I'm well on the way...

PASSING THOUGHT:
I'm well on the way to a frugal life...
And yet I see happiness ahead...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 20, 2022

spirit of nature...

to be happy
is to be
at home with
the spirit
of nature#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 19, 2022

weekend washing grunge...

happiness is
the bliss of
blitzing
the weekend washing grunge
midweek#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 18, 2022

all I am...

happiness is
the art of
being all I am
gracefully
on some days#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 17, 2022

tomorrow's dream...

happiness is
the art of
living
tomorrow's dream
today#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 16, 2022

weaving happiness...

little birds
weaving happiness
through the trees #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 15, 2021

short-term pain...

And riding out short-term pain with long-term happiness in mind is self-care... https://t.co/h9e877lGrP pic.twitter.com/USFM41m2YQ

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

flowers for a friend...

Sent some flowers today to a friend who really is going through a tough time at the moment...Loved the arrangement delivered to her door...So pleased...
I think they have given her a few moments of happiness... pic.twitter.com/bnue3UULfP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 10, 2021

happiness - the music within...

This is what happiness is really all about...It's feeling the music within...and dancing... https://t.co/KM3UNrARiQ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 29, 2020

smile...happiness...

Happiness is to see a wonderful young smile... https://t.co/QVsvqfMd0e

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 19, 2020

what makes us happy...

PASSING THOUGHT: Perhaps this covid event has done us all a favour. It has peeled back our unstable, 'civilised' veneer of what makes us happy, and challenges us to dig deep, to fly high and really know what our happiness should be all about. pic.twitter.com/a2PUcCu8bb

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 18, 2020

I have noticed that a pair of doves visit my world regularly...They like to groom for the day on my verandah railing...That suggests to me that they feel at home here...so comforting...to me... pic.twitter.com/OmN1kKHGRH

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 18, 2020

There has been an outbreak of chalk messages and even poetry on footpaths in Melbourne... Could this be ongoing?
Chalk messages and drawings on streets are bringing hope during the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/HWI9m3qEKH

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 19, 2020

Creativity, imagination and practicality working in tandem...That's progress... Would this have happened without covid?
Laneways set to light city's path to reopening and recovery https://t.co/zi3g7vkXEi

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 19, 2020

happiness in strange places...

PASSING THOUGHT: Happiness may be found in strange places...Remote learning+1st round summative oral scheduled today...(Many students hadn't performed so well in the formative (prep) written task)...I felt nervous...1st speaker - clear,on-topic,v.v.well-prepared...Tears (mine)...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 20, 2020