The Muses

a mysterious and ever-evolving presence

is multiple and contradictory

adores seeking with curiosity and openness

has a loving relationship with uncertainty

has many expressions including nature, conscience, intuition, insight, and ideas

is both complex and simple, nuanced and subtle

the wellspring of eloquence, brilliance, clarity, and understanding

an energy that makes life feel not only worthwhile but also fulfilling and thrilling

nourishes our dreams and ideas so they may flourish

invites us to have fun and to experience pleasure without guilt or shame

can be sweet and delightful or exhilarating and awe-inspiring

compels us to soften and slow down, but also to seek adventure and to take blissful risks

helps us endure pain and hardship while also seeing past our trauma to reimagine our relationships and our world

whispers to us what could be possible and compels us to take risks

inspires the devotion of an ingenue and the conviction of a visionary

inspires the audacity to trust the process and feel instilled with hope when our values and freedoms are taken for granted, or taken away

never complacent or complicit, does not dismiss or fail to resist the real challenges of life

resistance that creates

wholeness

reflects consistency, patterns, and connections

inspires alignment and resonance

provokes awareness and attunement

Reflects nuance and context

continually move toward balance and harmony with resilient energy

a liberating playfulness that comes alive through the disciplines of artistry, design, and composition

inspires and reflects our desires and passions

ignites our imagination and provokes possibilities

feels spacious, luscious, and luxurious yet necessary

a portal through which we may enter into a relationship with the beauty and wonder of uniqueness, contradiction, and incompleteness.

an expansive network of constellations of connections

where we find resonance, belonging, and solidarity

facilitates compassion, collaboration, and cooperation

invites generosity, graciousness, sharing, and TLC (tender loving care)

how we are nurtured and healed

a sense of connection and purpose

allows us to thrive and flourish

something precious to be searched for but never caught or contained

illuminates possibilities

creates a pathway to understand, connect, and contribute

provokes wonder, unknowing, and naivete

transforms through reflection, experience, and dialogue

continuous with no beginning or ending; these are inseparable

moves, flows, becomes, and decays in an infinite cycle intertwined with other processes of transformation

not the goal but the way

desires our partnership to influence its course

with our collective good intentions will respond to others' disparate intentions

slows down and hastens but is never finished

is where continuity and chaos coexist