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| "Sleeping Muse" at Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Musing...
“The muse is the mystic force, but you are
the master.” ~ A.D. Posey
Charise’s Turn:
This
is the last blog post for 2017, and for Kate and me, a second year of collaborating
on a book based on inquiry into the nature of creativity. When we began, we
didn’t determine a deadline, but rather a timeline (monthly phone calls and
individual assignments). We knew we had an unwieldy task that would require a
great deal of listening―to each other and to muse messages.
Sometimes, in the
midst of such a process, you have to tolerate the “mess” in “messages”. It’s as
if there’s a translation going on, from the nudge of the muse into language
you can grasp. And this process can hit rough spots… overwhelm…and then
breakthroughs! For the mastery to happen, stick to it―whatever your current
creative mess is―you will feel blessed in the end.
"Men talk as if
victory were something fortunate. Work is victory." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Get Fired Up:
What
is your current mess(age) of inspiration? Listen to the muse.
