“ Meditation is not easy. It takes time and it takes energy. It also takes grit, determination and discipline. It requires a host of personal qualities which we normally regard as unpleasant and which we like to avoid whenever possible. We can sum it all up in the American word ‘gumption’. Meditation takes ‘gumption’.
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“ We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.
Wernher von Braun, Familiar and Unfamiliar Quotations
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“ Boredom means your gumption supply is low and must be replenished before anything else is done.
Zen and the Art of DeLorean Maintenance
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“ Gumption trap is defined as:
“Throughout the process of fixing the machine things always come up, low quality things, from a dusted knuckle to an accidentally ruined ‘irreplaceable’ assembly. These drain off gumption, destroy enthusiasm and leave you so discouraged you want to forget the whole business.
Gumption trap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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