Musings of a right-hand "man"

Recently, I spent a wonderful evening with a couple I admire tremendously. While I could go on about why they're each worthy of admiration, I'll short-hand it to say that they make a great team. They're both remarkable AND they work well together. Yet, only one of them can be in the limelight at once.

Over and over, in big and small ways, I see evidence of their implicit trust, respect, yielding, attention, intention, space, and creativity. Lots and lots of creativity. These people do not live inside the box. Thank goodness! Noticeably, their whole is greater than the sum of their parts. They feel good to be around and I'm not the only one who feels that way. They are a wave of good energy and getting caught up in that takes me up, not down. I can point to a few of these remarkable teams, but not enough of them. So what's up with the mojo??

They've got what I'm calling "Muse Mojo".

Muse

 /myuz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [myooz]
–noun

1.

Classical Mythology. a. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. b. any goddess presiding over a particular art.

2.	the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.

As implied by these definitions, a muse is a feminine aspect of creativity but that doesn't always mean a female. It's a supporting role (feminine aspect) to someone else in the lead role (masculine aspect). Both are crucial and creative functions. When properly balanced, this makes a really great team capable of creating amazing things. A muse honors and inspires creativity--without ego. It's the creativity and creation that matters, not the creator. To fully accept a muse into your life means that your ego can handle inspiration from outside yourself. Bravo.

If you're fortunate enough to have someone in your life who consistently makes you go "hmmm", who inspires your creativity, who feeds your spirit in a way that enables you to be more well-informed, more visionary, to shine more brightly...

Express your gratitude directly. Honor them for all the ways--big and small--they enable you to leap to ideas and manifestations you might not otherwise reach.

Or, if you're that "right-hand 'man'" to someone else...

Honor yourself for the light-inspired ways you breathe life into originality, something greater than the sum of your own parts.

The modern-day muse. Start noticing where they exist. You might be surprised to find them everywhere. And I'd love to hear about it.