It is the end of the day and you are catching up on social media. You have tapped through the endless Snapchat stories, scrolled forever on Twitter, maybe even read through Facebook *gasp*, and now, you have made your way to Instagram. Ohhhh, the beloved Insta. Personally, I could easily spend a solid hour or so on it.

You start scrolling through all the puppy and couple pictures, then, about half way down your feed, you see it. You stop dead in your tracks. The picture of the person with the "perfect" life and the crazy amount of likes and about 20 comments on it; both of those things seem totally unreachable for yourself. Being the stalker that you are (let's face it, we all turn into that hardcore Instagram stalker at some point), you tap on their name and start going through their feed. "She's so tan," "her teeth are so white," "she's so perfect and I'm so not." It drives you crazy not knowing why you can't look like that, or can't be as popular as her. "Why can't I look like that?"

Let me stop you right there before the thoughts get even more out of control. Take a second and ask yourself these questions: how important are those likes and how much do they matter?

It is crazy how big of an impact one picture or profile will make on someone this day and age. I'm guilty of being the girl who judges and picks out every little single thing about a person. We are all guilty of envy, and you can't deny you haven't done the same things. Who knows, there may be someone out there who is envious of you. More than likely they, are comparing themselves to you. You are probably asking yourself "who, me?"

I am here to reassure you that you are perfect the way you are and need to be happy with yourself. There is no need for comparing. You need to be happy with your image. Sure, it is hard to be happy sometimes, but once you are, you'll feel incredible. You shouldn't have to compare yourself to others or feel that there is a certain way to look. Own it. Embrace it. You are you. Once you have confidence and love yourself, you can take on the world. Being someone who has struggled with accepting myself and finding happiness, I eventually come to terms with myself. Through experiences, I have learned that social media can be your worst enemy.

At this point, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I'm not going to let envy affect me like it has in the past, and I'm certainly not going to let it be a constant worry. I don't have to strive for perfection and or to be something I'm not. Social media takes over our lives, so don't fall victim to it. Letting social media dictate what you think about yourself can eat you alive. I can guarantee you that it won't matter in 10 years, let alone 3. What you post is there forever, and your posts can be something to reflect on later in life. You'll feel silly about the days when you constantly worried what others thought. The only opinion about yourself that truly matters is yours. Those 100+ followers don't matter, I promise. Your self image and worth do not need to be dictated by what people see behind a phone or computer screen.

Love yourself a whole lot more, worry about the little things a whole lot less.