wow, well, they say that you shall start new things and new projects on the most likeliest of days as the New Moon. Presenting itself to be a powerful magnetic source within the universe. It is today, unlike any other day, that I sit at my laptop and contemplate the day that has completed itself. I actually start the day like this too. Different things, different times. The review of my life in the last 60 days presents profoundness that can only be explained through the vastness of the unknowns in life. How can I say - !@#$%^& weird?!!! It has now been truly....78 days. My God, where do I even start? This eblogging to say the least puts me out there so much it's scary. My journal has been my journal for my reading and not for everyone else to experience and feel. Although I am being propelled to reach out now because of my newfound relationship with myself that I am to share. How can I say all these things and allow myself the humility and vulnerability it presents to my very core of myself? It is scary and sacred at the same time!! These very words...a part of a new line of cards that "presented" itself after discovering the very words to define what the Universe had already placed in front of me. See, I get these names and words and messages that don't make sense until the right time comes. What I am talking about is the names of the card lines that I am supposed to make happen. The names were all in place last year, but there really wan't anything to put in their place, their definition, their sanctity on this earth.....until now. These names are a huge profoundness that came to be...Because for some reason that is the "feeling" I get. Alrighty, you want to know the names.

Well, first off, my name is elaine MARK. Howyadoin'? My business is eclipse wireworks. My tradeMARK is my WORKS of HEART - these 1" heart minimark/paperclips I invented in 1999 before the Asian market took it and flew with it. (more on that later, when I can figure out how to add html links) I am still proud to say that I believe that there is no copying works of heart, for they exude much more than what it is seen for. My miniMARKs are MY babies!! They are mini book marks that were created from my passions of creativity. My passions has been creating jewelry and the other side of me is reading. Tons and tons of reading (well, to say the least unless I am totally distracted with life, it decreases). Well, here it is though. For the last 5 years this passion of mine has overtaken me and keeps going to this day because for some odd reason, my relentless stubbornness of not wanting to work for others has kept me quite challenged. I have gone through wearing the many hats and experienced the pits and downfalls and highs and ecstatcy that all entrepreneurs go through. I probably have yet to experience oh so much more. How exciting!! Yeah! Don't get disillusioned with the fantasy of it all. There is more work involved, but when you throw the passion in there, there is nothing quite like it!! It's shown me who I am and makes me learn really...about me in the end. Whether I like it or not, this is a part of me that makes me earn my MARK in the world. By the way, if you haven't noticed...I have and will continue to "extort" my name for the purposes of the higher good and in what I do. Yeah, that's right I should get to that - what I do.

I am a designer of sorts - creating, designing and producing original wire handsculpted objets of desire. miniMARKs, bookMARKs, magnetMARKs, placecardMARKers, and a new line of greeting cards that exemplify my new path in life. Well, it isn't new. It's newly honed to bring the names its course in life. They (the line of cards) have been with me for some time, but everything just pulled together as of the last ...76 days! The card line - LIVE LIFE reMARKable cards - simply, truly, purely & uniquely. Simply - simple words, simple meanings, simple abundance; Truly - trueness invokes and emits a powerful metamorphosis in life; Purely - spiritual abundance comes from universal and unconditional love; Uniquely - being reMARKable means being unique in all ways - making it yours with cards that have YOUR EMpowering and unique mantra in life. The whole card line all have a reMARKable miniMARK on them. The use of a miniMARK has much more in it because of the cause. I believe that knowledge is power, that reading is important to gain that, that journaling is important to our understanding of ourselves and our growth, and that having a daytimer is important to scheduling our lives to reflect that growth we are to gain. In essence, use a miniMARK to MARK your path in life - reading, journaling, scheduling, and creating. Creating being the essence of our spirit, as creativity begs to be emitted within ourselves, it's what makes us the more balanced person that we should be. (wow, this is deep!!) they are just wire things for g-dsakes! :-0 :-)

What can I say? I am presently at a loss for words because there is so much to tell and so much to share that it all begs to be written. I found that writing has been part of my next "calling" per so. For now I see that card lines and I see this eblogging (today) as being the next step. There is a book that I am presently writing. (really, elaine, where is it?) It's been in the back of my mind. Remember what I said about "knowing" the names of things to come, but have yet to distinguish exactly what they hold for me? Well, this is one of them. That name of the book I have in my head and will encompass my culture, my gender in this culture and its history, it'll include my geneology, my life being born here in Canada and it's myriad of growth spurts as a Chinese Canadian can only encounter in Saskatchewan (yep, you got that right - good old potash industry city of Saskatoon). The book will also contain exerpts from family members, recipes of old that were brought here from Asia and modified for us, wow what else, because you know, this is going to either haunt me later down the road or make me proud - this display of utter confidence in writing this so-called book. Yes, I hear my Uncle Rocky above saying "yes" it is what I need to do. OK OK. Later, though.

Oh, hey, yeah! You're asking what happened in the last 76 days?? My boyfriend broke up with me. Please say it was because of that big zit I had on my ass for the longest time. ugh, no. All I can say is that, truly, it was meant to happen. I truly, believe that. Wow, truths can bring out such authentication of self! You will find that I will speak more about my spirituality as it happens that my growth spurt in this area is only spurted from moments like what has happened and propels me to venture forth with utter disbelief and fear to find out more about myself and what I am made of and why love doesn't work for me like it does for most of my girlfriends, parents and grandparents.

What I have discovered about myself and my spirituality over the last 36 years of my life is that how profound, scary and exciting it all is in a single breath! Maybe this is where I start writing my book. Wait, if I did that then you won't buy the book when it comes out!! Oh gee. Wait, you will because all the family recipes will be in there!! alright, that is totally worth it!! Where was I? Spiritual growth in the most opportune times!! Most opportune time? Really, when is it a good time? When is it a good time to have bad things happen to good people? It just comes, because there is much to learn my little one. My spiritual guides have been with me since I was born. I don't think I discovered them until I was about 19. Freaked out of my chair as i was channelled information to soothe my disillusioned soul - sitting at the typewriter at my dad's office. I was going through a bout of depression not knowing who I was and what I was supposed to be doing with my life. I sat at the typewriter, not knowing for whatever reason why I was just there. These feelings overwhelmed me and I started to just typing out the "thoughts" that were coming to me. Can you say major freaky to actually type and see what it is that exactly comes out from your thought waves and have it written to you as if "they" were speaking to you? Yeah!! Scary!! My guides spoke of me not worrying for there held great promise in my future and that where I was right nowm, in that space of time, that I was alright and things would occur that would and could scare me, exhilirate me, freak me out (like then) and push me towards where I needed to go. After typing that letter out to myself - I sat there dumbfounded and scared, fearful that "ghosts" were around me. Yeeee. I looked around as if to see someone there, not wanting to, but just - not knowing. I put that letter into my daytimer and kept it there for some time. I wish I had it now with me to prove to myself that that event occurred. But I know it probably by heart. I may not remember the words, but I do remember the feeling from it - besides the initial freakiness, the peace and serenity it provided me in my time of unknowns shaping itself. Now, thinking upon those times, they were not the first times that I felt a peaceful presence around me. They were there, what I recall, when I was being my creative self at the age of 3 or 4 playing around with paper and pens and scissors and shapes and all kinds of creative tools (why i am doing what i do now) that parlayed a little girl to abandon all aspects of playing outside with her siblings and relish the wonderment placed in front of me. I can truly say that my parents were very happy with this "instant babysitting aspect". I remember the cookies and milk Mom would bring in for me after hours of paper exploration. The amazed smile and tenderness for the mind of a young one to indulge so fastidiously to what was placed in front of her. I grew to gift others with my creativity and will always remember the comments of the recipients who received these. That the heart that went into making these were to be kept with them always. Hey, girlfriend, remember all those drawings you kept of mine that you said will make you "millions" one day? Well, I know that it may not bring a million dollars (never say never) but I know in my heart that I hope they bring a million smiles to faces that receive my "works of heart". For that is what I will always recall when I do the work that I do. That is to "Make my MARK"... for others to do that same thing and "make your MARK...unique exceptional enduring". For that is what I do and what I create for the sake of who I am and what encompasses me.

Can I go and shelter myself now, because I am feeling so shy right now and afraid to publish even this little eblog? Yikes. I have a lot to go if I want to disclose all about me when I write that book. I feel I have so much strength and yet at the same time I can feel so tiny in this big universe. I do know though - that one voice, one person, one vision - can make the vast universe vibrate with you. And with that knowledge, I feel a huge responsibility to not feel afraid of judgement, criticism and/or what other people think of me or what I do. I feel that I serve the greater good by being reMARKable...for that changes the world. So...for all life has to offer, be the change you want to see in the world...make your MARK!! yep, that's my tiny voice with the strength and will to see my little company, with it's big vision ...make it's MARK. OK, this makes life exciting!! Join in and tell me how you are making your MARK in the world!!

elaineMARk signing out for now!! I think. Yeah, tomorrow is another day and more writing.


my name, my initials, my use and extortion of it!! elaineMARK = EM
EMbrace - the you, the gift you have been given. Your body, your mind, your spirit. Wherever you are in this life, right now!!
EMbark - on the things that make you passionate about LIFE. Your list of goals adn deisres that encompass your heart. In there, always remember how it can also help the fellow man.
EMpower - now go do it!! There is nothing to hold you back, except yourself. Dare to be reMARKable. You will amaze yourself!! And while you're at it - you will amaze and impact other's lives! How reMARKable you are!!
It's all about you!! Make the difference...Make your MARK unique exceptional enduring