economic v. psychological needs...

'The Great Australian Stupor' (1971) - Ronald Conway

Page 6: 'The last 250 years have seen an ever-mounting emphasis on the external and economic needs of Western man as against his internal psychological needs.' pic.twitter.com/0B1LCiFw6b

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 21, 2021

kissing a book...

'I found that kissing a book was like hugging a tree. It made me feel better.'
-'Secret Scribbled Notebooks', Joanne Horniman

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 11, 2021

a soft moment...

It's always worth pausing to absorb a soft moment... https://t.co/atO75qrzV4

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 17, 2021

digitising a book...

manual scanning
teaming
technology and
human
values #tanka https://t.co/wRw9It2dVc

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

another rainy reading day...

another rainy
reading day
happiness
wrapped in
raindrops #tanka pic.twitter.com/YNGpMV58i2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 5, 2021

my book title?...

The Cleansed Coaster of Guthega is my next block buster...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 28, 2020

NOTE: The cleansing refers to the fact I ousted many clothes that don't fit this morning...too big...That morphed into a significant donation to the Salvos...Guthega is my lingering connection with 'From Snow to Ash' - Anthony Sharwood...I'll never forget how he used this name of an Aussie town to express his passions from time to time...

 

Veggie day becomes Reading Day...

PASSING THOUGHT: Veggie Day's metamorphosed into Reading Day...'From Snow to Ash'-Anthony Sharwood. It documents a soul-searching, solo, survival trek along the Australian Alps Walking Track, from Gippsland Victoria to Canberra's outskirts.
'Walking is a workout for the senses.' pic.twitter.com/Dy6HMHx9FB

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 17, 2020

today's agenda...

Little planned for me today...Exhausted post report writing + 2021 curriculum writing...(more to do this week on the latter)...+ It's very windy outside...Vegging's on the agenda = a book and a custard donut...(after just a tad more Twitter scrolling + Dan's presser of course)...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 5, 2020

a little furball, a book, a page + writing...

Adore the quote... + adore Christine Ellger's image. I relate closely to both... https://t.co/zS1LMFXCDm

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 23, 2020

Sunday temptations...

PASSING THOUGHT: So much to do today...But cold grey morning light outside with a hint of cold rain seems to be suggesting that I just snuggle into a lounge chair and read more of 'Sarum'... I just could be tempted... pic.twitter.com/DwM2UEhsqp

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 15, 2020

book a date with the universe...

A book is the home for minds to play, to reach out... to anyone... https://t.co/Phxy7QgRUa

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 27, 2020

My new self these days is rapidly becoming the old self I loved...the one who rejoiced in the world of books...In recent years...for many years, actually... I used the excuse of  'no time'...now, that excuse has evaporated...I am reading quite voraciously...books, articles, poems, comments... any collection of words... It's inspiring...In some strange way, reading connects with the universe... and sometimes, if you are open...the universe gives you answers that may have been elusive for a long, long time...

In my sleep, I still go walking in Tasmania...

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) June 27, 2020

a world within worlds...

a world
within worlds
life evolves
within books
home for the soul #tanka https://t.co/FQIy2yIurl

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 26, 2020

Books are far more than an escape...An escape implies running from... But rather, books are a running to... satisfying a yearning to know and feel and understand... a running to the deep mysteries of life...

ANOTHER NOTE TO SELF: I think it's time to read The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth von Arnim

in praise of books...

books may be shelved
but they are always
open to a visit... https://t.co/vaAgDAlI3I pic.twitter.com/kwwipZdmw0

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 20, 2020

global leaders for global citizens...

An absolutely hoot of a book read by two lovers of words and kids - immensely enjoyable - I WANT this book! By the way, the Chicago Public Library offers more celebrities reading with a new treat every day - yahoo! https://t.co/DCzzICjKHl

— National Centre ACL (@NatCentAusChLit) May 15, 2020