THURSDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2014 07:32 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (4th September 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Finland ceases hostilities with the Soviet Union. German forces, too hard-pressed elsewhere to oppose the move, begin withdrawing from Finland
65th Army and 70th Army of Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front advance to the Narew River around Pultusk 
Soviet troops capture Brasov and Senaia
53rd Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front reaches Turnu Severin on the Danube
German forces attack the Riverside district of Warsaw to drive a wedge between the Polish Home Army on west bank of the Vistula and Soviet forces on east bank

On the Western Front...
Montgomery's 21st Army Group takes command of the Allied 1st Airborne Army 
Canadian 1st Army besieges Le Havre, advances along the Channel coast and approaches St Omer
British 2nd Army fights its way into Antwerp 
US 1st Army reduces the Mons pocket and advancing toward Namur and Dinant 
US 3rd Army crosses the Moselle River near Nancy
US 7th Army captures Bourg-en-Bresse
French Army B reaches Briancon
An Allied commando team is landed Les Sables d'Olonne

In London...
The British Government decides that liberated Soviet POWs will be repatriated to the Soviet Union 

In Yugoslavia...
Fighting breaks out when German troops in Macedonia attempt to disarm Bulgarian occupation forces

In Italy...
British 8th Army attacks the Gothic Line
US 5th Army is clearing hills overlooking the Gothic Line 

In the Pacific...
General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr officially assumes command of the US 10th Army

IJN guardboat No. 6 Hinode Maru is sunk by USN submarine Bowfin 

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army advances toward Kiyang and Hwochangping 

In Burma...
East African 11th Infantry Division of British 14th Army reaches Sittaung on the Chindwin River

Today's Air Raids...
Karlsruhe, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Steenwijk Airfield, Netherlands by RAF Bomber Command
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Trento, Genoa and military targets in Northern Italy by US 15th Air Force
Wotje Atoll and Pagan Island by US 7th Air Force
Urarom, Moemi, and Napido, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Celebes Island on military targets by US FEAF
China road and river traffic and other targets around Kweiyang, Tungting Lake, Hengyang, and elsewhere by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Gardening
Meditation
Online promotional work
Me Time
Quality Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The first week back i term-time routine has not proved productive Practice-wise as my attention has been elsewhere but in terms of quality of life I continue to sit at the pinnacle. It's most enjoyable being a lynch-pin of our little trio of a family, meeting its needs.

The goal of internal silence is I have realized not just a spiritual aim but essential to my own wellbeing, as overthinking leads my attention into dark places. In the benign atmosphere of home it's very easy to see clearly into my own mind and how it works.

I have realized the importance of faith and submission, not to any external force but the subconscious parts of myself, which do not require procedures and algorithms to reach conclusions so operates much faster. Submisson is a very pleasant blissful experience requiring only concentration and the ability to quieten the mind.

With external threats currently distant, I have a golden opportunity to strengthen this discipline and make it second nature. My aim is to liberate my conscious mind entirely from decision making, leaving that to intuition, freeing up my consciousness to simply observe and experience.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there anything in which you can trust and believe in absolutely?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy throughout 
Wind negligible
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 12 degC
Sunrise at 06:20
Sunset at 19:51

Weathertrack: A very large area of high pressure over Russia and covering northern Europe will drift very slowly east. A weak depression south of Iceland will deepen slightly and move east, sending a cold front over Scotland during Friday
Air Pressure: 1022 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I hate it when proud new parents ask who you think their new baby looks like. It looks like a potato. :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Monty Python: Gangs of Old Ladies  

8. TRIVIA
Since a fish’s jaw is not attached to its skull, many fishes can shoot their mouths forward like a spring to catch startled prey.

9. ZEN WISDOM
You know how to run your life much better than your experience does