closing a life chapter...

PASSING THOUGHT: Visited Mornington Cemetery this morning to close a life chapter. We used to go to Balnarring Beach on Good Friday, so I brought the beach to him...3 cuttlefish shells+peace messages...
Not sad. Just relieved that I've cast aside last traces of my bitterness...

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 15, 2022

life stages...

PASSING THOUGHT: 'What do you want to do/be when you grow up?' is becoming a tired, irrelevant question. It's more 'How will you face possible stages in life?'
It now seems that each stage=a separate career path, a separate personal journey.
I don't know factor=a viable factor?

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 27, 2022

blessings in life...

An interesting one for Libra...In exactly 6 weeks from now I am moving from Victoria's Mornington Peninsula to the Riverina in NSW...to start a new life...

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 7, 2022

relief in tangled times...

PASSING THOUGHT: These are tangled times. Instead of feeling hopeless+helpless, I decided more fervently than ever to try to help someone each day. Today I organised a step-by-step visual guide for new teachers navigating our school SEQTA platform.
Everyone (+me) feels better...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 24, 2022

a shredder morning...

PASSING THOUGHT: I have just spent a delightful morning shredding old documents dating back to 2006!!!!
I guess you could call me a hoarder...
Such a relief to throw the groaning, empty old file case in the bin...
There goes my past life and all its headaches...
I hope...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 22, 2022

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

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

packing dilemma...

PASSING THOUGHT: Why did I feel moved to collect so many 'must-have' ornament symbols of my life - from Camden NSW, Tasmania+Melbourne+Mornington Peninsula.
If I move, they need to be packed.
The challenge is, do I need them or are they another Salvos gift?
9:00am decisions...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2022

I too am a book addict...On this move, so so many have gone to Salvos or friends for their children...At least someone is finding further use for them I feel...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2022

I could be a willow...

Lyrical thoughts with so much gritty substance...
I've always imagined, in some alternative life, that I am a tree...a willow...one that loves to share the beauty of water... https://t.co/m4OftNLlhi

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 26, 2022

it is better?...

Interesting comment heard this morning from a passing shopper:
'It is better to be alive and wrong than right and dead.'
I'm not sure on that one. Still thinking.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 14, 2022

Agatha Christie life wisdom...

Encouraging reminder - to respect+prize just being alive...
Very timely for me when I face another round of viciously culling my 'stuff' today...Anything to reduce the number of removal boxes...
I know, finally, I will be relieved...
Just 1 more hour of Twitter scrolling+then... https://t.co/DcRz3QzICP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 12, 2022

living and partly living...

living and
partly living
2021 and 2022
struggle to
co-ordinate #tanka

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

a 2022 wish
take the chains
from my soul
shake them loose
let them fall#tanka

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

you are in control...

NOTE TO SELF:
Put this on loop...
Put this on loop...
Put this on loop...
Put this on loop...
Put this on loop...
Put this on loop... https://t.co/xmbl9i5Jok

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

I don't believe that this statement is completely true in my case...
I have had to learn by trial and error to be strong enough to live it...
(Maybe many trials and errors)...
But yes...My inner strength has multiplied... https://t.co/gvsHR6Lv6k

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

Sending you courage and love. Remember, speak your truth, listen to other people's truth, and don't be committed to the outcome, i.e., be open to whatever happens.❤️💪🏻

— Donna Ward (@donnawardwriter) December 5, 2021

You've healed too hard and leveled up too much to let anyone bring back an older version of you.

— Inner Practitioner (@MindTendencies2) December 2, 2021

stormy weather and stormy life...

The current stormy weather in my world seems to be in synch with my stormy life...
Is this sympathy,
empathy or
'here's another challenge for you'...???? https://t.co/MO442Ru59b

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 2, 2021

Here she comes..again #Melbourneweather https://t.co/gOB4TaxjKx

— ©️AussieYazzie 🇳🇿🇹🇷😷 (@AussieYazz) December 2, 2021

Some vicious cloud rolls, thunder and lightning over Dromana right now...#melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/NRRejIHRY4

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 2, 2021

Another view of the wild weather invasion over Dromana...#melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/sNDsDCrGj1

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 2, 2021

The Dromana sky now seems to be battling a few mood issues after the main wave of storm...#melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/QFjvu4qJtg

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 2, 2021

In this view post main storm over Dromana, it seems a palette of colour awaits the brush of an artist...#melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/mijxfD0N2z

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 2, 2021

Skies over the Dromana Hills have a few more rumbles and groans left after their loud outburst...
And the wind is whipping up a few frenzies too...#melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/wnpFrCpsIj

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 2, 2021

old doors and new...

PASSING THOUGHT: If I had any doubt about retiring early next year, Lady Fortune's paving my new path...Old doors firmly shut...There's no loophole to go back...
New doors ajar, with scary possibilities beyond my control...
A stressful phase in my life, but I must keep walking...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 24, 2021

It was one of those atmospheric days, loaded with grey cloud, shafted with storm threats. I heard scraping, somewhere on the roof. The sound persisted. Every room had the sound on speaker mode.
I wandered - room to room
- and door after door slammed behind me.#microfiction

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 24, 2021

a moving, magical story...

There comes a surprise moment in this Twitter world, when a passing story steps up and quietly reaches out a hand to share and touches you deep inside...
This is one of those very real, very moving, very magical stories...
Follow the thread...
There is beauty here... https://t.co/QcmBK5nzIR

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 23, 2021

it's the little things...

Even the tiniest and simplest of things can have a significant impact on your life, your wellbeing...Priceless...😀💕😀

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 20, 2021

the blare of life...

the blare
of life
often needs
a volume
adjustment#tanka https://t.co/OjOlcgqPGG pic.twitter.com/ijMAFeTupp

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 4, 2021

art profile...

art profile
the poetry that
walks the talk
acts life and
paints songs#tanka pic.twitter.com/dd7cJsnFHp

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 2, 2021

my son was Vergil?...

An intriguing thread...
My son was about 5...Constantly he told me that his real name was Vergil (or Virgil)...not exactly a common name these days...He said he owned a big house in beautiful countryside...The only Vergil I know was a Roman poet (The Aeneid) in Augustus' era... https://t.co/J269MVTDzH

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