Daily Question, March 16 When I feel powerless, what helps me step into the choices available to me? 38 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. ADP3 months agoADPWhen I feel powerless I tend to get more frustrated so here lately I have tried to take a step back clear my thoughts a bit and try to be open to the other choices that are available. I don’t always do this but the past few times I have I have realized that they are different choices I can make and different ways to handle things. 1 Reply Malag3 months agoMalagBasically decide something. It doesn’t really matter what. As the saying goes when you come to a fork in the road take it. Powerlessness finds it hard to hit a moving target 2 Reply Ose3 months agoOseGratitude. The inner position of gratefulness. Being grateful allows to be with all even if feeling powerless or sad or fearful and enables me to do what is possible. 3 Reply mam_gigi3 months agomam_gigiit is a matter of patience usually and perspective. I have to focus on what I can control and learn more self-reliance, and work on avoiding making my happiness and well-being dependent on others. 3 Reply Don Jones3 months agoDon JonesI wonder lately whether “powerlessness” is code for “not being able to control”. When I yield, I don’t feel the need to control, but it somehow liberates and enables flow. 3 Reply Cathie3 months agoCathieIf feelings of powerlessness creep onto my psyche, I let go immediately so anxiety can take no hold. I meditate and then sleep on it and then those feelings have dissipated. Those feelings of powerlessness are replaced with some type of starting point, when action is required – or peace with non-action, if that is what has bubbled up. But it is the immediate response to let go of that feeling of being powerless that allows other options/choices to creep in. 2 Reply Hot Sauce3 months agoHot SauceWhen I feel powerless, using an “ABC” chart from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy helps me to reframe my thoughts about being powerless and see what choices are actually available behind my cognitive distortions. 2 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaI’m beginning to feel annoyed with the level of stress I experience over things that are really not major problems. When I had that feeling of stress a few minutes ago, I told myself, “This is just a test!” and started dealing with the problem which, indeed, was easily solved and not as large a problem as it had seemed. 2 Reply Ed Schulte3 months agoEd SchulteMediation directed inward ......towards the centre of the BE-ing-ness the ""I am I"-ness" and not the "me" which is identified in the question. That ""me"-ness"" needs to be remindedthat is is not the centre of BE-ing-ness BUT it can become a part of it if relizes that it's source IS the source of ALL, and that ALL is a kind and Loving BE-ing-ness that knows what is truly need. That "Me-ness" needs only calm down and .....and closing in the words of the Peace Mediation I am beginning everyda...Mediation directed inward ……towards the centre of the BE-ing-ness the “”I am I”-ness” and not the “me” which is identified in the question. That “”me”-ness”” needs to be remindedthat is is not the centre of BE-ing-ness BUT it can become a part of it if relizes that it’s source IS the source of ALL, and that ALL is a kind and Loving BE-ing-ness that knows what is truly need. That “Me-ness” needs only calm down and …..and closing in the words of the Peace Mediation I am beginning everyday with ……. “Now you have to concentrate on your Real Self. On your S – Self. You have to believe in the Divine power which is within you. You have to become ONE with faith, Love, calmness, and tranquility. Then you can invoke the power of the help of God, Your creator. At this moment the center point of your brain,[ in the head center ], opens. Your atoms and cells vibrate, your Soul – Self unites with the cosmic energy. Place your hands together in front of your heart centre, palms facing upward. The vibrations of you as Spirit and Soul unites with the Divine vibration of God.” “ Read More2 Reply Marnie Jackson3 months agoMarnie JacksonUnderstanding that I feel helpless and this feels out of control for me. Once I am self-aware enough to understand my emotions and behaviours, I can step back and think about my choices. I guess what helps me to step into my choices is understanding where I am at. 3 Reply Maurice Frank3 months agoMaurice FrankTaking one small step, whatever it is. Then another. Then another. Until I have some momentum. 5 Reply devy3 months agodevyLook more into my faith, self care and talk. Reflect into life’s positivities and what choices are available to me 3 Reply Butterfly3 months agoButterflyDiscussing my situation with others I trust has always helped me to work through those situations. And a good cry to release my feelings too! 3 Reply Laura3 months agoLauraFirst, remembering that I do have choices. Even if all I can do in a situation is to make sure that I practice self-care. Following that I try to stay in the moment, avoid catastrophic thinking, and breathe. When I accept what is, choices often reveal themselves. I may not like all of them, but they are choices nonetheless. 10 Reply sunnypatti3 months agosunnypattiMy handy toolbox helps me. All the lessons I’ve learned over the years have given me tools to live a better, healthier life. Those tools include pausing, focusing on the breath, praying, meditation, practicing yoga, getting some exercise, sitting in nature… there are lots, and it all depends on the situation. 8 Reply Mary Pat3 months agoMary PatGetting quiet and going deep inside to touch my soul. Clarity is there, and it is always waiting. 6 Reply Anonymous3 months agoAnonymousWhen I read the question about feeling powerless my magnifying mind jumped to what if’s? I became immersed in feeling powerless. Then a choice – stay here in this state or sit in this moment and just breathe. Powerful! 5 Reply Chester3 months agoChesterI recall that my purpose lies not in the power that I bear but in the steps that I take. 10 Reply Kevin3 months agoKevinPrayer, sitting in silence, and walking the seashore at sunrise. 6 Reply Mica3 months agoMicaIt’s such fun to have a seashore to walk, isn’t it, Kevin? – my fav memories are of walking it at night when I couldn’t sleep. And of the Sikh on the beach early one morning shortly after 9/11 – he appeared suddenly around the bend in the coast and we both gave each other big smiles. 1 Reply Michele3 months agoMicheleAsking others for help, whether that be family, co workers, friends. 4 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. DONATE https://gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2022, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb