When we were in high school and even throughout our college years, it feels as though many of us feel like we need to compare ourselves to the others around us. Whether it be our clothes, what job or internship someone is getting, or just something someone said. We sometimes start to think, "Should I be doing that?" or "Why didn't I think of that?" but it is really important to take a step back and learn that we are all different.

We are not just different in the way we look, but we are different in our personalities. What we say and how we handle situations is all because of our personalities and the characteristics that make us unique. If we all had the same exact ideas, nothing would ever be accomplished. So instead of wondering why we didn't have the same idea as someone else we should praise them for it, and learn from it.

Social media is fun and cool and some of us can't imagine life without it, but it could be harmful at times. It is definitely an aid in comparing our lives to other people. So much is posted out there about what we are doing that it is easy to look at our life and compare it to our online friends. This isn't fair to us, we all grow and learn at different paces and we need to remind ourselves that we are focused on something different than the person next to us. We should be proud of what we have accomplished instead of wishing we can be someone else. We achieve our goals at different rates and at different points in our life. Sometimes our goal turns out to be something completely different than we thought it was, and that is how we thrive in life. We need to remember this when looking at everyone else's life around us.

No matter what you believe, we were all created in some way to be exactly who we are and to look exactly what we look like. Sure we can do things to alter our appearance, like makeup and fun clothes, but we were born unique so we should most definitely embrace that. Life would be so boring if we all looked the same.

We were given a beautiful life and we are all trying to figure out what to do with it. We need to start lifting each other up and complimenting each other, instead of being full of envy. Good things come when we are kind. Empowering someone feels so good. Sometimes it can be hard because we want to be doing all the right things, but it is never hard to give a compliment. We need to trust in ourselves, know that we are working hard, and having fun, and loving life and everything else will fall into place