Re-thinking: Powerlessness

Have you ever turned away from a serious problem because it seemed too massive to change?

I have and I regret doing so.

No matter how big a problem or issue is, you still have some power. If nothing else, you have the power to choose how you will react to a problem that is completely outside of your control. If you can't make the situation better, you can do something that will prevent yourself from being totally out of control.

Some people will insist that you have no power because they don't want you to know that you do have power. "Hey, that's just the way things are. Get used to it," can be said very easily by those who benefit from the way things are.

Decide what you want to preserve.

Decide what you are willing to sacrifice.

Change what you do.

Finding your power may start small or it may start big. Look first at how you can change yourself and your reactions to what makes you feel powerless. You might realize you have far more options that you imagined.

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