#1. ODD JADE in the Making ☘

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She has been working on my creative self for decades without me even realizing it. She is, nevertheless, my alter ego and is becoming my best friend as opposed to my nemesis. She knows a whole lot more than me. She has some smarts picked out and deliberately delivered in my knee whether I approved or accepted or not.

Her name is Jade. ODD JADE.

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Dear ODD JADE was originally created in despair but completed in wonder.

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Presented to you is ODD JADE in the making. I do hope that you will enjoy the essence of her Being as much as I have while figuring her out.

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#2. ODD JADE Introduction ☘

Presenting ODD JADE to the real world is kinda scary. It is a scary business indeed.

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Nevertheless, I guess that she was ready long before I knew she existed. In her existence, she has been patient enough to give me every chance to grow into my creatively bigger costume. Or is it the fact that me keeping her, ODD JADE, at bay that wore me off, leaving me with no option but to surrender to the flood of Her Creative Self.

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Either way, ODD JADE exists, in flesh and blood. Anyhow, she has been wise enough to grasp the nature of my Being, essence and core. She has patiently awaited until I was emotionally ready to be presented to me. 

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#3. Share my Creative Journey ☘

My dream and vision is to share the creative journey, both the ups and downs, with the rest of the mortal world.

ODD JADE

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Out and About

ODD JADE deals with expressions and feelings that are all related to standing out from the crowd and knowingly being a different persona but that she, nevertheless, is courageously enough exploring her own path and mission in life. I

n doing so, she fundamentally needs to stay true to the nature of who she really is, rather than turning into the version she believes the society wants her to be.

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#4. Passing Souls ☘

I don’t know if it ODD JADE who has figured me out or the fact that I figured her out. Regardless, we seemed to be a good fit the instant I stopped chasing the rat race and allowed myself to simply hang out with my creative self on May 2nd 2021 on my 41st birthday.

She was presented to me in the hundreds of hundreds of passing souls that I have stumbled upon when embarking untouched grounds throughout my life, even as a little girl. This has been a regular occurrence throughout my whole life and something I, wrongly, assumed happens to every one of us.

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She was presented through other Creative Beings. She was presented in various forms, layers and settings, that I to this day acknowledge as the art of BESTOWAL. However, I had no name to it all. This is the reason when sharing my art has bounced right back to me on a numerous occasions.

For some inexplicable reasons, that I still do to this day cannot grasp the nature of, creativity has found a way to communicate through me. I have no idea why and I still don’t have a proper answer to this day.

It was not until I stopped dwelling and stopped trying to figure out a logical foundation to back it up with, that I stopped pushing and started pulling.

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But I understand this much, by now, that creativity is bigger than me. It is bigger than you and me together. It is bigger than all of us. It is all about the collective collaboration collided by previous creators, current creatives and future creations. 

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#5. Name Birth of ODD JADE ☘

Precisely 40 years ago, a little girl, with dark brown eyes and black hair, flew across the whole world all the way from South Korea 🇰🇷 to Sweden.

Born in Korea, spending her first two years at an orphanage, she was finally carefully chosen by her family.

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My Mum, my Dad and my sister went to the airport to pick me up. They named me Viveka Hansson and they kept my Korean name as my middle name. Jae Ok.

I was named Gong Jae Ok at the orphanage. Gong is my last name and has Chinese origin. Jae Ok is my surname. Jae Ok means Talented Jade. And with me being the ODD BALL in every room and all, the name of my creative self became evident. ODD JADE.

The profile picture is of me, in the flesh, on my very first photo exhibition that I pulled off from the depths of my soul. September 23rd 2016.

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What I didn’t know, at the time, is that I became pregnant with my precious little daughter. Her middle name is Mihwa, a Korean name, which translates into a beautiful flower. 

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#6. Chapbook submission ☘

I DID IT! ☘

I SUBMITTED MY FIRST ODD JADE CHAPBOOK EVER to a Chapbook Contest!

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I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED EVERY TINY STEP OF THE PROCESS.

TO BEAR WITNESS AND WATCH MY WORK GROW IS THE TRUEST AND MOST UNEXPECTED AND MOST MEMORABLE THING I HAVE DONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR PULLING THROUGH.

NOW RELAX TIME FOR A VERY LONG TIME AHEAD.

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#7. My Contract with Divinity ☘

☘ This is the very first time that I narrow my wordings down into a chapbook. I, hereby, and solemnly swear to take a vowel to myself.

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☘ I will savor, flavor, relish and enjoy the ride my creative process as much as I can muster.

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☘ I will take as many detours that I possibly can.

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☘ I will intentionally and deliberately slow down, pace down, catch up and be in the moment.

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☘ I will learn, read, write, stumble, fumble, tumble in broad daylight.

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☘ I will expose my scars and I will challenge every fear there is to witness to this day.

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☘ I will have faith and trust divinity.

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☘ I will let divine interventions guide me and let them steer the ship.

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☘ I will take every bit of pain and hold it hostage until there is nothing left but dust, emptiness and nothingness.

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☘ I will take that nothingness and throw it out the window from the yellow brick house where I live.

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☘ I will build castles instead of fences.

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☘ I will remove my defenses and I will replace them with my vulnerability and tenderness.

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☘ I will show the world how to be soft, genuine and authentic in a world that is constantly trying to change who one is.

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☘ I will devour my time.

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☘ I will relish it as if it were the last time here on Earth.

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☘ I will speak to God and even the demons if I have to.

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☘ If it comes to that, I will protect my vulnerabilities as if I held them the last time breathing.

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☘ I will expose every one of the demons that consume me and those around me.

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☘ I will be gentle when I get lost in the woods of words.

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☘ I will fill myself with as much love as I possibly can. Fill it until it pours into the ordinary mundane life and make it worthwhile.

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☘ I will show the world of all its wonders and miracles. I will continue to do so until the beasty beast beats the crap out of my tender and delicate soul. I will continue to do so even when my mortal life is over, when my physical body and vehicle can take it no more. I will transform into wind, earth and fire. I will speak to you through the wind, the rain, the thunder, the tsunami and all other possible communications.

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I am, hereby, under the spell of Divine Wisdom & Divine Interventions ✨️.

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I, hereby, surrender to greater forces & greater goods that are both much stronger than anything else in this world.

I acknowledge the fact that we are all divine & mediums to the unknown.

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I understand that I, now, have a purpose here on Mother Earth and that is to;

• share my spiritual and creative journey with the rest of the mortal world ❣️
• to be the voice to those who still haven’t found theirs yet ❣️

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Lastly, I would like to leave a quote, a quote that has had a major impact and generated breakthroughs after breakthroughs over the past three years. Ever since I opened up the lid to my well of creativity, that is.

I, hereby, quote one of my greatest teachers when it comes to the creative process and opening up unleashed creativity in accordance with sustainability, Anna Viola Lovind. I love you ❤️!

I deeply and completely trust the timing of my work ❣️

I deeply and completely trust the timing of my work ❣️

I deeply and completely trust the timing of my work ❣️

Yours faithfully,

ODD JADE