Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very …

John Ortberg
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much. ✨ John Ortberg (1997). The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, p.52, Harper Collins
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much. ✨ John Ortberg (1997). The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, p.52, Harper Collins

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