Originally Posted by
doggonecarl 
Congrats on 15 days sober. Nothing to sneeze at.
How will this happen? By getting actively engaged in your life. Sitting home in front of Facebook, envious of other people and feeling sorry for your life is a choice. A poor one, but a choice.
So is getting up and getting involved with life. Volunteering, looking for activities in the community that interest you, a class. Asking a couple folks at work if they want to go to a movie one evening.
At two weeks sober, you probably see everything as one big hurdle to get over in order to start living and enjoying life. It isn't. And life doesn't come to the door like a package from Amazon.
It comes to the person who goes out and seeks it.
Doggone, thank you for your bluntness. When I first read it I was slightly offended. Then pretty quickly I realized you are exactly right. I do "feel sorry for myself" and look at the superficial lives of Facebook friends and think they are all so happy. Truth is who knows what they struggle with.
Thank you again!!!