i guess this applies to anything artsy but i think if you're actively creating something, it's easier to look at the world around you and take it not just for what it is, but as inspiration, too. i've found that when i go outside, i pay more attention to the sights, smells, sounds (basically all my senses) (excluding taste) (unless i'm eating) and try to put words to it and come up with new ideas. for example, one of my favorite not-that-bad lines i've written for a song was, "the misty air made drops in her hair like pearls on a string," and that's literally just because i saw it happen and worked with that visual info in my mind lol. so i think looking back on memories that inspired lines like that does make life a lot more whimsical :D
