Getting out.

I like how you are starting to become proactive in your life. I am glad you are open to hearing another's perspective.

I do have a suggestion. It may or may not be a good one for you.

Is there a local animal shelter? Perhaps you can volunteer there with the goal of becoming one of their dog walkers. Dogs give love unconditionally. They don't care how you look, what you say. They just love. I can imagine how truly happy any dog would be to get out of their cage and smell the great outdoors.

It could be the new you, walking then learning to run and giving dogs the chance to stretch.

You would realize how much you are needed. And it might take you outside your own head, even for just a moment. Even on the days when the pain is huge, it might be just what the dog needed, a pet and company.

It could be just what you need too. Rain or shine, you could be out there making their world better and in the process, enriching your own.