It seems as if there is a number tied to everything nowadays. People have become so reliant on numbers that they've let them become a means of figuring out how to feel or a measure of success. They've become such an overwhelming factor in day to day life that so many people have let numbers define who they are and have set the standard for what they should be.

Have you ever looked down at the scale in the morning and saw that it's a few pounds higher than the week before and start to beat yourself up? What about going from a size 8 to a size 10? Right off the bat, your day is ruined. What about when you get to the breakfast table and don't want to eat those pancakes your mom made for you because they have too many calories in them? Now you have to count your steps throughout the day then hit the gym to see how quickly you can run a mile, just to feel better about what you ate in the morning.

What about when you get that exam back and feel like if you just got a couple more points higher you would feel so much better about your academic ability? Or maybe you realized your score was much lower than the average? Thoughts start to consume you about what your GPA is now. If you're anything like me, you probably kept a sheet that updated your GPA with every single grade.

Do you judge what you should wear by your age or weight? Should you not wear that sleeveless top or that muscle tank because you "weigh too much"? Is that dress too tight for your figure? Do you have too many stretchmarks to wear a bikini to the beach? Should you even go to the beach anymore? The picture you posted didn't get enough retweets or likes, maybe you should delete it.

I could keep going with an endless list of numbers that affect our daily lives, but I'm sure you understand by now what I'm getting at. We've becomes so consumed with getting the highest grade, getting first place, reaching 1,000 followers, or even having a certain amount of money in our bank account that it has taken the joy out of living. It's impossible to go through a day, let alone a lifetime, without being judged by a number.

When did we become so caught up with something so intangible like numbers that we've forgotten to love ourselves? Rather than defining ourselves by who we are as human beings we've become so accustomed to using numbers to portray something that is so much more. We think someone is better than us because they got into a school with a lower acceptance rate or because they have more 0s at the end of the number in their bank account, when it is simply not true.

You are more than your weight.

You are more than your GPA.

You are more than likes, retweets, and reblogs.

You are more than your age.

You are more than your mile time.

You are more than the weight you can lift.

You are more than number of 0s at the end of your bank account.

You are more than that exam grade.

You are more than your height.

You are more than your bra size.

You are worth it.

You are loved.

You are important.

You are unique.

You are beautiful.

Transcend those numbers. Break the stigma. You are a human being, not a number. Stop letting that consume your life. Wear that crop top. Eat that ice cream. Post that selfie. Buy that watch you've been wanting to get. Life is too short to get caught up in the numbers.