Today as I scrolled my Instagram I saw this quote:

"No {wo}man was ever great by imitation" -Samuel Johnson

It stopped me because I have an "I can do that" spirit, which when you boil it down, is just copying someone else. I often wrestle with making real art that isn’t just imitation. 

I think there is a connection between the above quote and another one:

"Comparison is the thief of joy" -Theodore Roosevelt 

So my goal moving forward is to not imitate or compare myself to anyone else and find some real joy in creating in that space. Any tips?