Soul Magic

Soul Magic

A LESSON IN SUPPORT
From the Angel in the Nordstrom’s Lingerie Department

By Lynne Steltzer

Ladies:

Last night I had the delicious experience of getting professionally fitted for bras. I had been putting off ASKING FOR SUPPORT because in the past I had not liked being naked -- or VULNERABLE -- in front of strangers.

I had a feeling that I had not been properly supporting myself, but I kept ignoring this. Last month at Inner Visions class, "Every time I felt the Spirit Moving Inside of Me" -- my girls were trying to escape from their old stretched-out 40D bra.

I held on to the FALSE BELIEF that I was a 40D because that is what I have been wearing for years. (How often do we hold on to beliefs about our selves because it's what we've been doing for years?)

I also held on to this belief because good bras are expensive and I was not WILLING to INVEST in myself.

So I went to Nordstrom’s in Pentagon City, and went up to the lingerie counter and asked to be fitted. The earth Angel named Hannah who kindly helped me, turned this bra fitting into a spiritual and metaphysical lesson for me.

Those of you who know me know that I can find meaning in everything!

Apparently 8 out of 10 women are walking around wearing the wrong bra size. That means: 8 out of 10 of us are walking around not supporting ourselves properly. And 8 out of 10 of us are not going to the right Source for the Support that we need!

Some of us have been afraid to go out, be vulnerable and ask for support. Others have not been willing to invest in ourselves.

Hmmmmm... how does that line up with what we do to ourselves emotionally, mentally, and spiritually? If we aren't even supporting ourselves physically as WOMEN, how can we show up fully and be present?

So Guess What? I am 4" smaller than I believed I was, and am now in a 36" bra which I have not worn since college! Who knew?

When she measured me and told me I was a 36" DDD or E I about fell over. I told her she must be wrong and she measured again and confirmed it to be true.

Here's what I learned:

- I was not SUPPORTING myself properly.

- I had to be WILLING to ASK for support.

- I had to be VULNERABLE, OPEN and NAKED to RECEIVE the support from the expert who helped me.

- I had a BELIEF about myself that was untrue.

- How I saw myself through the FILTER of that belief was also untrue.

- I had been walking around HIDING myself behind too-big stretched-out bras.

- I really am SHIFTING and my healthy mind is creating a healthier body, so the process is working.

- I see myself today through a clearer lens – looking more trim and healthy

- My "girls" look and feel perky and happy in the right size bra!

- Sometimes there are things present in our lives that are not a good "fit" yet we hold on to them because we are comfortable in our dysfunction.

- When someone showed me something new (a new bra size, a new belief about myself) that fit, it took me awhile to really BELIEVE that the new bra and the new belief really were the right fit.

- I am 4" smaller than I thought I was.

- I really do have nice breasts when I am in alignment with the right fit and the right support!

That's all from me today. Anyone who is overdue for support -- go see Hannah at Pentagon City (Fashion Center) Nordstrom’s. She's the Angel of the Lingerie Department ;)

Love, Lynne

A NOTE from the Editor: I just love Lynne’s story! (Guys, I hope you listened, too.)

Although getting fitted is an extremely personal experience, every single one of us goes through personal, physical and spiritual transformations. Often it takes learning to see ourselves from a different perspective to realize how we’ve changed and morphed in our lives.

And hats off to Lynne for not only mustering up the courage to allow herself to be vulnerable in order to find the proper support, but for receiving the lesson in it AND sharing it with all of us! Congratulations, Lynne! And thanks!