I get that. I'm an ol fella with a lot of years under my belt.

Here's something I think everyone needs to take account of: continuity along the current project (as opposed to the current thing) - aka the Great Awakening - requires building a capacity to travel on dual complementary tracks.

One of the tracks, often the first or predominant one, is the macro level interaction: getting involved on some level, whether national, local, or supra-national (the Great Awakening online is essentially supra-national). Getting involved, taking action because we feel its important and can have an impact.

The other track is an internal one, on the micro level. It's how we reflect and grow as individuals, families, communities (starting with the individual). It's about personal growth and transformation, and the key components of this are realization and building a relationship with the divine creator (however you understand that), and in that context, build your own connection with self, with those close to you, and build up quality of life.

So, there is an external awakening, where we wake up to what is actually going on in the real world, waking up from the Matrix as it were. But this also has to be complemented by the internal awakening, and transformation (and liberation, growth) within.

The process as a whole cannot proceed for long without BOTH of these elements. So when the Macro level (outside, interacting with and changing the world outside my door) becomes difficult, or slow, or heavy, then it's important to tap into the micro level, and build that up.

You are NOT powerless. If you have young children, you are a custodian of the future. How you interact with them, how you reflect on yourself and work on becoming a better parent, a better spouse, etc, will DIRECTLY impact on who they become, what resources they have to overcome the challenges in the world.

And remember: George Washington had a father and a mother. So did DJT. So did John Adams, Samuel Adams, and Martin Luther King. These champions did not emerge from nothingness. Who they became is traceable in large part to who their parents and forebears were. And also, each of them had moments and periods before they rose to greatness where they were challenged, felt powerless, and were forced to dig deep.

So dig deep my fren. The door to the power you seek is within, and in delving there, you have ALL the power.