with Japanese 222nd Infantry Regiment on Biak Island. Japanese aircraft unsuccessfully attack USN LSTs off Biak Island, with 12 victories claimed by US AA fire

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Elements of Chinese 1st War Area and 8th War Area attack Japanese 11th Army from the Tamoshan Range

On the Salween Front:
Chinese Y Force captures Kaitou 

In Burma...
Chindit Morrisforce makes more unsuccessful attacks against Waingmaw east of Myitkyina 
Unable to take the town by assault, US-Chinese forces besiege Myitkyina and begin tunneling operations 

In India...
Indian 7th Infantry Division captures Chedema Ridge east of Kohima
Japanese 33rd Infantry Division order of the day: Regarding death as something lighter than a feather, you must tackle the task of capturing Imphal   
US 10th Air Force bombers conduct emergency transport flights to haul ammunition to ground forces around Imphal

Today's Air Raids...
Leverkusen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France:
Coastal defences, Luftwaffe airfields and transportation routes by US 8th Air Force
V-Weapons sites, supply depots, bridges, and targets of opportunity by US 9th Air Force
Fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Coastal guns, Trappes railway station and Bruneval Radar Station by RAF Bomber Command
English Channel minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, and Szolnok, Hungary by US 15th Air Force
Cluj, Simeria, and Oradea, Romania by US 15th Air Force
Truk Atoll and military targets on Bougaunville Island by US 13th Air Force
Nauru Island by US 7th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US 13th Air Force
New Guinea on military targets by US 5th Air Force
Tungcheng, Chungyang, and small boats on Tungting Lake, China by US 14th Air Force
Yenangyaung, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Housework
Meditation
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF OBSERVATION
I continue to recover focus after the distractions of April and May, particularly in the recovery of faith. My Christian period (1983-2009) was very important in opening my eyes to the importance of faith and how it makes things happen internally and externally. I have gone on to learn that it is the belief itself rather than the thing believed that is all-powerful. 

In the playing of your character, to play it to best effect, it is important not to lose sight of your Universal Self and to maintain a connection with it. You have to believe that this Higher Self will support, guide and enable your character to have the most positive possible experience within its limitations.

I am re-reading some books in my collection that focus on connecting to and trusting in this Higher Self to guide and deliver. To have temporarily lost sight of this principle has been a good lesson - sometimes you have to lose things in order to appreciate their value.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you have belief in an external power source you can draw upon?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Mainly dry and cloudy with a southerly breeze
Rain arrives in the late evening, turning to isolated showers overnight
Max Temp = 15 degC
Min Temp = 12 degC
Sunrise at 04:42
Sunset at 21:28

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
The people voting for the Oscars are so old - you won't see one Academy Award voter with a tampon in her purse.  :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Dynamo's Mint Trick

8. TRIVIA
Wolves can hear as far as six miles away in the forest and ten miles on the open tundra.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
Courage is the force that makes things happen