_{[He's seen pessimists try to grin through the pain before and it's never pretty...]}

It ain't just hope--there's some hella hard work in there, too!

_{[You have to be willing to give a lot to get a lot. Anyone can say they want things to change, but to mean it, really mean it, and go out and do it, it takes a lot to break the chains that bind people to the status quo.]}

What do you need to change? Maybe it'd help to brainstorm if I knew more.