"there's more to me than you"

Yesterday was an inexplicably amazing day. Nothing extraordinary happened; I didn't win the lottery, I didn't meet Prince Charming, that girl I hate didn't get hit by a bus. In fact, I had only slept about four hours and had to wake up at 6:45. I threw on some scrubs, went to class, went to work, and then went to rehearsal; but somewhere in the middle of all of that, I started to fall in love with myself. I know you're thinking, "Conceited much?" But it's not even like that. It's a feeling I haven't felt in such a long time that I just don't know how else to describe it other than loving myself. I didn't look bewildering gorgeous yesterday. I ran a brush through my hair, applied no make up, and was wearing scrubs. But I felt content with myself. I'm not as thin or as toned as I'd like to be, but the sheer fact that I am making healthier choices and am slowly seeing that number on the scale drop makes me work harder. There are women who are bigger who are so confident and breathtakingly beautiful, but I realized that while they may be confident in being bigger, that's just not me. So it's up to me to lose the weight I need to to feel that same confidence.
 I've let my hair down and tried not to be so negative especially when it comes to the office. "Life's too short to be sitting around miserable." I've realized that people like me more when I open up and show my sense of humor, which is something I thought I'd lost a long time ago. I recognize that while I'm no Adele and do not claim to be anywhere near as talented as her, that I do have talent and have a strong singing voice. I realize how much I adore being on stage in front of an audience. I may not be the best dancer, but I do the best I can and work that much harder to even try to compare to the other dancers. Men are not necessary in my life right now and I don't need their compliments or other to make me feel better about myself. I have achieved that within myself and that has brought me so much joy that I hope is here to stay.
I am so happy with my life and myself right now and it took losing you to find that happiness. I've regained the confidence you knocked down and have had to re-learn how to love myself. Life is good :)