Powerlessness. . .

Since the exact context wasn't a part of the post, powerlessness is often a mantra with some folks who have a 12 step orientation.

Its often a question of surrender. Sometimes its about having been involved in so many contradictory and time specific efforts in the course of one's life that its really time to give up entirely for the moment so that one can reorient to reality based on what is in the present and actual.

It can very much be about facing that no matter how much an individual wants to believe they are the prime mover and essential cause in their life, the reality is we are all mostly formed by forces beyond our control.

There are likely times where its productive and useful to think like we are the masters of our fate. Its likely good to doubt that proposition entirely at other times.

Powerlessness to me is I'm not the boss, I'm not the decider, and a good portion of the time I'm going to be acted on to a much greater degree than I will be the actor. I'm often not in a position to exercise influence, and I just have to live with that.