We all know the feeling… We open Instagram or Facebook and see picture perfect people with picture perfect lives. We see the amazing opportunities, the awesome new toys, the perfect and loving relationship. But, there’s a reason for that. No one wants to show the bad parts of their life so they amp up the good - even if it’s not all true or not as good as they say.

As a society, we’ve formed a view that if a picture or post on social media gets a lot of attention, then we must be popular or special. If an Instagram post gets over 100 likes, admit it… You feel on top of the world. If your Facebook post is shared by a lot of people, your day is made a little better. But what happened to using your skills in the real world, doing them well, and actually conversing about it? There is no “like” button in life.

Because of the good we see on social media, we feel that we are doing something wrong because we don’t add up to what’s on the screen. We think we must be failing because our lives don’t get as much attention as the people we see. No matter how hard we try to portray OUR good, there will always be someone better and there will always be that yearning to be like them.

Think about it… If we really tried hard enough, we all could glamorize the lives we live. But do you really want to show a part of your life that’s untrue, even if it’s “better” looking? You don’t have to show the deepest and darkest details of your life, but it’s not healthy to show a life you really don’t live, either.

It’s easier said than done to not be jealous of what you see on a screen - whether it be a body, food, clothes, vacations, or anything else. But, it’s not worth it to over-glamorize your life if you really don’t live the one you portray.