I'm missing my muse

Before I start this post let me just get this out of the way- when I am referring to a muse I am not referring to a band or thought process I am referring to it in this way (thanks to dictionary.com for the definition, never let it be said that I didn't cite my sources!):

muse- the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.

On to the post!!

I first heard of the idea of a muse in high school, we were studying Shakespeare and he called upon the muse to help him in his writing.  The teacher explained that the muses would come to artists, writers, performers, etc and offer inspiration for their work.  For whatever reason, maybe it's because of my religious background, I really gravitated to this concept that our ideas don't always come from us; that sometimes there is a higher power inspiring us in our work.  Although I do think that a lot of my ideas have come from my own brain there are definitely times where something will pop into my head and I silently thank my muse.  Sometimes I have even felt as if someone or something is speaking to my mind giving me the ideas, courage, strength, or motivation to carry on with my writing.  It's a rather surreal thought process and some might call me crazy for it but I truly believe that sometimes you need that extra help carry on in the creative process.

Well I confess, I haven't written on my book in about 2 weeks.  Ugh right?!  Yes I could blame it on the plethora of activities I've had going on lately but I know it has boiled down to my laziness.  My desire to have time where I can burn, rather than use, my brain cells.  Movies, video games, tv shows, Pinterest, Facebook, all are perpetrators in the loss of good writing time.  Sure everyone is entitled to that time, I'm sure even the greatest of writers took a break once in a while to re-focus, but my re-focus just keeps getting fuzzier and fuzzier.  I need motivation, I need a push, I need focus!!   Shakespeare did it, and although I'll never be as great as Shakespeare, I think I'll steal a trick from his book: my muse please help me! Bring me inspiration, bring me strength, bring me motivation!  Oh and muse, if you're super cool you could bring me an Oreo shake. I realize that might be a tall order for just a spirit, goddess, or power so if there's no icecream-y goodness involved I'm okay with just the other stuff!