I think the term is diaphonous, Greg. Definitely inspirational.

The "Care and Feeding" is different than controlling, El Greko. The things I referred to earlier in this thread: listening to music, (and enjoying all creative arts), sharing conversations with friends, playing music together and taking the time for quiet reflection and listening all are part of "feeding" my muse. Many wonderful, creative artists find that discipline and working at their art every day is the most productive way for them to create. I am just the opposite. Sitting down every day to write songs would never work for me. My songwriting is a response to fully living each day, as best I can. I can't "control" the creative process. But, I can respond to it, work with it, and be a co-creator. I just don't seem to have the ability to make it happen on my own.

Jerry