How Do You Control Your “Muse”

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It used to be, my writing muse (inspiration) showed up in the morning. I’d sit down at the computer, and the ideas and words would just flow. Lately, however, she’s been showing up soon after I go to bed. Of course, it’s not smart to let all the words disappear while sleeping, so I write them down. I’ve found the more I do this, the more often it happens, and the later I’m staying awake. That’s really not wise. Our bodies do better with a set bedtime and number of hours of sleep. Last night was a perfect example. Just as I was about ready to drop off, at about 10:30 p.m., a light bulb turned on in my mind. The agenda for the entire half-day conference I plan on conducting to teach school personnel how to use my new book, Free College: Awareness appeared. One page turned into two, two turned into six and 10:30 p.m. turned into 2:00 a.m. Although it’s fabulous to have all of this done, it just needs fleshing out some; I only had five hours of sleep last night. I hoped to sleep in this morning, but people driving by my bedroom window on their way to work made that impossible. I do think I know why this has been going on now. I’m keeping myself too busy during the daytime hours. I’m doing so much that my mind is occupied nonstop. Then, in the evening, I’m texting my sister and watching a little television. I’ve learned to avoid exciting shows before bed time; I save them for daytime viewing. Still, my mind doesn’t really have a quiet moment during the day. Here’s my idea on how to reverse this trend. I’m going to schedule some time in the day to just sit and think. No, I don’t believe this will actually be meditation, because my goal isn’t mental stillness. It’s allowing the muse some space to speak up before bed time. Do you give yourself time to think during the day?