We are less than a month away from the halfway point of 2017. This is when the regret starts to set in and we think about the items not crossed off on our to-do list in 2017.

I don't think I stand alone on this statement, but one thing I know is that we've become way too good at comparing.

While scrolling through Facebook, I came across an ad for the FaceTune app. Have you heard of it? Well, I missed a train somewhere, because it was news to me. While watching the ad I saw a picture go from real to "Hollywood" in a mere four seconds. Zit. Gone. Crows feet. Gone. Eyebrow hair that was out of place. Yup, erased.

FaceTune, the app that blurs out all imperfections so that you can feel confident when posting the perfect selfie on Instagram. How would you feel if your grandma started using FaceTune? Would you stop and tell her how beautiful she is and that Instagram is an unrealistic measurement of her worth? What about watching her follow a ten-step process to make sure her selfie gets a certain number of likes?

How did we get to this point? Everything is a comparison. Whether it's the clothes we wear, the body we have, or the number of followers we have on social media.

I found this quote while perusing the internet and getting caught up in the perfect lives covering every inch of the internet. Yes, I was (shamefully) consumed in everyone else's perfect job, perfect clothes, and the perfect trip that I didn't even use the minutes I was wasting to think about my own blessings.

Stop envying others' success and focus on your own (PopSugar).

Let's make this our "Second Half of the Year" mantra. All it takes is for someone to succeed while you are too busy counting the number of times you've tripped during a twenty-four hour period. I know 2017 is close to the half way mark, but how about turning the comparison game upside down? Instead of comparing ourselves to every unrealistic expectation, write down everything that is working out in your life. For instance, you are on the right side of the dirt.

That's a start. You have technology in front of you. I know that I am grateful for your use of technology because you have impacted my life greatly. Taking five minutes out of your jam-packed busy day to read this post means more than you know.

So are you with me? Let's make the second half of 2017, the six months we've stopped using other people's lives as a measurement. Rather, our goal is to focus on our own success by feeling grateful for the small things, which will eventually become graciously impactful.