There wasn't much inspiration involved in my starting camping. My dad liked camping all the time and I went with him when I was growing up. Sometimes at a campground, sometime just packing a bunch of stuff and heading off in the woods around the house.
As I got older I made friends that had the same interest. So we would go almost every weekend during the summer during our breaks from school. We even built a log cabin back in a nice little sheltered hollow.
Since that time, however, I haven't had much inspiration. Just the occasional trip maybe once a year, sometimes not that often. I still like it, but it's just not the same. Mostly I just let my health go, I'm too obese to be able to enjoy it now. My back hurts so bad when I try to sleep on the ground that I can't sleep. Tried different options with air pads, cots, etc. and nothing is tolerable.
If I could find the motivation to drop the weight I'm sure I'd be able to start enjoying camping again.