It's Amazing What A New Bra Can Do

Day 227: Bra shopping is like going to a funeral for me. When you're very endowed like I am you already know the selection will be minimal. The whole going to the mall to be measured and praying for something that looks a little good is a confidence killer. And today was no exception from the word go.

I'm sure many women share the same experience as I watch women from all shapes and sizes with the wrong kind of bra on. When I see young girls in the wrong bra I imagine how different their self esteem could be with a small adjustment. It's really kind of hard to imagine that a bra holds so much power as to how a woman feels about herself.

I believe after my second child I started to seeing my breast getting larger and then as the weight came on so did the size of the breast. Having a mammogram when you have large breast is one of the most humiliating things a woman has to go through.I once has a technician make an unfaltering comment during my mammogram that stayed with me for years. This January I decided to slay that dragon by walking in with my head held high and posturing myself for a positive visit. In fact, the sensitivity in which every part of the visit was handled erased those past memories.

So today, I ventured out with the express intention of getting new bras because the one I owned are ready to be put to rest. But the whole thought of it was intimating as heck because of my past experiences. Believe me it did not start off good for me and I actually came back home and parked the car. All of this over a bra? Of course, you know this is so much deeper than a bra and the root lies in me not feeling good about my body as a whole.

My need to break bondage off of every area of my life required me to get back in the car and go back and purchase some bras. This story does have a happy ending. I found a wonderful woman in Dillard's who wore my exact same bra size. She knew where each bra was that was right and I could not be happier. Even though I'm losing inched and a little weight I need to step up my game and really chnage my eating habits.

Becoming the best me possible involves healing from the inside and out and facing anything that would hinder or hold me back. Are you in need of a new bra?