Gumption

If the wind is no longer in your sails, don't sit around wishing for better times. Sail by ash breeze*.
What does that mean? Back in the ole' days, when a sailing ship got stuck in a windless ocean, they would launch a row boat and men would row to tug the larger vessel. The oars were sometimes made of ash wood, so they called it "sailing by ash breeze."

When a professor does a lousy job of teaching, don't blame him for your bad grades. Get out the textbooks and row.

When a friendship is falling by the wayside, don't succomb to self-pity. Don't merely blame the other party. Show yourself extra friendly.

When your church lacks spirit, fire, and encouragement; and no one is moving on with God, that's no excuse for you to do the same. Go to God so he can fill you and make you a light in a dark church.

* Cit. Newberry Award winner "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham