Originally Posted by
LaFemme 
Ok...I'll give this a go.
1. I embrace sobriety. That means sobriety by itself not dependent on what I get from it. In fact the only thing (aside from a healthier body) I get from it is an opportunity.
2. The opportunity is that sober I can do the work my life requires to get the most from my life. Comparing my life to anyone else's is fruitless because;
3. I have no idea what hell the alcie down the road is either going through or heading towards.
Congrats on 2. Months! That's awesome!
I confess, I am a billy boswell.
Now I am disappointed I have spent 30 years drinking as an uderachiever, not reaching my true potential. Don't get me wrong, compared to the "general population" I think I would be considered a succesful high achiever. I took solace in the fact (comparing myself to other people) that I could do some things drunk, many couldn't sober.
LaFemme has it right. Compare yourself using, to yourself sober. Other people are other people, apples and oranges.
I wouldn't say comparing my life to others' was fruitless, in hindsight it was self-destructive.