Look at you, in all your glory - female Bukowski.
There's something about a person so comfortable in their own skin... I'm awestruck. Embracing yourself as a whole, your flaws and your imperfections as jewels that make you different from everyone else you know. It's wonderful. It's what we all silently crave but seldom understand.

" to spend the rest of my life pursuing my own happiness"

My dear, that's bliss, right there.