{"id":6338,"date":"2016-11-23T20:25:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T01:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2026-05-24T00:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:04:12","slug":"being-before-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/being-before-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Before Doing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>Being<\/em> Before <em>Doing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_menu_0 et_pb_fullwidth_menu et_pb_fullwidth_menu--without-logo et_pb_fullwidth_menu--style-left_aligned et_dropdown_animation_fade et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_right et_pb_text_align_right-tablet et_pb_text_align_right-phone et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__wrap\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__menu\"><nav class=\"et-menu-nav fullwidth-menu-nav\"><ul id=\"menu-rr-divi\" class=\"et-menu fullwidth-menu nav downwards\"><li id=\"menu-item-2319\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-home menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-2319\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2425\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-75 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2425\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/about-rachelle-rogers\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5583\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-5575 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5583\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/books\/\">Books<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2427\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-1088 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2427\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/poetry-3\/\">Poetry<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-222947\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-46905 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-222947\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/blog-luminations\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2586\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-2576 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2586\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"et_mobile_nav_menu\"><div class=\"mobile_nav closed\"><span class=\"mobile_menu_bar\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>23 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>NOVEMBER 2016 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Consciousness <br \/>Energy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>A cosmic wild card has been played, and to the shock and surprise of most of the country, Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States. Before the election, no matter how grim things looked, I believed humanity was slowly slowly moving forward, that old structures were breaking down so they could be rebuilt in new expansive ways, that Planet Earth was ultimately (although not in my lifetime) moving toward becoming a global community of conscious beings capable of creating a world of compassion, peace, and harmony. After the results were predicted on that ominous\u00a0November 8th night, however, the turn of events felt to me like we were catapulted so far backwards we might never be able to recover. For days after the election I found Facebook friends melting, oozing into a deep pit of depression and fear. The reality of what a Trump presidency might mean had begun to surface. I perused the deluge of links that were posted: articles from The New York Times and Washington Post; videos of impassioned speeches by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders; lists of organizations to contribute to\u2014American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood; news clips of demonstrations already in progress; pledges to wear a Safety Pin as a way to offer support to those in fear of racist attacks; phone lines to senators and congressman to voice our views; petitions to sign. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/True-Love-web.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/True-Love-web.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/True-Love-web-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/True-Love-web-1080x501.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-6348\" alt=\"Wide Open Flower\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>As I clicked on a host of links, I could feel sad and terrifying images creeping dimly through my mind. I knew if I turned even a slant of light upon them, the worst case scenarios would come blindingly to the surface. The truth is, I was afraid of being afraid. I knew how debilitating fear could be. But I also knew that if I didn't face and embrace what was arising within me, it would fester into depression, anxiety, and physical symptoms. So I read and watched and grieved and cried and felt the fear. Over the following week, waves of emotion came and went. As one who lives from the understanding that we are spiritual beings on a physical journey, that everything is energy and vibration\u00a0and what we focus upon grows (see my previous post<em>: <a href=\"quantum-physics-and-the-political-arena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quantum Physics and the Political Arena<\/a><\/em>), and that we are an expression of Source, I had always known ways to get back to my center. But this felt different. This unexpected jolt backwards had thrown me so far off course that I wasn't sure if even universal wisdom could direct me home. But I also knew I couldn't stay in that hopeless limbo forever. I had to again find some larger vantage point from which to make sense out of what was happening. And some way to go forward from there. As I came back around to what I know in my heart of hearts, I was reminded that no matter how frightened and threatened we might feel, reacting out of anger and revenge will never lead to a happy outcome. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_image_sticky et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hearts-1280-web.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hearts-1280-web.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hearts-1280-web-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hearts-1280-web-1080x645.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" class=\"wp-image-6420\" alt=\"Hanging Hearts\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>I began to entertain the notion that perhaps these times presented the opportunity to <em>not<\/em> match the energy being spewed forth by Donald Trump and his intimidating entourage, but rather to live from the highest of ourselves. It calls for digging soul deep and choosing love over fear every time. This is not an easy thing. As I contemplated these ideas, thoughts came to mind on how we might begin. I offer them here. Take what you can use and toss the rest.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> This is certainly a time when some will be called to take action, but how that action is carried out makes all the difference. Before we start <em>doing <\/em>anything, we need to check in with who we're <em>being.<\/em> If action is taken from a stance of <em>re<\/em>action, revenge, fear, or anger, it will not accomplish what is wanted, and might even create the opposite. It is so important to set a clear intention for our actions, to envision the end result we want in the most loving way we can, to affirm the best outcome for the highest good of all life.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> I understand the cry of many that this is a battle that must be mightily fought, but do we have to take the stance and use the language of war in so many articles and speeches and dialogue? Words like fight, battle, defeat, kill have become the cry of many who are against all things Trump. Can we find a more evolved way to express what's playing out? Can we somehow focus <em>not<\/em> upon <em>destroying<\/em> something, but upon <em>creating<\/em> something better?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> We can be vigilant in paying close attention as things develop, but we really don't know exactly how events will play out. (How easy was it to predict the outcome of this election?) Events have yet to be created\u2014by both sides of the issues\u2014and each of us has a vibrational part in what comes to be. It's time to direct our thoughts, beliefs and expectations toward the highest vision of what's possible. Trump may find that having to make decisions from the Oval Office is very different from whipping an audience into a cheering frenzy during a campaign.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> It's important to take time to move through all feelings, especially the difficult ones, and act only from a centered place. These are some things you can do that can help: Beat a pillow. Go for a run. Hug a tree. Pet your cat. Meditate. Do some yoga, tai chi, qigong. Clear your inner space before taking any action.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> If you choose to wear a safety pin, understand that you might be called upon to enter into volatile situations. Stay centered. Try not to think of those involved as \u201cperpetrator\" or \"victim\u201d or yourself as \u201crescuer.\u201d Be present. Envision a peaceful outcome.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> As you move through your days, don't match the hateful, oppressive energy being generated by the President Elect and those that surround him. Love is exponentially more powerful than fear. Make this your mantra.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> It's hard to know who and what to trust right now. The best possible advice is to trust your own inner guidance above all. Cultivate the practice of going within, opening your heart, and listening. Use this to evaluate all considered choices and actions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7538c9;\">\u2665<\/span> And remember: a cosmic wild card can become anything; it can even trump a Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/harmony-world-peace-1000-web.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/harmony-world-peace-1000-web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/harmony-world-peace-1000-web-768x389.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" class=\"wp-image-6376\" alt=\"Dalai Lama quote\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_post_nav_0 et_pb_posts_nav nav-single et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/quantum-physics-and-the-political-arena\/\" rel=\"prev\" class=\"\"><span class=\"meta-nav\">&larr; <\/span><span class=\"nav-label\">Quantum Physics And The Political Arena<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"nav-next\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/a-resurrection-of-words-2023\/\" rel=\"next\" class=\"\"><span class=\"nav-label\">A Resurrection Of Words \u2013 2023<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_block_row et_animated\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_signup_0 et_pb_signup et_pb_newsletter et_pb_subscribe et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">KEEP UP WITH MY POSTS<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_description_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Subscribers receive a free PDF of my published memoir <\/span><em><span><br \/><\/span><\/em><span><\/span><span style=\"color: #57006d;\"><em>Rare Atmosphere: An Extraordinary Inter-dimensional Affair of the Heart<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_form\"><form method=\"post\" class=\"\"><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_result et_pb_newsletter_error\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_result et_pb_newsletter_success\"><h2>Thank you for subscribing. 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