Creativity from without

Many times I have it said " you're the creative type" or " I don't have a creative bone in my body" makeing creativity sound like some kind of genetic trait or hereditary condition, as if your born with the ability to be inspired or creative the same as you were born with brown hair and blue eyes.  I disagree with this definition. I think it is possible for inspiration to come from outside sources such as nature, science, and even media. (Nature being the easiest and most obvious) Once inspired, you have the drive to create whatever it is that will represent your inspiration and the passion that it gives you. After all, passion is the most common side effect of inspiration. Musicians are a great example because they often will be inspired by someone to write a love song. They might be later inspired by the same person to write a sad song about loneliness and deceit.  While the source of inspiration stayed the same, the passion turned from love to hate.  This sets up design to function as the vehicle that delivers your passion from it's point A (inspiration) to point B (audience).  These are not an abstract concept, but a simple illustration of how anyone who is capable of extreme feelings aka (passion), may be influenced by a source from without them aka (inspiration), and use any of the unlimited outlets of expression aka (design).  Living in the digital age where you don't even have to think because you have several devices to think and be creative for you, it is very important that we take the time to look around us, mute our devices, and receive inspiration from where ever it comes from naturally.