HOW I AM NURTURING MY INNER MUSE THIS YEAR

At the end of December right before the New Year I got the ‘Rona’ for the first time ever & while I am grateful that it took me so long to get covid, I was surprised at how run down I felt & how burnt out I was by the end of the 2023 year.

Laying in bed I started to feel the aches and pains of not just where my body was fighting off covid but also all the areas where I had ignored my inner rhythms & overextended myself.

Making my inner creative energies – What I refer to as my Inner Muse – the Archetype of the creatrix, the creative essences, the shakti element within us all. . I wanted to take more time to feel and nourish her this year on a deep deep level. As someone who went to school for Art in order to live a creative life – it has been the most challenging for me to actually honor & nurture this energy within myself.

& while yes, I am deeply creative at heart – play hasn’t been in the foreground of my goals or even intentions for myself the last several years.

So when the energies of February came around & I began to get the whispers from my inner knowing what I would like to focus on this year, it came in loud & clear to get working with & consciously nurture my inner muses energy.

After journaling a bit to see what I really needed – I am a big picture to little picture kinda person.. I came up with 3 things that I will create habits around to work with the energies of my inner muse

1. I needed to refine & get back to a morning routine that actually was nourishing – this meant back to my breathwork practice, switching out coffee for tea, & giving myself space to just gather my thoughts & journal so I start my day grounded & not in fight or flight.
2. Start a new sketchbook to get back to creating my Art.. So I have always kept a sketchbook on & off- my art has always found it’s way through multiple mediums of drawing/ doodles & writing but several years ago I stopped completely & haven’t considered keeping one since. I bought a tiny handheld one that will allow me to bring it mostly everywhere but also allows me to easily & quickly fill the pages .. which leads to creating more art & thus making it a weekly or bi weekly habit. I also have started to do little house projects like baking or having date night be something simple & creative to infuse more of that energy in my daily life.
3. Focus more of my energy on ME.. Holding stronger boundaries has been a huge theme in my life over the last 5-7 years. With time it has gotten easier- but being an Energy Projector who is highly sensitive has made it hard to allow myself to focus solely on myself without overextending. Holding stronger boundaries which allows my energy to remain within me, means saying no to helping family members or others if I am overextended. Flower Essences like motherwort, yarrow, & angelica have been immensely helpful & they are part of my everyday routines + rituals.

So that’s it .. maybe in a few moons it will change or transform- part of my intentions for myself this year are to welcome & allow that fluidity into my life which is also part of nourishing my inner muse.. to let the wisdom of life itself to move through me & to step more deeply into that feminine dance of life.

Share with me what does the inner muse archetype look like for you? What intentions did you make for yourself this year?

With gratitude,

Madeline