A LITTLE REMINDER FROM MUSEologies

Mnemosyne The Goddess of Memory
Mother of the Muses
MNEMONICS: The art or system of memory.

WHAT IS A MUSE?
The Spirit or Power that inspires.
The Spirit or Power that ignites.
Imagination!
Creativity!
Art!

MUSE (noun): ologies (The Study of…)

From the French Muse From the Latin Musa From the Greek Mousa

MUSEUM means: Temple of The Muses.

MUSIC means: Art of The Muses.

Historically, the Muses have a dual origin in both Greek and Roman mythology. However, the Roman worship of Muses was borrowed from the Greeks. They were distinguished as nine goddesses; each goddess ruling over a specific Art or Science. In Greek mythology they were the daughters of Zeus, King of the Gods. Their mother, the Goddess of Memory, has a name almost impossible to pronounce or remember...Mnemosyne. In Roman mythology, the Muses were the daughters of Jupiter, the King of their Gods. The Greeks believed the Muses lived on Mount Olympus with their leader, the God Apollo. Apollo and the Muses were ageless and remained eternally beautiful. They also possessed the rare gifts of being able to see into the Future as well as banish all sorrow and grief. Any one or all of the Muses could be summoned for assistance at any time. It has been documented that many early Greek artists and writers called upon the Muses for inspiration before beginning their work. We would be well served to follow their example and tap into the power of these timeless, eternal Muses; requesting their support to inspire and ignite our Creative Brilliance!

That’s one of the Great Secrets of MUSEologies…

We are all Muses to someone…

Some where…Some time…

When we least expect it

AND

We may be wholly unaware of our influence.

Taking irresistible creative license,

we decided to expand the definition of MUSE to include:

Persons of any age

(alive or dead)

Animals, Birds, Fish, Insects…
Have you ever watched a dragonfly dance with a firefly?

Have you noticed how your dog or cat KNOWS when you need love?

Trees, Flowers, Plants…
Inhale deeply of a Hawaiian tuberose…does that not inspire?

Spirit-Guides, Angels and the God of your choice

Philosophers, Shamans, Healers, Inventors,

Artists, Teachers, Writers,

Filmmakers, Actors, Athletes

Places…

The Sea, The Mountains, The Desert, The City,

The Country, A Tropical Island

Objects…

A Rock, A Feather, A Seashell,

A Painting, A Sculpture, A Book, A piece of Jewelry,

A Car, A Building, A Monument

A hammock under a 100 year old Oak tree

Dripping with Spanish moss

Experiences…

The Sunrise, Sunset, Friendship, A Great Love…

Start looking and you will discover Muses all around you.

Engage all your senses.

Inhale Deeply, Feel, Taste, Listen, See.

You will begin to recognize

A vibrational resonance of energetic power

That inspires and ignites your Soul Magnificence.

It’s there.

We ALL have the ability to infuse ourselves with it.

Membership in MUSEologies is NOT exclusive.

Strap yourself in.

Muse Power is the ride of a lifetime!!

A RED DOT DAY!

ClusterMaps for MUSEologies
20 August 2007 to 20 August 2008

One year ago today, MUSEologies installed
ClusterMaps on this site.
Our Studio was curious.
We had absolutely no idea how many people
Would ‘click-on’ to MUSEologies.

We have to admit that
As fledging dot-lings
We were optimistically hopeful.
500 hits a month would
‘Make Our Day’
That translates into 6000 hits per year.

WE ARE TRULY HUMBLED THAT
MUSEologies
SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDED THIS HOPEFUL EXPECTATION

FROM 20 August 2007 to 20 August 2008
MUSEologies received
(Drum Roll Please)
10,162 RED DOTS!

In the larger cyber-scheme of things,
We are microscopic dot-ages.
But it only takes one dot,
To tell another dot,
Who shares with one more dot.

IN EVERY LANGUAGE WE SAY,
‘THANK YOU’

YOUR SUPPORT
LEAVES US
MORE INSPIRED
THAN WE WERE BEFORE!

A 'THANK YOU' TO OUR LITTLEST PINKIES

Photography: Katrine Naleid
From: Marcel Schurman


CONSIDER RESETTING YOUR PREFERENCES
From a Martha Beck article, Why Can’t Life Be Like Tivo

“…The act of “giving thanks” programs your mind-DVR to record moments of grace and good fortune rather than pain and disappointment…think of any positive event, no matter how small, connected with that topic and compose a short thank-you for that experience."

"For instance, Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh suggests
that you actively thank your littlest toe

for its years of uncomplaining service.
Thank the only dollar in your bank account, the single admirable thing about your boss, the one piece of good luck you have today. This process shifts your search function away from despair to focus on well-being. And I’ve found that scanning for small blessings, quickly tends to attract large ones…”

BANISH THAT NASTY LITTLE PECKER OF DOUBT

EXPRESSIONS from Hallmark Comedy Club Series

How would you feel if you had no fear?
FEEL LIKE THAT.

How would you behave toward other people
If you realized their powerlessness to hurt you?
BEHAVE LIKE THAT.

How would you react to so-called misfortune
If you saw its inability to bother you?
REACT LIKE THAT.

How would you think toward yourself
If you knew you were really all right?
THINK LIKE THAT.

Vernon Howard
Author and Philosopher

FULL MOON OF WISDOM

Moon Rising by Royce ©
St. Augustine Beach


HOW BRIGHT THE FULL MOON OF WISDOM.
TRULY, IS ANYTHING MISSING?
NIRVANA IS RIGHT HERE,
BEFORE OUR EYES.

-THE BUDDHA-

THE HERO IN YOUR SOUL

Fire Dancer on the Beach
Samed Island, Thailand
Artist: Gavriel Jecan

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INSPIRATIONAL, FINISH STRONG MOVIE.

DO NOT LET YOUR FIRE GO OUT,
SPARK BY IRREPLACEABLE SPARK,
IN THE HOPELESS SWAMPS OF THE APPROXIMATE,
THE NOT-QUITE, THE NOT-YET, THE NOT-AT-ALL.

DO NOT LET THE HERO IN YOUR SOUL PERISH,
IN LONELY FRUSTRATION FOR THE LIFE YOU DESERVED,
BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REACH.
CHECK YOUR ROAD AND THE NATURE OF YOUR BATTLE.

THE WORLD YOU DESIRED CAN BE WON.
IT EXISTS.
IT IS REAL.
IT IS POSSIBLE.
IT IS YOURS.

AYN RAND
Russian-born American Writer

REMEDY 101: REST. REST. REST.

RELAXING IN A HAMMOCK

ARTIST: STACY GOLD

“…THE LIVE OAK LISTENS
VEILS OF SPANISH MOSS GLISTEN
THE HAMMOCK ROCKS
NO SHOES
NO SOCKS…”

From Sultry Summer Sunday by Royce

AND REMEMBER...LET GO

LET YOUR LIFE BE A GREAT ADVENTURE

ACT AS IF
YOU CAN SOLVE ANY PROBLEM YOU ENCOUNTER
HAVE FUN

GO TOWARD WHAT ENERGIZES YOU
LAUGH OUT LOUD
FEEL OVERWHELMED WITH GENUINE GRATITUDE
EMBRACE SOLITUDE AND QUITE THE MIND
BE FASCINATED BY WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING EVERY DAY
KNOW HOW COOL YOUR IDEAS ARE
DO THINGS YOU LOVED DOING AS A CHILD

MAKE UP YOUR OWN RULES
WHEN THE ONES THERE DON’T APPLY
TO YOUR SPLENDID UNIQUENESS

CHANNEL YOUR DARK SIDE
INTO WORKS OF ART, WRITING, DANCE OR SONG

BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
COMPLETELY RELAXED AROUND OTHER PEOPLE
BE RELAXED AROUND YOU
LET GO
YES,
JUST LET GO EVERY NOW AND THEN…
LET THE CURRENT CRADLE YOU
DO WHAT YOU WANT EVEN IF IT’S SCARY

ALWAYS KNOW THAT
WHEN YOU PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR INNER GUIDES,
THE ONES SPEAKING FROM YOUR HIGHER INSPIRATIONS,
YOU WILL BE EFFORTLESSLY AND DIVINELY
LED TO THE LIFE THAT GLORIOUSLY AWAITS YOU

KNOW THAT IT REALLY IS TRUE.

JILL BADONSKY

A POWERFUL, POWERFUL CONCEPT

“Among their experiments, the Nazis determined to discover how fast people would starve given inadequate diets. They provided inmates with as few as 300 calories per day. In one camp, most of the inmates died on this diet, but one small camp had many survivors. When camps were liberated, the leader of the group was asked why he thought his fellow inmates survived. He said,

“Each day with our meager meal, we gathered together and talked about the most wonderful meals we had ever had and the wonderful meals we might have again, in the future.”

-Robert Ornstein and Richard Thompson-
THE AMAZING BRAIN

FOR ALL YOU WRITERS OUT THERE

“When I face the desolate impossibility

of writing 500 pages,

a sick sense of failure falls on me,

and I know I can never do it.

Then gradually,

I write one page and then another.

One day’s work is all

that I can permit myself to contemplate.”

-John Steinbeck-

ONE SMALL TRIVIAL STEP AT A TIME

Footprints in the Sand

North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

Photo by Ann Cecil

"In the journey of life, there is no magic carpet. We must walk on our own two feet, one step at a time. It may seem impossible to cover great distances using this slow and deliberate method. You may begin to believe that you will never achieve anything great at such a pace…yet you must remain patient.

The accumulation of your small steps has a compounding effect. Daily, tedious effort produces little victories that urge you on to even greater efforts. These increased efforts also bring greater results, and the compounding effect can raise you up to incredible heights if you simply keep going. In our personal lives or in managing a business,


ONE STEP AT A TIME
IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE. "
-Kazuo Inamori-

MUSEologies poses the question:

What

SMALL (it MUST be small),

TRIVIAL (it MUST be trivial)

Step

Can you take TODAY

That may improve the quality of your life?

BY NO MEANS A WASTE OF TIME

Photo by: PERENNIALS OUTDOOR FABRICS


To lie all afternoon on a chaise
Under a canopy of trees
On an August afternoon
Listening to the soft gurgling sound of an ancient fountain
Or watching a pair of wild doves
As clouds float across the sky
Is by no means a waste of time

-Royce-

INSPIRING CUSTOMER SERVICE

Photo by: John Lund

THE BLUE CAT PHILOSOPHY
An Unexpected Philosophical Pleasure
From THE BLUE CAT
Included with every purchase
An unusual, must-see shop for all cat and dog lovers
Clinton Square Market

Key West

Promise yourself to be so strong
That nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To Talk Health, Happiness and Prosperity
To every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything
And make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best,
To work only for the best,
And expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic
About the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
And press on to the greater achievements of the Future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times,
And give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself,
That you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry,
Too noble for anger,
Too strong for fear,
And too happy to permit the presence of trouble.