From the Deck to the Page #4
This week’s ‘Soul Bridges’ card, from the “Express: Share what makes you, you” category asked:
“What stereotype about your generation do you feel doesn’t apply to you?”
I am Generation X. And before I could answer, I had to look up the stereotypes.
The first line I read called Gen X the “middle child” between Baby Boomers and Millennials.
That made me smile—because my husband and I have had that exact conversation.
Only, we don’t just feel like we’re in the middle—we feel like we’re the bridge.
The blend.
The transition point.
We’ve witnessed the dawn of the internet, the explosion of technology, and the cultural shifts that came with it.
We were raised analog and adapted to digital.
We remember what it’s like to write notes by hand and send them in the mail—and now we’ve mastered the art of texting, emailing, Zooming, and scrolling.
That perspective shaped us.
We learned to move between two worlds, and in doing so, many of us became fluent in both.
When I looked up Gen X stereotypes examples were emotionally distant, disaffected, skeptical, it didn’t quite fit.
Yes, we might have a legendary eyeroll or two.
But I’m not disconnected.
I’m deeply connected.
To energy.
To emotion.
To people.
To purpose.
In fact, much of my life’s work has been about reconnection to the parts of ourselves we’ve hidden or silenced, to ancestral wisdom, and to the sacred in the everyday.
As I kept reading, I looked up Baby Boomer and Millennial stereotypes too.
Boomers are often seen as loyal and hardworking but sometimes resistant to change.
Millennials are described as creative and visionary but occasionally entitled or emotionally reactive.
And Gen X?
We’re often labeled as quietly competent, emotionally guarded, and forgotten in the generational shuffle.
But I believe we’re more than that.
We’re translators.
We’re connectors.
We’re the soul bridges between tradition and transformation.
And if I’m honest, I think many of us are tired of the labels altogether.
The truth is, every generation holds a spectrum.
There are people in every age group who are awake and aware, and others who are just getting by.
What defines us most isn’t the year we were born, but how we choose to live, grow, and relate.
This card asked me to express what makes me, me.
And I think it’s this:
I’m not here to play a generational role someone else scripted.
I’m here to bridge what was, with what’s becoming.
To live with intention.
To feel what others avoid.
To stay connected in a world that keeps trying to disconnect us.
Because I’m not your stereotypical Gen X.
I’m a soul bridge—carrying wisdom forward and lighting the way.
So, what about you?
What’s your generation known for, and what have they got wrong about you?
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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
