Dealing with a frustrated Muse

Dealing with a frustrated muse is trying at times. A Muse normally
refers to one of the nine Greek goddess' of the arts and sciences. For
me, A Muse is my wife. A wonderfully gifted artist and all around
beautiful person, both physically and mentally. She is a red-headed
Scottish Aries. Needless to say she can have a bit of a temper. This
temper not only deals with anger, but also deals with frustration and
sometimes that leads to a depression of sorts. She doesn't think she is
beautiful, she doubts her artistic talents, and she doesn't think her
life "stacks up".

People don't generally go around telling others how beautiful they
are unless they are trying to win them over or get them to go out with
you. So since no one else is telling my wife how beautiful she is, she
thinks she isn't. Oh, and she thinks I am biased on her looks and her
artwork. So how do I convince her otherwise? Yeah, thats the hard
part. I try, but I don't seem to get anywhere. Sometimes, she does get
complimented on her work, but of course "thats just one person".

Now, the really frustrating part is when she gets
upset/frustrated/depressed she tries to think of any and everything she
can do to "get ahead". A Muse (her inner muse) doesn't work under this
pressure. Anything she tries artistically at this point only frustrates
her more. So I have to try to figure something out that can help her
get past this moment and start enjoying life so the muse (the inner one)
will start being creative and flowing again. This sometimes takes a
while. It does happen.

Just a few wolfish thoughts.