What's better ? Being bruised on the outside ? or on the inside ?

So I had a pretty awesome day at Jiu Jitsu today but I think I've surpassed my usual level of bruising. I'm blue black everywhere. My legs, my arms, I even have a nick on my nose. And a thought came to me. I am completely bashed up on the outside, yet on the inside I feel strong. I feel good. And I feel happy. I look back at my life and there were moments when I looked great and was so awesome to the rest of the world, but I was so frustrated and broken on the inside.

It's interesting how what we look like on the outside has absolutely nothing to do with the inside. And if I had to make a choice , I'd choose to be bruised black and blue, not be married to the wrong guy, and not consistently chase the next promotion at work, (which in the past I would have done, to raise my image in others’ eyes) so that I can be happy, healthy and strong on the inside and having the time to enrich the existing relationships in my life.