listen to Mandela...

NOTE TO SELF: Keep this in mind as moving day draws closer...
Perhaps the scars may still be there, but there is no advantage, no 'new life' in letting those wounds fester... https://t.co/SUxk2ppR8T

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

my 2022...the game plan...

PASSING THOUGHT: Today's active covid data for Victoria+NSW is both tragic+devastating...
Note to Self - Toughen up your hope, kid for 2022...You are going to need it...
But more importantly, do what you must do to keep the dreams alive + always be kind to others along the way... pic.twitter.com/CJi4W4Alf3

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

productivity and existence...

NOTE TO SELF: 'You don't need to justify your existence in terms of productivity. Rest is an essential part of survival...'
- Just love this... https://t.co/uKx9eP49Fa

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 16, 2021

not procrastination but...

NOTE TO SELF: OK...So you're feeling flat in this lockdown 4. Hopes of catching up on marking while in remote learning have utterly dissipated. Just can't face it. How about early tomorrow morning, mark 5 papers...go outside+ watch the birds...then do another 5. Ease in... 🙏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 1, 2021

'deaf' road blocks...

NOTE TO SELF: Don't be shaken by those who deliberately misunderstand you. For some reason, they must elevate themselves by downgrading you. Above all, don't enter into a distressing argument with their 'deaf' roadblocks...Know your truth...Silently, determinedly, keep walking...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 14, 2021

wobbly weather...

NOTE TO SELF: It may be wobbly weather today, so dig up some gratitude. I'm grateful for today's call of over-caution rather than under-caution. I'm grateful for power, to hear music. I'm grateful for sea and sky outside my window. I'm grateful for strength to keep walking. pic.twitter.com/wXKeJrMTf7

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 25, 2020

Some days, the emotional struggles can be harder...A little bit of challenging news, and somehow, the pile- up of dark emotions rises significantly...The logic is elusive...as is the core reason...It's like an accumulation of growing questions, growing fears of the world outside...and growing urges to hibernate long beyond winter dimensions...Sleep patterns are fractured...Common sense seems not so common...Procrastination is on a wild spree of madness...In those times, it's best to call on another self...the one who seems immovable, unshakeable, surreal...the one who holds the reins...and humbly ask that one for a sign...of a better universe...

Daniel Andrews says it's "not safe" to ease VIC rules today - but says the November 1 timetable to relax restrictions is still on track, and hopes to make some announcements as early as Tuesday#auspol @TheNewDailyAu https://t.co/f19mLoodet

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) October 25, 2020

Good on #DanielAndrews for keeping the strategy cautious. its infinitely better to open up when you know what cases are around then with potential unknowns. The virus dgaf about how bored you are of lockdown.

— Kieran (@CautiousKieran) October 25, 2020

Daniel Andrews says it's "not safe" to ease VIC rules today - but says the November 1 timetable to relax restrictions is still on track, and hopes to make some announcements as early as Tuesday#auspol @TheNewDailyAu https://t.co/f19mLoodet

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) October 25, 2020

I like many am upset at postponed easing today. But from a medical/pandemic point of view, it’s the correct decision.

Yes there’s ongoing issues with contact tracing, communication, risk of HCW that need fixing.

But sticking to dates, not data, is dangerous.#AusPol #SpringSt

— Dr Peter Morris 😷 (@drpete00) October 25, 2020

Sweden is currently at 11k cases with some days bringing in over 1k new cases per day. Sweden has a similar population density as inner Melbourne. Sweden has 58 deaths per 100k to Australia's 3.6 per 100k. #DanielAndrews #IStandWithDan

— Naviques (@Naviquel) October 25, 2020

procrastination is a tempting heaven...

NOTE TO SELF: Procrastination may be a tempting heaven in the short term, but, in the long-term, it may be the short cut to hell - delayed but inevitable. pic.twitter.com/3PzFAnd7Y4

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 24, 2020

get a grip? maybe...

NOTE TO SELF: Get a grip...Don't explode about no encouragement/praise from the Aussie PM to Vic's premier +/or Victorians. Especially don't explode about Greg Hunt, who happens to be Victorian + comes from my Mornington Peninsula who also refrains from said encouragement/praise.

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 18, 2020

So tempted to say/explode more...so tempted...

It's Greg Hunt who really disappoints...Started out so popular on the Mornington Peninsula...We, on the Mornington Peninsula, thought he was different...He's been in the House of Reps since 2001, representing Flinders here...We thought he sensed the people...

But the political party juggernaut has reeled him in...He's another party puppet keen on staying a party puppet in the current federal liberal government...

The signs were there in 2014, when he was Environment Minister...He toted Adani coal mines as not a threat to the Barrier Reef...We murmured and mumbled, with a few outbursts of money v. environment, but the incident seemed to fade away...And now he is Health Minister...But Greg is trained in Law...His only credentials for the health portfolio - his mother was a nurse and his wife is a nurse...Hmmmm...

But the political party juggernaut has reeled him in...He's another party puppet keen on staying a party puppet in the current federal liberal government...  

Was in a good mood until I read Fraudenberg, Khunt and ScoMo’s latest press release undermining Victoria’s public health message again...

— The Artful Bungler (@artfulbungler) October 18, 2020

inner wounded child...

NOTE TO SELF: The inner wounded child is always there...lurking...But beware that you don't allow that child to grow beyond a toddler...It is then you are likely to lose parental control...

Image Source: https://t.co/JZN65j96SZ https://t.co/HzJXRgnjmC pic.twitter.com/OWVCXV6jyV

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 30, 2020

dissolve self-pity...

It's a cold,wet,grey,rainy,Melbourne,Saturday morning..Too easy to slip into negative thoughts...But last night I chatted with a friend+realised...The best way to dissolve self-pity is to help https://t.co/MeOiK49EWu else in need...Magically, self-pity transforms into self-worth. pic.twitter.com/JpzOEKdckL

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 11, 2020

Took this photo of rosellas this morning between rain showers...

The rosella above seemed to be watching over the one below...in a caring kind of way...

These rosellas gave me the idea for this post, following on from, almost validating an experience last night, when I put my own concerns aside and tried to help a friend with family issues...

the day travelled smoothly...

NOTE TO SELF

remember

the day travelled smoothly

till this afternoon

you helped

you encouraged

and many thanks flowed your way

till this afternoon

and then you let a burst of words and questions hurt you

from someone who just did not understand

let it go

it lasted moments

not hours

let it go

hang on to the 

mystique

of your own colours

and remember

most of the day

travelled smoothly