Sources of Inspiration

I am inspired by many things and sometimes nothing at all. I wonder where my inspiration comes from. Sometimes I sit down and the painting paints itself. I am just the assistant. Sometimes I work diligently to arrange and create the flow, and inspiration shows up. At other times, no matter what I do, or how I feel, it is not there. That makes me appreciate it all the more when it is there, noticing when it is not.