Optimism coupled with a few laughs
can go a long way!

"The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” Mark Twain

A little fun at a meeting can make all the difference

Fighting city hall, developers, dodgy politicians and antiquated laws can be a real tough business.
In time your enthusiasm and good intentions may backslide into gasps, grimaces and some severe tongue biting.

You cannot stray too far from a smile in these intense strategy sessions. Without it the dark cloud will eventually burst and drown the entire group.
What a soggy mess it will be.
And if it does your opponents will have a nice little party to celebrate your eventual demise.

Remember, that no matter how far you feel from achieving your goal you that much closer than before.

Socialize outside the meetings too. You all now have one thing in common, it's likely you could have a couple more.

At the end of the day you have to realize you have done everything you can and let it go.
Get some sleep and tomorrow could bring some more good news to work with.