In terms of meeting someone, I'm letting that happen when it happens. So when I say something great is going to happen to me, I mean someday someone great is going to come into my life.
And while that will certainly be wonderful when it happens ...
My personal opinion is that you still base a lot of your self-esteem on the woman you are with. More than once you've said, "X was beautiful, my first girlfriend was ...."
One of the counter-intuitive parts of DB is that the more you are OK with yourself - the more attractive you are to others.
Everybody hurts. It's part of life. Don't miss the good stuff.