Los Angeles-based blogger Sarah Sapora has always been curvy and because of that she dealt with body image issues. For the first time in 25 years, she put on a bikini to remind the world of a valuable lesson.

She explained that she had always loved her body, but her insecurities led her to feel like she couldn’t freely display her body and wear what she wanted.

“I’ve ALWAYS loved myself,” wrote Sarah. “But, how I’ve defined that love has changed dramatically of recent. I have always passionately believed in the right we all have to feel easy in our skin. At any size, at any weight, at any stage of life.”

Sapora swallowed her fears and stepped out of her comfort zone in a big way: a beach photoshoot in a bikini. The results of which were published for thousands to see.

“But feeling “acceptance” in our skin isn’t the same thing as feeling free in our body. And, as I know now, it isn’t the same as feeling bold. Empowered. Ready. Excited. Energized. Lively.”

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Want to know something? Sit down for this, because this overweight, 38-year old woman is about to drop a truth bomb on you. Ready? That hiding? That anxiety you feel about who you are and what you look like? That fear you have that people are looking and going to laugh at you for dreaming big, being bold, or coloring outside the lines? It’s bananas. When you “play small” in your life, nobody wins. Least of all you. Have you ever heard that expression? In the world of personal growth (a place I am dipping my toes in as a plus size wellness blogger) it's a Marianne Williamson expression that explains how many of us shrug off our true desire, our true nature, to maintain security, control, and comfort. How we ignore what we really want so as not to rock our own boat, or the boats in the water near us. Rock the damn boat. Break your mold. Stop shrugging your True North off. Step in. Big and bold. Its time!! Another pic with my @lanebryant bikini. #BeGreater #Sponsored Pic by @lovelyinla 推荐阅读：
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