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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (6th June
1943)
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel No. 3 Nagashige Maru sunk by USN submarine S-30 off Kamchatka
Japanese vessel Shinei Maru sunk by USN submarine Tautog off Zamboanga
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): 17th Independent Mixed
Brigade of Japanese 11th Army attack the Chinese 51st Infantry Division and 58th
Infantry Division around Kaochiashan
In the Indian Ocean...
US vessel William King sunk by U-198
Today's Air Raids...
Gorki Tank Factory, Russia by the
Luftwaffe
Eastbourne, England by the Luftwaffe
Reggio di Calabria and Villa San Giovanni, Italy by US 9th Air Force
Messina, Sicily by US 9th Air Force
Pantelleria Island on the Italian
garrison by USAAF
Choiseul Island by USAAF
Koepang and Penfoei, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Liangshan, China by Japanese 1st Air Brigade
Southern China military targets by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping
Meditation
Missus Time thereafter
Twitter Followers = 1,674 (up 1)
Nonfollowed
eliminated = 1
Unfollowers
eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Thursday - Sunday is the "set" part of my week that is all about routine rather than development, but I still remain alert for opportunities that come my way. Spiritual and mental exercises and practises are essential to keep my life experience wholesome and fulfilled, and I know how important it is not to neglect them.
This week, I am particularly focused on consolidation, ensuring that I become as robust and consistent as possible. In particular, I intend to push on in mental development and continue to eliminate unnecessary thought from my mind, until I achieve perpetual, blissful internal silence.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are your goals and objectives clear?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cloudy start.
Cloud will evaporate by mid-morning, and it will be dry, bright and sunny thereafter, and pleasantly warm.
Dry and clear overnight.
A light south-easterly breeze will blow throughout
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 9 degC
Sunrise at 04:39
Sunset at 21:32
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Men find it hard to make eye-contact because breasts have no eyes : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Eddie Izzard - The Death Star Canteen
8. TRIVIA
More than 90% of the Aztecs were wiped out by European diseases brought over by the Spanish.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"By letting go we find that we have not lost anything except our attachment." - Sogyal Rinpoche
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
WEDNESDAY 5th JUNE 2013 07:40 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (5th June 1943)
In London...
Churchill returns after visits to the United States and North Africa
In the Mediterranean...
RN cruiser HMS Newfoundland and two destroyers bombard the Italian garrison on Pantelleria Island
In Algiers, Algeria...
General Eisenhower orders planning for the invasion of Italy
In the Atlantic...
U-217 sunk by USN carrier-based aircraft
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Shintoku Maru sunk by US aircraft off Bougainville Island.
Intense dogfighting over the Russell Islands between Japanese and US fighters, with 24 Japanese losses and 7 American.
In Tokyo...
The funeral of Admiral Yamamoto takes place.
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): 13th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army attacking Chinese 79th Army around Niechiaho
In India...
New army regulations empower Indian officers to discipline British army personnel.
In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Dumra sunk by U-198
Today's Air Raids...
Gorki Tank Factory, Russia by the Luftwaffe
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
La Spezia, Italy by USAAF
Sardinia military targets by USAAF
Catania, Sicily by USAAF
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
Kiska Island by US 11th Air Force
Peiyang and Yoyang, China by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Bath
Clean the deep fat fryer
Online marketing
Son Time
Meditation
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,673 (down 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@ProActiveNR
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Although far from perfected, my elimination of unnecessary thought is already making me feel a new man, lighter and easier-going. I am eagerly anticipating the bliss I will enjoy when my mind becomes continually silent and intuitively-driven. This quiet and purely internal breakthrough is more significant than any external event could be - peace at last and the end of suffering.
There is synchronicity between myself and Son as both his band and my business have gone quiet for different reasons. However this has freed us both up for both bonding and personal development.We are both focused and open to new opportunities as they appear over the Summer.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION TO YOU
Are you responding to change in the most appropriate way?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mild and overcast all day
Cloud will thin in the evening allowing some clear spells into the night
A light north-easterly breeze will blow all day.
Max Temp = 15 degC
Min Temp = 9 degC
Sunrise at 04:40
Sunset at 21:31
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Do Roman paramedics refer to IVs as "4's"? : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
QI - What rhymes with purple?
8. TRIVIA
The Romans did not use soap. To get rid of sweat and grime, they would cover themselves with oil and then scrape off the oil with special a scraper made of metal, wood, or bone called a strigil.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount." - Clare Boothe Luce
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (5th June 1943)
In London...
Churchill returns after visits to the United States and North Africa
In the Mediterranean...
RN cruiser HMS Newfoundland and two destroyers bombard the Italian garrison on Pantelleria Island
In Algiers, Algeria...
General Eisenhower orders planning for the invasion of Italy
In the Atlantic...
U-217 sunk by USN carrier-based aircraft
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Shintoku Maru sunk by US aircraft off Bougainville Island.
Intense dogfighting over the Russell Islands between Japanese and US fighters, with 24 Japanese losses and 7 American.
In Tokyo...
The funeral of Admiral Yamamoto takes place.
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): 13th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army attacking Chinese 79th Army around Niechiaho
In India...
New army regulations empower Indian officers to discipline British army personnel.
In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Dumra sunk by U-198
Today's Air Raids...
Gorki Tank Factory, Russia by the Luftwaffe
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
La Spezia, Italy by USAAF
Sardinia military targets by USAAF
Catania, Sicily by USAAF
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
Kiska Island by US 11th Air Force
Peiyang and Yoyang, China by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Bath
Clean the deep fat fryer
Online marketing
Son Time
Meditation
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,673 (down 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@ProActiveNR
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Although far from perfected, my elimination of unnecessary thought is already making me feel a new man, lighter and easier-going. I am eagerly anticipating the bliss I will enjoy when my mind becomes continually silent and intuitively-driven. This quiet and purely internal breakthrough is more significant than any external event could be - peace at last and the end of suffering.
There is synchronicity between myself and Son as both his band and my business have gone quiet for different reasons. However this has freed us both up for both bonding and personal development.We are both focused and open to new opportunities as they appear over the Summer.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION TO YOU
Are you responding to change in the most appropriate way?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mild and overcast all day
Cloud will thin in the evening allowing some clear spells into the night
A light north-easterly breeze will blow all day.
Max Temp = 15 degC
Min Temp = 9 degC
Sunrise at 04:40
Sunset at 21:31
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Do Roman paramedics refer to IVs as "4's"? : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
QI - What rhymes with purple?
8. TRIVIA
The Romans did not use soap. To get rid of sweat and grime, they would cover themselves with oil and then scrape off the oil with special a scraper made of metal, wood, or bone called a strigil.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount." - Clare Boothe Luce
Monday, 3 June 2013
TUESDAY 4th JUNE 2013 07:56 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (4th June 1943)
In the Arctic...
U-308 sunk by RN submarine HMS Truculent
In the Mediterranean...
USN sub chaser PC-496 is sunk by a mine off Bizerte
In the Atlantic...
U-594 sunk by RAF aircraft
In Argentina...
President Castillo is overthrown by a pro-Axis military coup
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): Japanese 11th Army reinforces 13th Infantry Division around Itu
Today's Air Raids...
Gorki Tank Factory, Russia by the Luftwaffe
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Eastbourne, England by the Luftwaffe
Grottaglie, Italy by US 9th Air Force
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
New Guinea military targets by US 5th Air Force
Koepang and Lautem, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Housework
Meditation
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,674 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I had a few hours in the garden yesterday, and I feel like I've walked the Yorkshire Three Peaks! This is an unfortunate side-effect of a home-based existence - you can become very physically unfit. Still, at least I got some good exercise yesterday, and with housework to do today, let's see if we can keep things moving.
Missus has developed perimenopause nausea and vomiting, which is giving me some cause for concern. Going for the simplest answer first, I will add regular doses of powdered ginger to her diet to see if that relieves it.
Having greatly reduced random thought in my mind, I'm getting new insights into how the "software" works. Thought works in chains. A thought, particularly if accompanied by an or emotion, generates other thoughts and memories that match it. I can see the advantage from an evolutionary perspective, as you can then be fully geared up for specific situations, but it can also backfire and lead to very dark moods, as one negative thought generates a string of others. A calm focused mind is thus absolutely critical to the wellbeing of both myself and others.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear in your own mind about what's happening to your life?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, bright and sunny all day.
Clear overnight
A Consistent moderate north-easterly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 10 degC
Sunrise at 04:40
Sunset at 21:30
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Someone keeps vandalising my hedge - the police won't help so I've hired a Privet Investigator : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Dara O'Brian on IT very good!
8. TRIVIA
The superstition that the bridegroom must not see his bride before the wedding stems from the days when marriages were arranged and the groom might never have seen the bride. There was the chance that if he saw her, he might bolt. Other sources say that to see the bride in her dress is peering into the future, which is sorcery forbidden by the Bible, and can bring bad luck.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever." - Francois Muriac
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (4th June 1943)
In the Arctic...
U-308 sunk by RN submarine HMS Truculent
In the Mediterranean...
USN sub chaser PC-496 is sunk by a mine off Bizerte
In the Atlantic...
U-594 sunk by RAF aircraft
In Argentina...
President Castillo is overthrown by a pro-Axis military coup
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): Japanese 11th Army reinforces 13th Infantry Division around Itu
Today's Air Raids...
Gorki Tank Factory, Russia by the Luftwaffe
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Eastbourne, England by the Luftwaffe
Grottaglie, Italy by US 9th Air Force
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
New Guinea military targets by US 5th Air Force
Koepang and Lautem, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Housework
Meditation
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,674 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I had a few hours in the garden yesterday, and I feel like I've walked the Yorkshire Three Peaks! This is an unfortunate side-effect of a home-based existence - you can become very physically unfit. Still, at least I got some good exercise yesterday, and with housework to do today, let's see if we can keep things moving.
Missus has developed perimenopause nausea and vomiting, which is giving me some cause for concern. Going for the simplest answer first, I will add regular doses of powdered ginger to her diet to see if that relieves it.
Having greatly reduced random thought in my mind, I'm getting new insights into how the "software" works. Thought works in chains. A thought, particularly if accompanied by an or emotion, generates other thoughts and memories that match it. I can see the advantage from an evolutionary perspective, as you can then be fully geared up for specific situations, but it can also backfire and lead to very dark moods, as one negative thought generates a string of others. A calm focused mind is thus absolutely critical to the wellbeing of both myself and others.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear in your own mind about what's happening to your life?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, bright and sunny all day.
Clear overnight
A Consistent moderate north-easterly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 10 degC
Sunrise at 04:40
Sunset at 21:30
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Someone keeps vandalising my hedge - the police won't help so I've hired a Privet Investigator : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Dara O'Brian on IT very good!
8. TRIVIA
The superstition that the bridegroom must not see his bride before the wedding stems from the days when marriages were arranged and the groom might never have seen the bride. There was the chance that if he saw her, he might bolt. Other sources say that to see the bride in her dress is peering into the future, which is sorcery forbidden by the Bible, and can bring bad luck.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever." - Francois Muriac
Sunday, 2 June 2013
MONDAY 3rd JUNE 2013 06:42 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (3rd June 1943)
At Clermont-Ferrand, France...
The French Resistance sabotages tons of tyres at the Michelin works.
At Lisbon, Portugal...
Italian POWs and internees are delivered to complete the April exchange in Turkey for British POWs and internees.
In the Mediterranean...
Royal Navy destroyers bombard the Italian garrison on Pantelleria Island.
Kriegsmarine ASW trawler UJ-2212 sunk by Allied aircraft
French vessel Henri Desprez sunk by RN submarine HMS Unruffled
In Algiers, Algeria...
A French Committee of National Liberation is created under co-Presidency of De Gaulle and Giraud.
In the Atlantic...
Greek vessel Boris sunk by U-180
Panamanian vessel Halma is sunk by a mine
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): Chinese 79th Army attack the 13th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army near Itu.
In the Indian Ocean...
US vessel Montanan sunk by IJN submarine I-27 off the Arabian peninsula
Today's Air Raids...
Orel, Russia by Soviet aircraft
Kursk, Russia by the Luftwaffe
Bay of Biscay Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
Bougainville Island by USAAF
Dobo, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Buthidaung, Burma by RAF aircraft
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Gardening and housework
Meditation
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,673 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I now have a good system for mind-management in place that works really well. As soon as I am aware of thought-generated distress, I take it as a cue to first relax, breathing and focusing, then to submit, and allow my intuition to regain control.
Ultimately, regardless of circumstances, I intend to have such a tight rein over my mind that negative thought simply doesn't arrive in the first place. You'd think that emptying the mind sounds like becoming a zombie, but once you realize that all that thought was never actually you in the first place, but rather an internal unwanted experience, it's a wonderful liberation!
It's not that thought is evil - in fact, correctly used, it is a highly useful tool. But for that tool to be efficient, it needs to be focused on task and unclouded, and when not needed, simply silent. If you have never experienced silence in your head, I can tell you that it's ultimate bliss! Once experienced, you then desire it to be your default state.
The job of everyday decision-making is then made direct from the subconscious by the intuition. Thought is reserved for logical calculation where I have all the data.
Without all that unhelpful thought, there is the absolute minimum of distress, and so wellbeing, as mind and body become harmonious. With wellbeing and happiness comes the capacity to bring happiness to others.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What in your life brings you the most joy?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny all day.
There will be a prolonged cloudy spell in the afternoon.
It will be clear, dry and mild overnight.
Wind will be negligible
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 7 degC
Sunrise at 04:41
Sunset at 21:29
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
You can't have too much minimalism : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Jimmy Carr invites heckles (swearing warning!)
8. TRIVIA
The earliest documented description of cancer was found on an Egyptian papyrus dated at around 1600 BC. It stated that it appeared in the breasts, and whilst cauterization with a "fire drill" would relieve the symptoms, there was ultimately no cure.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"The more you practise the three trainings of ethics, meditation, and wisdom, the more difficult it will become for you to act in a way that is contrary to an ethical, compassionate attitude. Ethics arise naturally out of contemplating the three trainings." - Martine Batchelor
FOR MORE WISDOM CHECK OUT MY TUMBLR PAGE
FOR PERSONAL ISSUES, OR TO FIND OUT WHAT I DO, WHY NOT CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE
1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (3rd June 1943)
At Clermont-Ferrand, France...
The French Resistance sabotages tons of tyres at the Michelin works.
At Lisbon, Portugal...
Italian POWs and internees are delivered to complete the April exchange in Turkey for British POWs and internees.
In the Mediterranean...
Royal Navy destroyers bombard the Italian garrison on Pantelleria Island.
Kriegsmarine ASW trawler UJ-2212 sunk by Allied aircraft
French vessel Henri Desprez sunk by RN submarine HMS Unruffled
In Algiers, Algeria...
A French Committee of National Liberation is created under co-Presidency of De Gaulle and Giraud.
In the Atlantic...
Greek vessel Boris sunk by U-180
Panamanian vessel Halma is sunk by a mine
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): Chinese 79th Army attack the 13th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army near Itu.
In the Indian Ocean...
US vessel Montanan sunk by IJN submarine I-27 off the Arabian peninsula
Today's Air Raids...
Orel, Russia by Soviet aircraft
Kursk, Russia by the Luftwaffe
Bay of Biscay Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
Bougainville Island by USAAF
Dobo, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Buthidaung, Burma by RAF aircraft
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Gardening and housework
Meditation
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,673 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I now have a good system for mind-management in place that works really well. As soon as I am aware of thought-generated distress, I take it as a cue to first relax, breathing and focusing, then to submit, and allow my intuition to regain control.
Ultimately, regardless of circumstances, I intend to have such a tight rein over my mind that negative thought simply doesn't arrive in the first place. You'd think that emptying the mind sounds like becoming a zombie, but once you realize that all that thought was never actually you in the first place, but rather an internal unwanted experience, it's a wonderful liberation!
It's not that thought is evil - in fact, correctly used, it is a highly useful tool. But for that tool to be efficient, it needs to be focused on task and unclouded, and when not needed, simply silent. If you have never experienced silence in your head, I can tell you that it's ultimate bliss! Once experienced, you then desire it to be your default state.
The job of everyday decision-making is then made direct from the subconscious by the intuition. Thought is reserved for logical calculation where I have all the data.
Without all that unhelpful thought, there is the absolute minimum of distress, and so wellbeing, as mind and body become harmonious. With wellbeing and happiness comes the capacity to bring happiness to others.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What in your life brings you the most joy?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny all day.
There will be a prolonged cloudy spell in the afternoon.
It will be clear, dry and mild overnight.
Wind will be negligible
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 7 degC
Sunrise at 04:41
Sunset at 21:29
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
You can't have too much minimalism : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Jimmy Carr invites heckles (swearing warning!)
8. TRIVIA
The earliest documented description of cancer was found on an Egyptian papyrus dated at around 1600 BC. It stated that it appeared in the breasts, and whilst cauterization with a "fire drill" would relieve the symptoms, there was ultimately no cure.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"The more you practise the three trainings of ethics, meditation, and wisdom, the more difficult it will become for you to act in a way that is contrary to an ethical, compassionate attitude. Ethics arise naturally out of contemplating the three trainings." - Martine Batchelor
Saturday, 1 June 2013
SUNDAY 2nd JUNE 2013 07:00 BST
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (2nd June 1943)
In the Mediterranean...
RN cruiser HMS Orion and two destroyers bombard the Italian garrison on Pantelleria Island overnight.
Italian torpedo boat Castore sunk by RN destroyer hms Jervis and Free Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga
In the Atlantic...
U-521 sunk by USN sub chaser PC-565 off Virginia Capes
U-202 sunk by RN sloop HMS Starling
U-105 sunk by Free French aircraft
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Eika Maru sunk by USN submarine Tambor
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): River Defence Force of Chinese 6th War Area recovers its original positions
Today's Air Raids...
Kursk Sector and the Kuban, Russia by Soviet aircraft
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Ipswich and Felixstowe, England by the Luftwaffe
Bay of Biscay Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Sardinia military targets by USAAF
Trapani, Sicily by USAAF
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
New Guinea military targets by USAAF
Pailochi and Itu, China by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Me Time
Family Lunch
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,672 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
With my main focus on greatly-reducing thought, it feels like I am now developing on a new higher level of consciousness. From this vantage point, less clouded by thought, it's easier to look inward. In particular I can see how in my case at least, negative thought and emotion can feed off each other in an upward vicious spiral of distress. Reducing or eliminating thought stops this process in its tracks.
I am still perfecting the technique of keeping random thought in check. My working procedure follows this technique:
1. Calm the mind - by focus on breath and visualizations
2. Submit - allow the conscious mind to be taken over and commanded by the intuition
3. Listen - be conscious of all things both outside and inside the mind.
Visualization has more to do with feeling than vision. I am familiar with the feelings of being calmed and put to sleep, which when I focus on those memories calms me. I am familiar with the experience of being hypnotized, so I focus on this memory to enable me to submit. Once calm and open, listening is instinctive and easy.
Ultimately, I intend for my mind to be entirely devoid of random thought and to be guided entirely by intuition. At that point, my experience will be one of perpetual peace of mind, continually appreciated and understood by the memory of not being in that state.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
In which situations are you at your happiest?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry bright and sunny most of the day.
Cloud will build in the early afternoon but will have evaporated again by mid-evening.
Dry and clear overnight.
A light north-westerly wind will blow throughout.
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 04:42
Sunset at 21:28
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm so hairy "down there" that when I get an erection, it looks like Pinocchio has joined the Taliban : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Rich Hall at Edinburgh Comedy Fest 2011
8. TRIVIA
"Storm Surges" occur in the middle of hurricanes, tropical storms or deep depressions. The low air pressure in this area literally sucks up a giant disc of water up to 100 miles across and 20 feet high above the rest of the ocean. When this surge hits a coastline, it causes a devastating flood. This causes the majority of deaths in hurricanes - by drowning.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (2nd June 1943)
In the Mediterranean...
RN cruiser HMS Orion and two destroyers bombard the Italian garrison on Pantelleria Island overnight.
Italian torpedo boat Castore sunk by RN destroyer hms Jervis and Free Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga
In the Atlantic...
U-521 sunk by USN sub chaser PC-565 off Virginia Capes
U-202 sunk by RN sloop HMS Starling
U-105 sunk by Free French aircraft
In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Eika Maru sunk by USN submarine Tambor
In China...
Battle of Western Hupei (South Yangtze Operation): River Defence Force of Chinese 6th War Area recovers its original positions
Today's Air Raids...
Kursk Sector and the Kuban, Russia by Soviet aircraft
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Ipswich and Felixstowe, England by the Luftwaffe
Bay of Biscay Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Sardinia military targets by USAAF
Trapani, Sicily by USAAF
Pantelleria Island on the Italian garrison by USAAF
New Guinea military targets by USAAF
Pailochi and Itu, China by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Me Time
Family Lunch
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
With my main focus on greatly-reducing thought, it feels like I am now developing on a new higher level of consciousness. From this vantage point, less clouded by thought, it's easier to look inward. In particular I can see how in my case at least, negative thought and emotion can feed off each other in an upward vicious spiral of distress. Reducing or eliminating thought stops this process in its tracks.
I am still perfecting the technique of keeping random thought in check. My working procedure follows this technique:
1. Calm the mind - by focus on breath and visualizations
2. Submit - allow the conscious mind to be taken over and commanded by the intuition
3. Listen - be conscious of all things both outside and inside the mind.
Visualization has more to do with feeling than vision. I am familiar with the feelings of being calmed and put to sleep, which when I focus on those memories calms me. I am familiar with the experience of being hypnotized, so I focus on this memory to enable me to submit. Once calm and open, listening is instinctive and easy.
Ultimately, I intend for my mind to be entirely devoid of random thought and to be guided entirely by intuition. At that point, my experience will be one of perpetual peace of mind, continually appreciated and understood by the memory of not being in that state.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
In which situations are you at your happiest?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry bright and sunny most of the day.
Cloud will build in the early afternoon but will have evaporated again by mid-evening.
Dry and clear overnight.
A light north-westerly wind will blow throughout.
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 04:42
Sunset at 21:28
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm so hairy "down there" that when I get an erection, it looks like Pinocchio has joined the Taliban : D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Rich Hall at Edinburgh Comedy Fest 2011
8. TRIVIA
"Storm Surges" occur in the middle of hurricanes, tropical storms or deep depressions. The low air pressure in this area literally sucks up a giant disc of water up to 100 miles across and 20 feet high above the rest of the ocean. When this surge hits a coastline, it causes a devastating flood. This causes the majority of deaths in hurricanes - by drowning.
9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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