Where do we get inspiration from?

Frances ( pictured) raised the question  in our Writers Group this evening: what inspires us to write? After some discussion we agree to bring to our next meeting some examples in words /photos/video.

Meanwhile Frances told us of her experience doing a zoom workshop on meditation in our local woods.
She was warned that half way through there would be chanting and she would encouraged to join in.

No way, thought Frances, would she stand in the woods chanting .
But when the moment arrived , and now thoroughly chilled out , she thought “ why not”.
She scanned the woods to make sure nobody was around and began chanting.
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Suddenly three heads emerge from  the  long grass. Deer. They watch spellbound.

So, what inspires you? Not necessarily to write, maybe to draw, paint,  make music, sing,cook,dance, garden or do something creative.
What is it in our lives that triggers the magic of creativity?