Socrates wrote that inspired ideas originate with the gods and that the gods inspire us not when we are rational, but when we are at peace with ourselves. Einstein did some of his best thinking while sailing with the wind blowing through his wild hair.
The famous graphic designer Milton Glaser believes that drawing can change your brain and so can the search for the right musical note. It is about paying attention to what we are looking at, what we are experiencing; this is what is most challenging and can be most inspiring.
'I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand' ~ ancient chinese proverb.