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Scenes of In-positive

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In-positive / Determination url

Marathon runner

  1. This is excruciatingly hard, but I’m committed to finishing it until the bitter end.
  2. I do what I have to do.
  3. I was bound and determined to do it.
  4. I’ll never be more ready than I am now.
  5. I’m going for broke.
  6. No rest for the weary.
  7. I’m ready to tough it out.

Marathon runner

In-positive / Determination
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In-positive / Surprise url

A friend becomes president of the company

  1. Goodness gracious.
  2. Well what do you know?
  3. It’s too good to be true.
  4. For goodness sakes.
  5. For heaven’s sake.
  6. It took us all by surprise.

A friend becomes president of the company

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In-positive / Realizing url

Hearing that a company went bankrupt

  1. That was patently obvious to anyone who gave it more than two seconds of thought.
  2. The secret is out.
  3. There’s been trouble brewing for a long time.
  4. I saw it right off the bat.
  5. Another one bites the dust.
  6. From what I understand, this is what really happened.
  7. The fact is I’ve been expecting that to happen all along.
  8. In the end, what do they have to show for it?
  9. Seeing is believing.
  10. I had a hunch that that’s what was happening.
  11. We should have seen it coming.
  12. I’m well aware of it, but I denied it to myself.
  13. It’s the same old problem all over again.
  14. That’s it in a nutshell.

Hearing that a company went bankrupt

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In-positive / Determination url

Musician practicing

  1. I have my work cut out for me.
  2. When I put my mind to it I can do anything!
  3. It’s a tough road ahead, but mark my word, I'm going to make it.
  4. I’m determined to show the true grit that is part of my DNA.
  5. Let’s rise to the occasion.
  6. I am coming up to speed, slowly but surely.

Musician practicing

In-positive / Determination
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In-positive / Happiness url

Being offered a great job

  1. It’s music to my ears.
  2. That’s terrific.
  3. I’m sure I’m really going like it.
  4. That’s great news.
  5. This calls for a celebration.
  6. That’s absolutely fantastic.
  7. That’s the best thing I’ve ever heard.
  8. Its music to my ears.
  9. I’ve been beaming with joy ever since I heard the good news.
  10. This makes me very happy.
  11. I’ll be looking forward to it.
  12. Why that’s great.
  13. That’s the best news I heard all day.
  14. You’ve made my day.
  15. It's truly awesome.

Being offered a great job

In-positive / Happiness
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In-positive / Surprise url

Learning that a friend is ill

  1. His illness came out of the blue.
  2. He’s never been sick a day in his life.
  3. I don’t know what to say.
  4. I didn’t expect that.
  5. It’s beyond comprehension.
  6. What brought this on?
  7. I still can’t believe it’s true.
  8. I’m in a state of denial.
  9. It came as a great shock.
  10. I found the news earth shattering.

Learning that a friend is ill

In-positive / Surprise
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In-positive / Surprise url

A friend wins a big prize

  1. That’s a nice surprise.
  2. It’s like something out of a movie.
  3. You’re pulling my leg.
  4. Now how do you like that?
  5. I was so surprised when it happened.
  6. Get a load of this.
  7. Good heavens!
  8. Well blow me down.
  9. So what do you know?

A friend wins a big prize

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In-positive / Relief url

Getting a clean bill of health from the doctor after a major health concern

  1. When I saw the results, it was a sight for sore eyes.
  2. What a relief!
  3. I’m so grateful that it was only a false alarm We can breathe a sigh of relief.
  4. That’s what we’ve been waiting for.
  5. It took a bit of time, but it was certainly worth the wait.
  6. It was a blessedly short time before I heard the good news.
  7. I thank my lucky stars.

Getting a clean bill of health from the doctor after a major health concern

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In-positive / Remembering url

Remembering an event from the past

  1. It’ll never be the same as it was back then.
  2. That’s history now.
  3. That was a night to remember.
  4. I guess you had to have been there.
  5. I’ve burnt a lot of bridges behind me.
  6. I miss those times long gone.
  7. The joy that I felt when I got married was off the charts.
  8. Then it happened, and the rest is history.

Remembering an event from the past

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Therapist with patient

  1. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
  2. This is an opportunity of a lifetime.
  3. I’m going to tell it to you straight, even if it means bursting your balloon.
  4. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
  5. There’s nothing that we can’t do if we put our minds to it.
  6. Let’s not give up before we start.
  7. There are so many false starts, but it’s important that we don’t give up hope.
  8. There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
  9. It doesn’t have to be that way.
  10. Unfortunately we often have to learn the hard way.
  11. Let’s start tying up loose ends.
  12. All beginnings are hard.
  13. Often just when we think it will be clear sailing from here on in, POW – something unexpected comes from out of the blue to blow our well laid plans to smithereens, and suddenly it’s back to the drawing board, forcing us to rethink the whole thing through from start to finish, from soup to nuts.

Therapist with patient

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In-positive / Surprise url

Your favorite team wins 10 games in a row

  1. It happens only once in a blue moon.
  2. If that don’t beat all.
  3. There are no words to describe it.
  4. Will wonders never cease?
  5. Lo and behold.
  6. My goodness.
  7. It’s a whole new ballgame.
  8. Heavens to Betsy.
  9. Can you imagine that?
  10. Do you dig it?

Your favorite team wins 10 games in a row

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In-positive / Confidence url

Talking to parents after getting accepted in a top school

  1. I’m going to make you proud.
  2. You only get out of life what you put into it.
  3. When I want something I go for it.
  4. When I put my mind to it I can do anything!
  5. I’m going to make big bucks.
  6. I’m proud of myself.
  7. I'm way ahead of the game.

Talking to parents after getting accepted in a top school

In-positive / Confidence