I STAND SURE at the precipice… believing that a bridge will appear as I open to a vast expanse of that which is yet to be.
My self-imposed hiatus for the last two months has ended. Finding my feet again I have been guided to walk a path illuminated by hope, love, and faith… the necessary ingredients for a process of chemicalization. Today I rebirth harmonic frequencies and align energies of delicate awareness and heightened consciousness. And not a moment too soon!
Today’s ‘3.3.3’ marks another multidimensional portal as the trinity of knowingness, consciousness and light vibrates our inner and outer worlds. I feel recalibrated joy with intuition pulsating within the ocean of infinite potentialities. During this phase, we beings of the earth will be able to access gifts of empathy and telepathy more clearly. For instance, as intuitive modes of being unfold, a new appreciation for the energy ‘behind’ words will ground a greater sense of meaning far beyond our mental capacities. As with the brilliance of the universal language of music, the spaces between notes, or the silence between words, will become equally as important. As we seize the signs of new life marked by the March Equinox take a moment to be in silence and to feel the synergy of Love.
MARCHing onward with sweet attentiveness the opportunities abound to absorb this next light-giving portal for any and all tuned to its extensive promise. I am inspired to redouble my efforts to follow my passion, purpose and authentic expression. I have been solidly immersed in the study of theories, techniques and all manner of enlightenment with such luminaries as Wayne Dyer, Doreen Virtue, Robert Anthony, Carolynn Myss, Gregg Braden, Jane Roberts (Seth) and Anita Patik-Law to name only a few.
My spiritual education has exploded a long buried memory that held me prisoner to a particularly old, non-serving belief and negative pattern. I will weave the details of this exorcism… quite possibly my greatest awakening… in the next ‘Soulscapes’ telecourse (dates to be confirmed). However for now, let me say that I have come to recognize profound connectivity to my relationships with the self to the SELF and to Divine Mystery.
I am deeply committed to letting go of conditioned labels such as ‘victim’ and reframe past experiences wherein the ‘enemies’ are in reality my ‘teachers’. For this I am truly thankful. As my energy integration continues I am busy aligning new identity within a distinct appreciation for greater balance. This process has enlivened a fire within… it has strengthened my passion to empower, heal and serve humanity, the planet, and our universe.
I believe wholeheartedly that as I heal the wounds of my past, or at least aspects of my own misunderstanding, sense of separateness or illusion, I am a conduit for individual and generational change. As I share my healing and evolution … so too another… and in so doing, the ripple of change from one to another reverberates in mysterious fullness. This personal viewpoint underscores my dedication to Namaste consciousness… an honouring of our oneness and interconnectedness to all that is.
Today, in a moment of reprieve from my self exile, I chose to visit a favourite haunt today… a place that has endeared itself to me over many years. This Café is frequented by all manner of artists… those whom often choose to walk the path less travelled. I am at home in spaces where relationships collide in beautiful creative flow. I feel an openness and acceptance with these fellows… a community of more-or-less like minded souls that reflect the movement of cultural evolution and that of living an inspired life. Ah sweet divine mystery… the magic of the ‘space between’ on the continuum of existence! You might say that this place offers one an opportunity to dwell in a sea of energystic change.
SO the stage is set, and with a greater sense of my true essence and authenticity, I Stand Sure at the precipice of change… below lies the geography of unknowingness… of non-imagined tomorrows where limitlessness potential waits in the wings… where all possibility easily flows… as only a void could offer.
In this space and time, I am open-hearted and empty-handed in a posture of humbled perspective. I dare to go where this mere mortal has never gone before. This is my time to believe in myself and my gifts… to trust in Source… the Creator… God… whatever you like. This is where the rubber hits the road. This is where I walk my talk!
Time to MARCH onward! In the next two months it is my desire to embrace my greatest fears or doubts and completely dismantle and rebuild. This will make room for the next ‘what’s next?’ In silence I honour the climb to this summit and with a grateful heart I bless the learning provided through the experiences of my life. With the vulnerable nakedness of nonknowing I proceed as the initiate… as the spiritual warrior.
Thank you teachers… my lacks, fears, doubts, worries, resentments, frustrations, anger and sadness… I salute your tenacity and let you go the best I can in this moment. I resonate within the complex web of life knowing the passage ahead will leave no stone unturned. I will go quietly into the night.
It is my intention to blog regular updates to share my new found realities. Follow me as I embark of the journey of a lifetime.
In joy I STAND SURE, and so can you!
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I can hear it now… across the nation… or heck… across the world, the new pick up line … “what’s your soul type good lookin’?” After your chuckles have subsided, you have to admit that it gets your attention.
I would have to say that I am a ‘serious’ soul type! And you? I’m sure you’re now searching your mind trying to surmise the clues that indicate a soul type? Well, just when you think you’ve got it all figured out… you don’t!
I recall the very day that I felt, truly felt, my soul. It was late September just before I turned 12. It wasn’t a thought, it was a feeling. A feeling that I recognized flowed through me. If anyone had asked, I might have said it was God, because that was the name that our family used. I was aware though, that this ‘sense’ was something else. I felt a deep sense of love. I felt this urge, or nudge, or opening, as I walked along an old worn path between the fields near where I was raised. It took me by surprise. Also, around that same time, I had a new found awareness for the night sky… the stars and planets of our solar system. In my alone time I began to wonder about life. It was as though I was ‘waking up’ to something. I was in awe as I began to take in the expanse above me… around me… and I recall a feeling of insignificance in juxtaposition with an unfamiliar importance because somehow – I was connected to it all. I remember thinking… there must be more… this can’t be all there is! I was coming of age. I have simply accepted myself a spiritual being living a human existence ever since.
Having gone to Sunday school as a young child I had learned about the 23rd Psalm and Jesus and God. I think I was more interested in playing with the other kids than listening to the stories we were told. After much deliberation, I concluded the place to start was with God because HE had something to do with life and death, and because I had heard whispers of ‘life after death’ on the Merv Griffin or Mike Douglas Show. Was the old man in the sky talking to ME somehow?
Since I had recently been given permission to go to the library to do research on my geography project, I could simply go find out about how this feeling I had related to God. I was quite driven to investigate this feeling and how it related to my early religious training. There I was, a wisp of a thing, quietly looking at the card index starting at R-Religion, and trying not to draw any attention to myself because it felt as though I needed to keep my feeling a secret. I wondered what the librarian might say, so with my biggest, most confident, grown-up girl stride, I approached the desk, and looking directly at the creepy grey haired lady I didn’t bat an eye when she said, “Are you sure these are the books you want?” She couldn’t have known my indwelling suspense as I slipped two psychology books about reincarnation and past life regression into my bag – along with the book about Peru of course. I could hardly contain my enthusiasm. I read them both twice and contemplated life. It sounds amusing now, but, I was so serious about this thing called Soul. That was the beginning of my inner knowing about Soul and what was to become a life journey… my life’s calling. Those volumes shaped me in ways I can never truly express.
Throughout my life learning… my soul learning if you will… this innate ‘knowing’ or ‘essence’ captured my passionate heart and influenced all of my relationships and career choices along the way.
That same feeling of wonder remains strong to this day and as a dedicated spiritual initiate I still love to research everything SOUL. These days, I frequent both physical and on-line libraries scouring the stacks to uncover new concepts to feed my soul, gain insight, knowledge and understanding. That I have officially hung out my virtual sign as a Soul Worker (for everyday people), its as though I was destined to follow this path. It resonates with my most authentic self, and has strengthened my commitment to encouraging and empowering others in the discovery of the secret garden of their soul.
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there
is no path and leave a trail.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
In fact, at the local library a few weeks ago, I was helping a friend research their latest personal development adventure, when a book pretty near jumped off the shelves into my waiting hands. My eyes lit up as I read the title, SOULTypes, Matching Your Personality and Spiritual Path written by authors, Sandra Krebs Hirsh and Jane A.G. Kise. I have been busy absorbing the text since.
The book is an excellent reference for educators, personal development coaches or counsellors, or those individuals that have a desire to deepen their relationship with Source (Creator, God, etc.) by adopting more significant practices as they follow their own unique spiritual path. The book is not written for the spiritually faint of heart… or, those brothers and sisters that may not yet recognize the importance of their soul and the spiritual aspects of their life.
The authors, who have based their theories on Jung and Myers-Briggs Type-Indicator (MBTI), believe your personality type can change the way you follow a spiritual practice. This is sound reasoning.
Centered in MBTI, the authors explore how different types follow different spiritual paths in an effort that supports seekers in their search for a vibrant, or deeper, spiritual path with new meaning and vitality. Personality type is a tool for understanding the different ways people take in information and make decisions about it. Basically, they asked hundreds of people of various backgrounds and traditions, two questions:
- What draws you toward God, faith or spirituality?
- What pushes you away?
Let’s first explore Jungian theory that we have natural preferences for how we:
- gain energy (Extroversion/Introversion)
- take in information (Sensing/Intuition)
- make decisions (Thinking/Feeling)
- approach life (Judging/Perceiving)
Though these preferences are innate, we are also influenced by our families or tribe, education and culture, and so on.
Carl Jung said…
“People from all the civilized countries of the earth have consulted me. I have treated many hundred of patients. Among all my patients in the second half of life – that is to say, over thirty-five, there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life. It is safe to say that everyone one of them fell ill because he had lost that which the living religions of every age have given to their followers, and none of them has been really healed who did not regard his religious outlook.”
In a nutshell the following chart provides a synopsis about the fundamental theories of Jung and the MBTI as relevant to a greater understanding of SoulType:
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Extraversion or Introversion |
Sensing or Intuition |
Thinking or Feeling |
Judging or Perceiving |
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Our Pathway to Energy |
Our Pathway to Discovery |
Our Pathway to Decisions |
Our Pathway to Soulwork |
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| Extraverts are energized through contact with other people or through engaging in activities. | Introverts are energized through the world of ideas, pulling back from activities to allow time for thought and reflection | Sensing types pay attention to what they perceive through their five senses – seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting. | Intuitive types pay attention to what might be described as their sixth sense – the unseen world of meanings, inferences, hunches, insights and connections. | Thinking types base their decisions on impartial criteria – cause-effect reasoning, constant principles or truths, and logical analysis. | Feeling types consider the impact of their decisions on people – their needs and those of others, the values to be served and circumstantial or community variables. | Judging types like to order their lives – plan ahead, wrap things up, & accomplish set goals. | Perceiving types like to live life as it unfolds – keep their options open and enjoy what comes along. |
You may have guessed that according to this matrix … yes, I profess to BEing an INFP. Having said that, it is clear that in certain circumstances I might draw on each of E, S, T or J…. you just have to love the alphabet and acronyms.
Though the authors point out that Type is only a tool for understanding and learning how to manage your spiritual life in a more meaningful way, it can improve communication, emphasize the value of diversity, identify potential conflicts and offers an appropriate language to deal with emotional or stressful issues. The key insights generally explore strategies for growth and development over the span of life, and from my perspective, is most helpful in enriching one’s soulwork… the spiritual journey of discovery.
The book offers excellent case studies, exercises and prayers to round out the read.
“Have confidence in the truth, although you may not be able to comprehend it, although you may suppose its sweetness to be bitter, although you may shrink from it at first, trust in the truth… have faith in the truth and live it.” ~ Buddha Dhammapada
What TYPE are you? I welcome emails and encourage you to let me know what you believe… what you have learned… and what you are willing to commit to as you continue to discover the secret garden of your soul.
Post-blog note: Unearthing these sweet memories has rekindled another long held desire… I’ve always wanted to go to Peru… Machu Picchu here I come! It makes perfect sense that my eldest son married a lovely young woman whose wonderful parents have made their life’s purpose as archeologists, the uncovering of the hidden truths of ancient Peruvians. In fact, there is a museum in their name… perhaps I’ll volunteer for their next dig? The truth of interconnectedness is my BLISS.
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In joy I STAND SURE, and so can you!
JanIs MansBridge
~ Soul Worker~ Emotional Intuitive ~ Energy & Inner Child Healer ~ Confidence Coach
Janis Mansbridge is the CEO and Founder of SOULscapes ~ A Life by Devine Design as well as many other powerful programs and services. Janis brings nearly 20 years experience in the fields of personal development, psychology, spirituality and alternative healing to her soul work. As a natural empath and emotional intuitive, Jan uses the tools of body awareness, movement, guided imagery and meditation as well as her expertise with ancient wisdom teachings and universal laws, numerology, energy principles and metaphysics. She teaches everyday people how to overcome doubt and fear and create happy fulfilling lives. All this while having fun, feeling excited, and motivated. Her greatest passion is to inspire others to reach their greatest potential through the discovery of the secret garden to their soul. By overcoming adversity her clients learn to live in BLISS while achieving the prosperity, abundance and success they desire. Please visit www.janismansbridge.com for information about coaching services, products and programs.
This year REMEMBRANCE DAY has been gifted by an extraordinarily divine presence… the divine energy of one abounds … vibrations ripple out in a flow of master energies 11, 22 and 33. Now, in perfect synchronicity, we are, and the world is, awakening to the electric pulse of a golden age. Do you hear, or sense, the calling? The divine presence calls out ‘I AM’.
And so you may glimpse a memory of your true self whispering… who am I? Do you know yourself? Do you know who you are AUTHENTICALLY? Your first thought may begin emphatically with “I AM …” or, you might find yourself languishing in disjointed thoughts of great (and not so great) moments that flash on the screen of your mind… pictures of people and places from your past flying by to this present moment. And finally you may realize… you are awakening, as if from a dream, to a new place in time. It could feel as though you have entered a void, or you might sense a tear in the fabric of your life. You may also experience constriction or panic because you cannot answer the question ‘who am I’. How can you answer if you are NOT SURE? Perhaps it feels as though the great mystery just caught up to knock you off center.
In these moments it is important to slow ourselves down. Quite simply, we must learn to breathe. This remedy never ceases to amaze me. Taking in a deep breath can alter everything. I have marveled time and again, at how effective the three breath centering exercise is as a first ‘ah ha’ moment for people. So I invite you to take a moment now to close your eyes and as you take in a deep breath allow your body to sink into wherever you may be sitting at this time. Take in another deep breath and push it down into your belly. Hold it for a few moments and then release. Do you feel the tension leave your body? Take in a final big breath pushing it down past your belly button holding it for as long as feels comfortable and then release. Ah sweet calm. It feels expansive. You have just learned a lesson in stillness… in BEing.
The act of BEing is an art, and in our busy world taking the time to ‘just’ breathe and be still can seem a bit foolish. It is, however, an opportunity to let go and open to divine guidance and healing. I believe that to simply BE and let be, is an important focus for one’s daily (re)conditioning and should be part of a daily meditative practice. The three breath centering exercise provides a space for your body, mind and spirit to merge as you activate self-knowing and openness. Welcome to new awareness. Self-knowledge through experience becomes wisdom and, in its truest sense, is a lifetime process of discovery. Join with me as we begin to Stand Sure.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” Nelson Mandela
How did I come to this awareness? My life journey has been a long adventure of many ups and downs. Had it all and lost it all. Twice. However, the darkest days of my life came about three and a half years ago when I experienced a trauma so significant that I was lost for a time. I struggled to put one foot in front of the other. I struggled to breathe. I was brought to my knees. Life had changed on a dime and nothing and no-one made any sense to me. You see, my youngest son died. At age 24 he chose to end his life. The darkness was unbearable and inescapable. How do you mend from a broken heart? What could take away the depths of sorrow and pain?
Almost exactly two years ago I awoke to the thought (my inner voice) that I could heal my life… that the knowledge to heal was within me. It was time to change and that day I decided I could no longer accept my dis-ease. In order to live in the world again and to honour the love I held for my son and his two living brothers, I made a choice to begin a daily healing practice beginning with locating the pain in my body. The journey toward wellness, to restore and revitalize, and to make peace with myself, was set in motion. I felt courageous as I began to free myself from the shackles of the past. I am forever grateful that I heard the calling and responded. I felt divinely guided throughout. There is only one way to heal our wounds and evolve our soul, and that involves many steps wherein it is important to embrace your life lessons and weave them into light. Despite setbacks and challenges, finding my way continues to be awe inspiring. I believe it is our birthright to know the dream of our existence and to live our greatest potential… our soul’s purpose for this lifetime.
In the present moment, you may be thinking that on the one hand it feels exciting to WANT to discover your true self and heal from the wounds of your past. Yet, on the other hand, it may feel intimidating to start because you don’t have any idea where the journey will lead. It is much more difficult to change than it is to remain the same. It can feel unsettling to face the dualities of our lives. I have known the nagging feelings, or nudges, of your inner voice beckoning you toward your unique purpose and place in the world. Do you have a deep sense that you must live your destiny? But, how, you may ask, and what do you do? Your inner voice might speak to you in gentle whispers such as ‘I want you to be happy’ and your pulse may quicken at the thought of truly remembering the original intention of your life. I want to assure you that the answers are really quite simple, and where you are right now is the exact right place to start.
What will it look like? Once you quiet your mind, set-aside your ego, trust your innate inner wisdom and cultivate your intuition the process is set in motion. Divinely guided I followed exploratory experiences intuitively and became proficient in self-diagnosis, pain control, immune response and recovery from chronic illness or dis-EASE. As you nurture your healing capacity following your body’s clues you will be rewarded with the subtle energy responses needed to create holistic approaches that assist in creating breakthroughs in anxiety, panic, depression and other emotional blockages. This approach is a bridge between traditional and alternative medicine. In time and with coaching you will understand yourself and walk toward the bridge of remembrance and you will recall the answer to the question… WHO AM I!
“No one can listen to your body for you… to grow and heal you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
The day of remembrance has arrived… NOW! The universal energies have aligned so that humanity can heal… so each one of us can heal and evolve. You have awakened today to a new receptivity to divine healing energies, and with it, you have awakened to your divinity. Today is an answered prayer to be free of your intolerable depression and despair… the limiting beliefs and doubts that no longer serve you. And so TODAY you can begin to remember who you are… to remember your authentic self! TODAY you can choose to follow a path toward wholeness of body, mind and soul. There are many techniques to cultivate the sureness of inner knowing. Though your journey may be fraught with overwhelming tests of inner resolve and strength… though you will likely experience the familiar ‘one step forward and two steps back’… can you imaging staying in your current mindset and dissatisfaction with life? With an open and trusting heart, the nudges will arrive more frequently and the understanding more readily. The deeper knowing assists with your transformation where the infinite potentialities can be yours. Finally your life will be reflected back through your eyes and your high heart will beat with ease. There are many bridges to cross and each individual will experience the passage in their own unique way. I believe that our personal energy profile holds the key to the secret garden of your soul. We are energy and each of us is truly connected one to the other.
When I think of who I am in the here and now, I respond immediately and emphatically … I AM A SOUL WORKER. And it feels so good. My name spells out my destiny… JanIs MansBridge… our family crest is of a beautiful oak tree with the motto ‘Stand Sure’ written beneath. My time has come. My own healing provided me with multiple levels of knowledge and understanding about soul energy’scapes’ and the extraordinary vision to to inspire and empower others to follow. A re-awakening and understanding of your true radiance … your humanity … your divine self, CAN fully manifest in the world. I am honoured that in finding this blog today our paths will be connected long into the future.
The passage through time and matter, cause and effect, leads us to remembering. An overwhelming need, or deep desire, will unlock the mystery for you. As each of us heals, our reflection in the looking glass of our original intention will come into focus… and so as we heal, we heal one another and the planet.
Remembrance Day provides moments for introspection. As we pause to reflect on those that gave their lives so that we could live in freedom, we can also activate peace in our hearts. It is a rare opportunity to make a choice to change oneself and with that choice… change the world. Surrender to your soul’s purpose, your greatest potential, and the fulfillment of your life’s desire will rise from the ashes of your life. The world is shifting. The wave of consciousness can no longer support the pursuit of power and greed. We have entered a time when people are ‘waking-up’ to the recognition that none of us lives in isolation… and so remembering that we are all one.
This blog has been ‘in the making’ for a while. Stand Sure has been birthed today as part of a celebration of the remarkable energetic forces in our solar system and within our world. It is my desire to create a space where people everywhere can find inspiration as we step into a new world order where our universality and the abundance of BEing is a natural state of life. This is a time for connecting with others and uniting our communities. As we support one another and cross a bridge into new conscious awareness and aligned living, miracles will follow. Here’s to embarking on the adventure of your life and finding …the bridge to the secret garden of your soul…
My Stand Sure commitment is to provide a loving bridge of understanding for timely guidance, insight, and energy to inspire personal transformation that ripples out in uniting humanity. Together, we will light a flame of oneness … in fulfillment, truth, balance, abundance, freedom, authenticity, acceptance, gratitude, surrender, radiant wholeness, forgiveness, love, and peace.
In coming issues, I will tell the story of my journey as a soul worker, and introduce you to energy principles, theories, and techniques that will support and enlighten our freedom to BE and DO.
In joy, I Stand Sure and so can you!
Janis Mansbridge is a natural healer, earth mother and soul worker and has always gravitated to inspiring and empowering others. I live to love and laugh and believe one must teach by their living. I utilize my spiritual gifts to support others in changing their lives. There are specific tools, techniques, and processes to help you achieve a peaceful, balanced, joyous life. My mission is to help you transform pain, grief, sadness, fear and separation, into clarity and understanding, so you can release the blocks that have been holding you back. I assist you in creating the life you have always wanted, while allowing a space for transformation to take place.
I love teaching and helping clients to discover the world of energy and quantum physics/metaphysics. I feel that once one enters the world of energy a whole new way of understanding life and oneself can take place. I empower people to heal and consider the whole process of transforming body, mind, and soul.