From the Deck to the Page #7
Card Category: Express: Share what makes you, you.
Card Message to Ponder from the ‘Soul Bridges’ deck: Tell me about a time you felt truly “seen” by someone.
There’s something sacred about being truly seen.
Not just noticed. Not complimented. Not praised for what you’ve done—but recognized for who you are. Deep down. Underneath the layers of roles, responsibilities, and routines. To be seen in your becoming, even before you know what you’re becoming—that’s something else entirely.
I remember the exact moment it happened for me.
It was with my aunt, who has always held a special place in my life. She’s more than family—she’s a guide, a soul mirror, and my first Reiki Master. We’ve always shared a bond, but this moment between us still stands out like a lantern in the fog.
In a phone conversation she said, “You are ready.”
I paused, confused, then asked, “Ready for what?”
Her reply: “To walk the path I always knew you were meant to walk.”
Those words stopped me in my tracks. I hadn’t fully seen what she saw in me. But she had been watching, waiting, holding that truth until I was ready to carry it myself.
That was the beginning of my Reiki journey.
We scheduled my attunements.
I began practicing the art of energy healing.
And more than that—I began remembering who I was.
That moment didn’t just mark the start of a new chapter. It was a soul recognition. A reflection. A passing of the torch from one healer to another.
And I often wonder—how many of us are walking around, waiting to be seen like that?
Seen for our gifts.
Seen for our softness.
Seen for the power we don’t even know we carry yet.
The card pull that inspired this blog asked a powerful question:
“Tell me about a time you felt truly seen by someone.”
Take a moment with that. Let it settle into your heart.
Who comes to mind?
Maybe it was a teacher who believed in you when you didn’t believe in yourself.
Maybe it was a partner who looked at your shadows and stayed.
Maybe it was a stranger who noticed your tired eyes and offered kindness.
Or maybe—just maybe—it was you, finally looking in the mirror and saying, “There you are.”
Being seen is healing. But so is seeing.
Seeing others. Honoring their light. Speaking truth into someone’s becoming. That’s part of the work, too. We don’t always know the power of our words until much later—when someone tells us, “That moment with you changed me.”
So this week, I invite you to sit with the memory of when you were truly seen. And then—pay it forward.
Be the one who sees.
Be the one who reminds someone:
“You are ready.”
I thank you for being here. If you enjoyed this post, there’s plenty more where that came from, everything from soulful healing tips to playful prompts and real conversations about life.
Theresa
Flexible Being
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Theresa Martinez-Shapiro
Hello! I am Theresa Martinez-Shapiro; Wife to Robert. Founder of Flexible Being. A Master Reiki Therapist, Certified Oracle Guide, Spiritual Mentor/Guide, Intuitive Empath, Coach, and Educator. I am a fur mom to 3 cats and 1 dog – Sonny, Patches, Ryelee, and Winnie. We currently live and practice in Stockton, California. We operate three businesses – Shapiro Holistic Health and Chiropractic, Fusion Health APC, and Synergy Health MSO, where we seek to improve and change the lives of our patients and those we have the privilege of crossing paths with. My healing and mentoring journey began around 5 years old when I discovered that I was put on this planet to help others. I knew I was different, unique, and gifted. I did not see the world the same way everyone else did, and recognized I was meant to do so much more. I began to research, spending a lot of time reading & asking a lot of questions to anyone that wanted to share stories about their life experiences. I am a dreamer and had a unique relationship with the dream world. My very real, vivid & lucid dreams began turning into out-of-body experiences and unexplained occurrences. I began doing my own dream interpretations to look for patterns & a new way of deciphering life. Family members were part of many different religions, so I was educated in Catholicism, Buddhism, Metaphysics, and Native American culture & beliefs. Along the way, I took up multiple mentors that cultivated my growth and expansion of my gifts, allowing me to focus on my potential and purpose. As an adult, coworkers were unloading their life stories, internal secrets, and things that had not been shared or even spoken out loud. I began to share those experiences with my aunt & Reiki Master/Teacher, Carmen. In 2012, Carmen told me, “I think you are ready to walk the path I always knew you were meant to walk”. That saying began my obsessive journey into Reiki, Spirituality, Psychology, Intuition and Psychic gifts, Meditation and Mindfulness, Past Lives, Consciousness, Energy Medicine, Mysteries of the Universe, Moon and Sun cycles, Astrology, Numerology, Oracle Cards, Shamanism, & so much more. My journey has helped me to assist patients, clients, families, and friends discover who they have been, who they are, and who they want to become. I am expanding my reach and educating others by authoring Musings of a Flexible Being, and I look forward to sharing my journey with you. Thank you! Theresa Martinez-Shapiro Flexible Being Website: www.flexiblebeing.com Socials: Facebook: @flexiblebeingonline Instagram:@theresamartinezshapiro Instagram: @flexiblebeing
