Our culture here in the United States is very youth oriented.  That may be the biggest understatement that I have made here on ZEN commuter.  What does that mean for people that are not in their twenties?  It means that subtly you are cast aside, told that you don't matter because you aren't the demographic advertisers are marketing towards.

Unless you have a strong sense of self, as you age you will buy into the misperception that you are becoming more and more obsolete.

I can't let that happen.  Regardless of your age, you are a pivotal part of this world.  Regardless of age you have things to learn and things to teach.  Let's find out all the cool things you can do, at any age.

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Even though our country here in the United States is talking about body shaming it doesn't seem like anything is changing in the media, and I don't expect it to.  You are constantly being told your body doesn't measure up (or down).  If you are at odds with your body it might make sense to turn off the TV and close the magazines and begin treating it with appreciation and honor.  I will tell you how, today.

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Many times when someone we love has done something that we do not like, or has hurt us, we can often forgive them and move on.  Forgiveness is healthy.  However, for some reason we are much more likely to forgive someone else than ourself.  Why is that?  Today I talk about why that is and how you can begin to heal from the past that holds you.

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