QUIT IT

I am what some people would consider a twenty-something, since I am in my early to mid 20s. I have never really figured out how that works. Am I in my early 20s until I reach 25, then since 5 is half am I in my mid for a year before I switch to my late? In other words what is the math algorithm that helps us decide at what point in our life are we at the point in our lives where people tend to want to label us? You get what I am saying or no? Any ways, I am not going to lie, sometimes being a twenty something is hard work man. Like you are supposed to have it all together but you don't. It is a constant game of comparison. Every time I feel like I have accomplished something, I get on Facebook and see someone my age who has accomplished more. I feel like I went out and had a cool adventure and that stupid One Up Susan (I don't mean like an actual susan so if you are a susan and reading this, I am not talking about you; it is just a general term I am giving) had a better one. She went somewhere cooler and happened to wear a cuter outfit in one of her pics she posted and even though I went to the same place maybe her picture gets more likes because her hair is not blown around her head like a lions mane and her out fit was more on point. WHAT EVER SUSAN I LIKE MY OUTFIT AND MY LIONS MANE! YOU CAN'T SIT WITH ME!

Anyways I am always sitting here like " Really that stoner kid from high school now has that awesome job and owns his own house? That's cool I like living with my mom"

Or " I am so happy in my relationship" checks social media " REALLY SHE"S ENGAGED!! REALLY SOMEONE LOVES HER! WHAT I AM WAY PRETTIER!!!"

And then I see how Taylor Swift is doing all this cool stuff and my dance moves are way better and it's crap that she has all this stuff.

Then all the sudden everything I thought was so great and exciting in my life suddenly seems so inadequate. It seems that someone will always have something better and cooler than I have. Someone will always be better. Then I mentally yell to myself " QUIT IT" Quit comparing yourself to everyone.

I do not think I am the only human my age who does this. I think with social media, It is a trap all people my age fall into. As humans of this age we need to make an effort not to. We need to start saying " I DO NOT CARE. THAT IS AWESOME FOR YOU BUT GUESS WHAT IT IS EQUALLY AWESOME FOR ME SO GET OUT OF HERE!"

The more I compare myself to others, the more I see what I do not have. The more I see what I have not accomplished. I MUST STOP

I need to start focusing on just the good I do. I need to focus on how I am trying to eat healthier and avoided McDonalds so win for me. I need to focus on how I am doing awesome in everything and I do not care what anyone else says. I need to learn to just be happy and quit feeling like I will never be enough or accomplish enough.

Focus on your life. Focus on YOUR happiness. Say yes because you want to, not because it will look cool and get alot of likes and jealousy. Say no because it sounds stupid with out worrying about what other people will think. Stop thinking about what they have and you don't. Think about what you have and what you can gain. Think about where your future is going. Realize you are the one who decides it, not STUPID ONE UP SUSAN. I owe it to myself to think like this and you owe it to me to listen to me and do this too. You also owe it to yourself I guess.