I once, had a long time crush on someone. There were qualities about him, that appealed greatly to me, and I pined away for him. I do recall, a specific moment in time, when I just woke up, and realized, that there were others out there, that seemed interested, and I wondered why I was wasting so much time, hoping and dreaming on something that just wasn't happening. And the more, I decided to open myself up to the possibilities of other chances, opportunities, the more I realized, that he wasn't the only man on this planet that possessed the qualities in him, that attracted me to him, oh so much.

It's strange, how the more, I let go of the notion of him, the more self confidence and self assuredness I gained within myself.

Taking back that power, is empowering and it also helped repair what self esteem was lacking within me.

That was a little, over a year ago. That I reclaimed that, within myself.