inimitable - adjective - not able to be duplicated; uniquely extraordinary
In the digital age, not much is original. As a singer/songwriter who has just released a debut EP and who is scanning playlists to find the right curators that will accept the music, I am uncovering a lot of nascent artists that tend to mimic the stylings of the established well-known. Is it intentional? Are they thinking that if they can jump into the back of cardi b's or Justin Bieber's or Taylor Swift's hatchback SUV that they will get to the same place that their rich-and-famous drivers' inhabit?
Personally, I tend to look to the classic artists for inspiration, not imitation. The truly inimitable vocal stylist Judy Garland, with whom my dad, a private in the infantry during WWII, danced for sixty seconds at the Hollywood Canteen in 1942, once said:
"Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of somebody else."
It wouldn't surprise me if she said it to my father, too. You never know.
O.K., good advice, so how does this connect to optimism? If you are entirely yourself and never feel that you have to be anyone else, you possess confidence that emits a positive glow. You feel whole, happy. Your enthusiasm is palpable. You can't help but think that each day will be better than the day before. Ta da!
Try it. You'll like it :).
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