Creative impulses

A friend of mine was reminiscing today about a time, years ago, when he felt compelled to draw and paint...and how long it's been since he's felt that.  I can relate to that.  What I miss is being absorbed in working on a piece and the high of succeeding in getting the results I wanted...looking at it and thinking *I* made that happen.  For me, something close to that feeling still can be found in my job, when it's going well and I'm accomplishing things I care about.  But I'd like to come full circle...let go of some of the compulsion to get things done and just let myself focus on something purely creative again...just for the joy of it.