THURSDAY 31st MARCH 07:00 BST

THIS DAY IN WW2 (30.3.1941)

In North Africa... Rommel's forces attack the positions of infantry units from the British 2nd Armored Division at Mersa Brega. A fierce battle develops, in which the British come off worst but are able to halt the German advance for the moment. The few tanks with the 2nd Armored Division do not join the battle.

In the Mediterranean... The British cruiser Bonaventure is sunk by a torpedo-boat attack in the eastern Mediterranean.

TODAY IN MY LIFE

Garage doors and garden gates completed! I have decided to have the doors professionally painted and the gates woodstained.

House-husband day! With all other Thursday activities ditched, the house can have my full attention daytime/termtime, or at least after the weekly shopping. With my house now also my business premises, it now makes business sense to keep the place as clean/tidy as possible, and the garden at least under control.

There will be some minor tinkering in the Consulting Room, framing and mounting my certificates, and deciding where to put the hypnotic pattern, which I use for those who prefer a visual hypnosis induction. I may just keep it mobile and plonk it on the window sill as needed, because when the client is reclined, the window dominates the line of sight.

Twitter Followers = 1101 (down 2)

Yesterday the dehumidifier extracted: 1.25 pints = 700mls

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

I was delighted with my own performance on Wednesday, the sternest weekly test of my Emotional Management skills. I was particularly pleased with my rapid recovery when someone trod on my rawest nerve. I have learned to feel bad and do good anyway. My next step is to go from the defensive to the offensive, using my skills to influence the mood of others in everyday life, rather than just when I'm a therapist.

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Confidence and results feed on each other.

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU

Do you know what you're doing and why you're doing it?

GENUINE STATEMENTS THAT NEEDED RE-PHRASING

Elephants! Please stay in your car. : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY

1/3 quiche, 2 choc bars, 3 biscuits, 1 packet crisps, 1 can chicken in white sauce

TRIVIA

Every year about 98% of atoms in your body are replaced. So who are you?

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION

Hit as hard as you like, I'll keep coming!

WEDNESDAY 30th MARCH 2011 07:20 BST

THIS DAY IN WW2 (30.3.1941)

In North Africa... Correctly discerning that the British forces are weakly dispersed in positions which prevent mutual support, Rommel brings his forces forward from El Agheila toward Mersa Brega. Only part of 2nd Armored Division is ready to oppose him. The bulk of the Australian Division is near Benghazi and the remainder is back at Tobruk.

In Berlin... Hitler approves the army plans for the attack on Yugoslavia, to begin on April 6th. Hitler also speaks to a conference of 250 top commanders who will have important parts in the Barbarossa operation. He makes it plain to them that the war in the east is to be conducted along different lines to any previous operation. There is to be no talk of proper "knightly" behavior and commissars and Communists are to be treated with utmost severity.

In the United States... The United States takes German, Italian and Danish ships into "protective custody," effectively confiscating them.

TODAY IN MY LIFE

Well the big move has happened! Getting the client couch to its new home was NOT easy and there was some minor damage to the new paintwork on the landing, but subject to some tinkering, the new Consulting Room is ready. Work on garage doors and garden gates should be complete today adding a little more "kerb appeal" to clients. Wednesday is my "least preferred" day but it has a quiet start, which I intend to use to get my mind in the right place with a little "me-time", and some deep-trance meditation. The day will be a good test of my continuing development in Emotional Management. The new defaults on BLOGGER are a good test by themselves!

Twitter Followers = 1103 (up 2)

Yesterday the dehumidifier extracted: 1.76 pints = 1 litre : O

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

My emotional experience appears to divide into three zones. There is a Happy Zone - circumstances that will definitely make me happy - like getting a good massage! There is a Dark Zone - certain circumstances will definitely make me lose it and behave unhelpfully. These two zones are fairly fixed, so it's a case of move to one when I can and avoid the other where possible.

The third zone comprises the majority of my time and I've named it "The Battlefield". In this area, I have control over what I do by how I respond to both the environment and my own feelings. It makes sense to me to simply accept the other two zones as they are and focus my intention on The Battlefield, with the aim of its total conquest by my Intention. Once achieved, I will be ready for the Dark Zone.

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Nothing but death can stop the juggernaut of passionate belief

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU

Are you ready to risk?

GENUINE STATEMENTS THAT NEEDED RE-PHRASING

THE HEALTH FOOD COUNTER IS CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY

2 choc bars, 1 peanut butter/jam sandwich, 1 can curry, 2 buttered rolls, 1 cream bun

TRIVIA

Shakespeare's most talkative character is Hamlet. None of his other characters have as many lines in a single play.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION I'm inevitably going where I'm thinking!

TUESDAY 29th MARCH 2011 07:00 BST

THIS DAY IN WW2 (29.3.1941)

In East Africa... Cunningham's South African troops take Diredawa, Abyssinia, in their advance west to Addis Ababa. The local Italian population has appealed to the British for help because of atrocities committed by deserters from the native forces after the Italian part of the garrison has withdrawn.

In the Mediterranean... Battle of Cape Matapan. The British give up the chase and return to port. In whole the operation the British lose two aircraft. The training of the British forces is given some credit for the success

TODAY IN MY LIFE

Today is RELOCATION DAY! My chief concern is getting the client couch safely from A to B but the only way is to do it and see. Off early to pack up everything else ready for 10am transport. Two clients at Bradford Cancer Support in the afternoon

I'm gradually getting the hang of the new BLOGGER defaults but I'm not liking it!

Twitter Followers = 1100 (down 1)

Yesterday the dehumidifier extracted: 1.25 pints = 700mls - again!

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

I have received great encouragement in the form of the response of those I am helping, so there is currently a powerful sense of fulfilment. I am already passing on newly-acquired emotional management skills to my clients and seeing them respond to it. All good! Equally importantly, my elation is well-grounded, so I feel prepared for both success and adversity. Like anyone I can of course be broken, but there is now an acceptance of this that wasn't there before. I am no longer afraid to be hurt at least not right now!

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Believing is seeing.

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU

What will you do better today?

GENUINE STATEMENTS THAT NEEDED RE-PHRASING

IN THIS THEATRE - A NEW PRODUCTION OF "A WOMAN AROUSED" - COMING SOON : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY

2 choc bars, 4 choc biscuits, 2 naan breads, 1 pot fruit yoghurt

TRIVIA

A single coffee tree yields only one pound of roasted, ground coffee annually.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION

Bring it on!

MONDAY 28th MARCH 2011 08:00 BST

THIS DAY IN WW2 (28.3.1941)

In the Mediterranean...Battle of Cape Matapan. There is a long-range engagement between Pridham-Wippell's force and some of the Italian cruisers. The Italians suspect that a large British force is present and begin to retire. In the afternoon Swordfish aircraft from the Formidable attack the Italian ships, hitting the battleship Vittorio Veneto and the cruiser Pola. The Vittorio Veneto is able to proceed at reduced speed but the Pola is stopped. In the evening Iachino sends the cruisers Zara and Fiume and for destroyers back to help the Pola. The British ships are pressing on in pursuit hoping to come up with the damaged Vittorio Veneto when, during the night, they find the three Italian cruisers and their escorts on radar. The British approach to close range, without being sighted in return, and in a brief gun battle the cruisers and two destroyers are sunk before they can return fire.

In Belgrade... The British Chief of Staff, General Dill, is in Belgrade for talks with the Yugoslav authorities, but there is little he can offer them and no agreements of any importance are reached.

TODAY IN MY LIFE

Four clients to see today, but with the first not until 11am, there's an unrushed start to the morning, further unrushed by missus announcing she feels unwell and promptly going back to sleep. (Not concerned, I don't think it's serious)

Overnight Saturday/Sunday, BLOGGER changed the way it edits the posts, costing me considerable time and causing much inconvenience and frustration. Now it won't respond how I want it to! When I try to globally change the font or justify the text, it adds lots of spaces I don't want. I now have to do all the HTML myself manually. I will investigate moving the blog to WORDPRESS instead.

This will be the last day I see clients in the Park Lane consulting room! Today I have to arrange the big move for tomorrow morning. My chief concern is getting the Client Couch upstairs and intact into its new home in my house.

Twitter Followers = 1101 (up 2)

Yesterday the dehumidifier extracted: 1.25 pints = 700mls

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

The first real test of my newly modified emotional management strategy came Sunday morning when BLOGGER caused me grief as described above. Caught unprepared, I was rather grumpy, but recovered by the afternoon. This morning, having encountered the same problem and lost 90 minutes of my time over it, I was ready this time and recovered within minutes.

Generally, my Practice Days and days off are much less emotionally challenging than the Supplementary job days, but with BLOGGER suddenly not co-operating and the Big Move, as well as a big Spring Clean needed, this week may prove an exception!

Missus reporting that she stood up to "The Nemesis" last week has considerably eased my worries on that score, and trusting her to continue doing so, I can be more focused.

TODAY'S THOUGHT

What you need is not the absence of challenges, but the confidence to face them.

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU

Right now, what can you fix?

GENUINE STATEMENTS THAT NEEDED RE-PHRASING

WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC - WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN? : D

WHAT I ATE YESTERDAY

2 choc bars, burger/egg/chips, 1 packet crisps, 2 Fondant Fancies

TRIVIA

Africans living all their lives in rural areas have been found to have no appreciable hearing loss at age 60.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION

Damn The Torpedoes!