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Thought of the Day: Fasten Your Seat Belt

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When the belt of ‘determined thought’ is fastened, you will not be upset in your seat.

Thought of the Day: How peaceful am I at this moment?

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The greatest virtue is peace. Throughout the day, stop for a minute and ask yourself ‘How peaceful am I at this moment?’ If someone tries to make you peace less, you mustn’t allow yourself to be peace less, no. Instead, look for the virtues in everyone and pass these on to others. Remain very sweet and peaceful.

Thought of the Day: Success in Every Step

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Those whose nature is pure and gentle will have success merged in their every step.

Thought of the Day: The Consciousness of Trustee

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Everything comes to us in trust, for us to use and then to set it free. The consciousness of trustee sets us free of the tension of grasping and guarding. To see ourselves as trustees of everything that we receive, including our bodies, encourages our innate capacity to ‘care for with dignity’. It is a much more relaxing way of relating to the things which we are privileged to receive in life.

Thought of the Day: Special Soul

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A special soul is one who only sees and speaks of specialties.

Thought of the Day: Happiness is the Fruit of Wealth

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Happiness is the Fruit of Wealth. But of what wealth? Often, wealth brings with it the fear of losing it. True wealth is knowledge that enables you to live life as the expression of your inner values. Happiness grows when you do something for yourself and for others.

Thought of the Day: Humility Reveals Truth

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Humility comes from the understanding that the force behind whatever help you give to others comes not from you but from the power of love. It is not true that if you are humble others will walk all over you. It is when there is no humility that you can easily be influenced by others and things seem difficult. But when there is humility, there is also the power of truth. You know internally that you will achieve your aim, regardless of what others say or think. A humble person never feels they are bowing to others. The head is held neither too high nor low – it just faces straight ahead, like an angel. Humility reveals your truth.

Thought of the Day: Remind Yourself

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If you know a little of yourself, you will have realized that you are more than meets your eyes in the mirror in the morning. What you see is not what you are. You see the form not the content, the body not the soul, the matter not the mind. In quiet and profound moments, we innately know that is true. But we forget. The world tells us and wants us to believe that we are what we see – and we take the easy way out. We believe. That’s why the awakening of spirit and the flowering of our spirituality (nothing to do with religion) means we have to keep reminding ourselves, a hundred times a day, I am a soul – not a body, I am an eternal spirit – not a perishable piece of meat. I am quality, not quantity. I am. Otherwise, freedom is not possible. And if we are not free, in the deepest space inside our own being, we cannot be truly happy.

Drones will have to be registered in UK safety clampdown

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Owners of drones over 250g will need to show they understand safety and privacy laws as government acts after dozens of near-misses with aircraft. Drones will have to be registered and users forced to take a safety awareness test under new regulations announced by the UK government. Dozens of near-misses with aircraft around airports have stoked fears over the safety of drone use. Under the rules, owners of drones weighing more than 250g – heavier than many available on the high street – will have to register their details and demonstrate that they understand safety and privacy laws that affect their use.  The move follows research that showed strikes by drones of more than 400g could critically damage helicopter windscreens, while a bigger drone of about 2kg could critically harm airliner windscreens at higher speeds.  Pilots have been calling for a clampdown after a series of near-collisions between drones and passenger jets, particularly on approach or ...

Rail electrification projects cancelled

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New improvements for rail passengers in Wales, the Midlands and the North The Department for Transport announces plans for new bi-mode trains for passengers with more seats and better on-board facilities. Passengers in Wales, the Midlands and the North will get faster and more comfortable journeys quicker under new plans announced by the government yesterday 20th July 2017. The Department for Transport is setting out plans for new trains on the Midland Main Line, Great Western Main Line and in the Lake District with increased seats and better on-board facilities. Modern bi-mode trains will be used on Great Western and Midland Main Line, with passengers in Wales benefiting from new Intercity Express trains which will each deliver over 130 more seats and faster services. Long distance journey times from Nottingham and Sheffield will also be reduced by up to 20 minutes in the peak, with the train operator in the Lake District beginning work to trial an alternative-fuelled trai...

Thought of the Day: Gentleness

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If trees had souls, the quality most attributable to them would be gentleness. Gentleness is not a lack of strength but a quality which doesn’t disturb, doesn’t push, yet knows its power and can provide shelter.

Thought of the Day: New Perspective

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It is easy to create new things, change places or do something different. To keep that sense of newness that creates enthusiasm is more difficult. The secret of newness in life is not to do new things constantly, but to see everything you do with new eyes, new insights and a new perspective.

Thought of the Day: Harmony

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All things have their time. All things have their answers. All things have their right to be. Accepting this reality, all things come into harmony.

Thought of the Day: World of Happiness

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Seeing everyone’s virtues. spread the fragrance of specialties and this world will become a world of happiness.

Crossrail & HS2

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London's new 25,000-home neighbourhood:  huge Old Oak Common regeneration zone is set to become a Crossrail-HS2 transport hub New striking images show an emerging city, with 25,500 homes; 65,000 jobs and a transport hub bigger than London Waterloo. The first Crossrail trains are entering service London’s newest neighbourhood, where 1,600 acres will be transformed, is a regeneration hotspot equalled only by the Royal Docks and Beckton Riverside in the east of the capital. The regeneration of Old Oak Common and Park Royal to the north-west of the capital will be a major new place for Londoners to live and work, with 25,500 new homes and 65,000 new jobs over four decades. Transport is the key  Like the late 1800s, which saw London’s main railway termini developed in a ring around the capital’s centre, Old Oak in the 21st century will renew connections with the Midlands and the North, but from a station located further out that will drive new development in north-west...

Thought of the Day: Creating Harmony

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Love dissolves hate. Kindness melts cruelty. Compassion calms passion. Cooperation evokes love and when we bow, others bend. This creates harmony.

Thought of the Day: Good wishes

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The more good wishes and kind feelings we have for others, the more our own happiness increases.

Thought of the Day: Cherished Soul

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Greet life with enthusiasm and confidence by constantly maintaining the awareness of how cherished you are.

Thought of the Day: Defeating Bad Habits

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Some bad habits are like tyrants – they crowd the head and heart so strongly that under no circumstances do they wish to move. They have enjoyed their undisputed reign over us and will not depart easily. To defeat them, it’s important to keep practising the silence of introspection and to connect to the Eternal Reservoir of benevolent energy.

Thought of the Day: Spiritual Tolerance

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Tolerance is based on going beyond the superficial things that divide us. It’s the result of turning within and coming to know the Self. If I can deal with my own ego, then my own anger can be resolved. This goes a long way in resolving external issues, too. With my own ego out of the way I will be able to handle anything. Otherwise it’s just the same old thing – you versus me, yours versus mine, etc – intolerance. If I am unselfish and honest in my heart, and am concerned about others’ needs, then I will be full enough to give. ‘I should be understood’ changes to ‘I should understand.’ Not ‘They should change’ but ‘I will give what’s needed’. Patience, peace and maturity develop. Spiritual tolerance cultivates innate wisdom, the kind you can’t get from books.

Thought of the Day: The Influence Of Gossip

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I cannot afford to overlook the influence that other people have on me. there are cases where people quarrel, fight and even commit murder because they are influenced by gossip, influenced by the words of others. To what extent do I check that I am not being influenced by gossip? Negativity in the mind is like poison. Negative thoughts are the seeds of negative actions. It might seem like a simple everyday occurrence – my friends tell me in the strictest confidence that such and such a person is like this and does so-and-so. I listen and accept without question because of the friendship. My attitude and actions now become influenced by my friends words, and I find myself acting and reacting in accordance with the information fed to me. Gossip and guessing bring sorrow, heaviness and distrust. Poison can come in many disguises, but poison is poison whether from an enemy or a friend.

Thought of the Day: Truly Precious

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More valuable than the things we give to each other are the gifts of virtues we pass on quietly to others through our selfless and noble actions. These gifts are truly precious because they are imperishable and they multiply the more we share them.

Thought of the Day: Simplicity

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Simplicity is being comfortable with all the circumstances which shape our lives without worrying or making matters complicated. Simplicity gives birth to inspiration. It is the quality of the very young and of the aged. One who is simple lives from the heart.

FirstGroup’s South West move halted by watchdog

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  FirstGroup’s takeover of the South West Trains franchise in August has fallen foul of the competition watchdog, which fears travellers between London and Exeter will be left with no choice of operator. FirstGroup and MTR won the franchise from Stagecoach this year but the Competition and Markets Authority is concerned that half a million passengers to one of the most remote parts of the UK will now depend on FirstGroup to get to the South West. FirstGroup will be running South West Trains from Waterloo and also operates the other rail route to Exeter from Paddington with Great Western Railway. It has five days to offer a remedy or it will face an “in-depth investigation” that could take months.   One proposal that FirstGroup could make is to agree price caps for the affected lines. The CMA said it had little concern about the vast majority of the rail network that FirstGroup and Hong Kong operator MTR were taking over. However, it feared FirstGroup running ...

Thought of the Day: Exercising the mind keeps it healthy

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Whenever we have negative thoughts, we try to stop them. We know they are not good for us and they drain us of energy, so we try to avoid them or change them. Because we are not always able to succeed in doing so, we begin to accept those kinds of thoughts as part of our lives. I need to get into the habit of exercising my mind in order to keep it healthy. To exercise the mind means creating and stabilizing whatever consciousness is required at that time. That means if I need peace, I can hold on to that thought for however long I want to . This prepares me to deal with difficult times.

Jayden K Smith: Why you should ignore this Facebook hacker hoax

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Contrary to that message, there is no hacker called Jayden K Smith   Credit:  Reuters F acebook users are being duped into circulating a hoax message warning them not to accept friend requests from an account called Jayden K Smith. The message, being sent via Facebook Messenger, warns that the account is a hacker who "has the system connected to your Facebook account". Well-meaning users are sharing the message widely, but as with most viral Facebook posts, the message is a hoax. There is no evidence of any account with the name Jayden K Smith going on sprees of adding users, and even if there were, they would not be able to hack into an account just by becoming a friend. M ass friend requests to unknown users is also against Facebook's terms and conditions regarding spam, so any such account would probably be quickly dealt with. This hasn't stopped the message gaining widespread traction online. It reads: "Please tell all the contacts in your ...

Overground joins Underground on Night Service

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Night Tube services to be extended to cover Overground this year The capital’s 24-hour transport network was expanded again today after it was announced the London Overground will run through the night from December. The East London route will operate all night on Fridays and Saturdays between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction, then extended to Highbury & Islington next year. It means passengers will be able to travel across even wider swathes of the capital 24-hours a day as it will also connect with Canada Water station on the Jubilee line. The Night Tube — which has seen 6.5 million journeys since it began last year — already operates on the Central, Victoria, Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly routes. The extended “orange line” serves a culturally diverse part of the capital including museums, galleries, restaurants, bars and night spots. It will also help those working in East London’s thriving hospitality and service sectors, and those who live in outer zones by red...

Thought of the Day: Determination and Patience

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Determination is the strength that will enable you to pass the barrier of useless thoughts in order to create positive thoughts and to be successful in whatever you wish. It comes from within and its partner is patience. Patience teaches you not to push but rather to wait and appreciate the game of life instead, knowing that nothing remains the same, and everything will change at some point.

Thought of the Day: Self Mastery

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Within each one of us there is a master of the universe. Not the universe out there but the inner universe of our thoughts and feelings, attitudes and actions. Most people realise too late what awaits within and how valuable it is. For too long we allow ourselves to be distracted and bewitched by all that is happening outside. To be the master of your inner world is to be the master of your own destiny. Are you going to be the master or a slave?

Thought of the Day: The Switch

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Let the switch of awareness always remain on and your mood will never go off.

New Premier League kits for season 2017/18 Part One

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Home, away and thirds, see what each Premier League team will be wearing for the new campaign. Arsenal   have unveiled their new home kit for next season in collaboration with Puma. The launch featured both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, who have been linked with moves away due to just one year remaining on both their deals. One slight concern will be a glitch on the Gunners' website, which shows Danny Welbeck and No7 when selecting the player's name on the club's online store. Bournemouth have shown off their new number alongside Umbro for the new season. The Cherries, now an established Premier League outfit, included a promo short film to illustrate their remarkable rise over the last few years. Eddie Howe will be keen to push the club on with big-money signings like Jermain Defoe likely to join. Adam Smith, Simon Francis and Benik Afobe star in the launch. The newly-promoted Seagulls have released their Nike strip. The blue and white s...

7/7 anniversary: Remembering the 52 victims

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52 people were killed and more than 700 injured on July 7, 2005 (Picture: BBC News) PLEASE NOTE: This blog may contain words and images that may cause upset, this is not the publishers fault or of White Wolf Inspirations and Wise Words for You, if you feel the need to talk to someone after reading this, please seek professional help or talk to a loved one. Thank you for understanding... Twelve years ago today, 52 people were murdered and more than 700 injured when four bombs went off during a busy London rush hour. The devastating terror attacks left a mark on the nation as one of the worst terrorist incidents in recent history. Today we remember the 52 victims who died on July 7, 2005. Michael Stanley Brewster, 52 Michael Brewster was a civil engineer and father-of-two from Derbyshire. His main interestes were the design and structure of bridges. Mr Brewster was a keen cyclist who rode 12 miles to work everyday and took part in triathlons to raise money for...