news for the spirit...

And this is all the news that really matters to the spirit...
🙏❤️🙏

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 16, 2020

positive change...

Happy Days ... a sign of moving forward with a smile ... a sign of promise... a sign of stabilising chaos... a sign of constructively willing and working on positive change attracts positive change...That's Victoria...YEAH! https://t.co/zORIRafMBO pic.twitter.com/6QhB1wQIOA

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

walk with wildlife...

Reach out to wildlife... Care for the wildlife...Walk with wildlife...Appreciate their knowledge (and understand that we are not the superior fount of all knowledge)... We humans can only benefit... https://t.co/0PjmhXuWfr

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

mix and match Sunday morning...

mix and match
Sunday morning
listless fragments
of moods
and maybe's #tanka pic.twitter.com/e4yfN89ht8

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

my pre-internet brain...

My pre-internet brain goaded my pre-internet body to walk more... to libraries for research... to feel the excitement of gathering and sorting and prioritising and simply to feel the spirits of those who've researched there before... Mr Google can't offer such excitement... https://t.co/T1llW7Mbok

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

NAIDOC concert 2020...

NAIDOC Concert, at the Powerhouse, Brisbane screened on SBS last night.
BLM slogan was there... BLACK LAUGHS MATTER

Stand Up And Be Counted: Naidoc Concert - November 14, 2020 https://t.co/cFIDAoe6J2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

Secrets of Our Cities: Gold Coast...

SBS - 'Secrets of Our Cities: Gold Coast' Japanese settled in the area, pre+during the Great Depression. But during WWII, some suffered harsh internment in camps. One man speaks of his grandfather: 'He was broken, but he wasn't angry because he wouldn't want it to happen again'. pic.twitter.com/op3KeaIaYl

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

new Australian anthem?...

New Australian anthem?...
Australia, let us all be one, with peace and harmony.
Our precious water, soil + sun, grant life for you and me.
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts to love, respect and share,
And honouring the Dreaming, advance Australia fair...https://t.co/1jd0F3aNcx

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

New lyrics to an old tune

Australians let us stand as one, upon this sacred land

A new day dawns, we’re moving on to trust and understand.

Combine our ancient history and cultures everywhere,

To bond together for all time, advance Australia fair.

With joyful hearts then let us sing, advance Australia fair.

...

Australians let us all be one, with peace and harmony.

Our precious water, soil and sun, grant life for you and me.

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts to love, respect and share,

And honouring the Dreaming, advance Australia fair.

With joyful hearts then let us sing, advance Australia fair.

...

Australians let us strive as one, to work with willing hands.

Our Southern Cross will guide us on, as friends with other lands.

While we embrace tomorrow’s world with courage, truth and care,

And all our actions prove the words, advance Australia fair,

With joyful hearts then let us sing, advance Australia fair.

...

And when this special land of ours is in our children’s care,

From shore to shore forever more, advance Australia fair.

                              With joyful hearts then let us sing, advance . . Australia . . fair. 

Words by Judith Durham

Additional Words by Kutcha Edwards, Lou Bennett, Camilla Cahnce and Bill Hauritz

Based on words by P.D. McCormick (1878)   

dove couple early evening...

Early evening in vague light... and still the dove couple stay close on my verandah railing...They are here most days, and often spend the day somewhere on or near the verandah... together... So cute... pic.twitter.com/gayo2Qnzwc

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

emu in the sky...

Through Our Eyes - Dhinawan 'Emu' In The Sky with Ben Flick. The emu is in the sky about April-May. That indicates the time to collect emu eggs. This is one of 19 stories collected from the Brewarrina, Walgett + Lightning Ridge areas of NSW.https://t.co/jEJ4tep2No via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020