SATURDAY 8th AUGUST 2015 06:37 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (8th August 1945)
Moscow...
Molotov meets with the Japanese ambassador shortly before midnight and informs him that the Soviet Union is declaring war on Japan, effective on 9 August

USA...
Harry Truman signs the charter of the United Nations as the USA becomes the first nation to ratify the treaty

In the Pacific...
Japanese hospital ship Kiku Maru is inspected by USN destroyer Cassin and allowed to proceed to Japan

Sea of Japan...
Twelve Soviet submarines begin deploying for operations against Japanese shipping
Soviet warships conduct minelaying operations

Today's Air Raids...
Lolobata airfield, Halmahera Island by US FEAF
Luzon on Japanese pockets by US FEAF
Shinchiku and military targets on Formosa by US FEAF
Ryukyu Islands on military targets by US FEAF
Japan on targets throughout Kyushu by US FEAF
Japan on Yawata, Tokyo, Fukuyama and Osaka by US 20th Air Force
Korea on coastal and shipping targets by US FEAF and USN aircraft - four cargo ships and a guradboat are sunk
China on Paoching, Hengyang, and Chuanhsien by US 14th Air Force fighters

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Meditation
Me Time
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
TV Footie

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

Though I'm looking to ditch the Weekend Job at the first opportunity, one thing I do enjoy is the walk there - most therapeutic, not to mention cheaper, less stressful and more reliable than the bus!

The return to the Weekend Job was smooth, and with changes of team-leaders being postponed, there was no chaos. Free of distractions, I was able to focus on keeping my mind in the right place. I have been fine-tuning where exactly to centre my awareness. After some experimentation, I have found the best place is as observer and let intuition run the show.

With thought continually interfering, frequent re-grounding is needed, which I do by imagining retreating from my body and allowing the energy within it to flow freely. This seems to be working quite well so far. The ultimate aim is to allow intuition to run the show entirely, reserving intellect for observation and concluding truths from those observations. This calls for FAITH a trust in one's own subconscious that it knows what it's doing. 

My observations of faith are that it empowers that believed in, so by the very act of believing in my deeper self enables it to do the job! I look forward to another day making progress in the transition from thought-driven to intuitive living.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What's running your life, and can it be trusted to run it?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mild and with sunny spells throughout, with a light south-westerly breeze
Max Temp = 20 degC at 4pm
Min Temp = 12 degC at 7am
Sunrise at 05:32
Sunset at 20:52
Moon: 

Weathertrack: The Azores anticyclone will extend over most of Britain today, bringing dry, mild and settled weather

Air Pressure: 1023 millibars and falling slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER

For a real challenge, try dancing to YMCA in Chinese :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!

Would I Lie To You - Did Lee Mack throw a sausage roll from Blackpool Tower?

8. TRIVIA

The reason that brain cells don't reproduce is because if they did it would not be possible to retain memory

9. ZEN WISDOM

Everything depends on what is in our hearts. If we decide to ourselves that something is impossible, then, consistent with our minds in thinking so, even something that is possible for us will become impossible. On the other hand, if we have the confidence that we can definitely do something, then we are already one step closer to achieving it in reality.