Word: upbeat
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Osteen's relentlessly upbeat television sermons had helped Adams, 49, get through the hard times, and now Adams was expecting the smiling, Texas-twanged 43-year-old to help boost him back toward success. And Osteen did. Inspired by the preacher's insistence that one of God's top priorities is to shower blessings on Christians in this lifetime--and by the corollary assumption that one of the worst things a person can do is to expect anything less--Adams marched into Gullo Ford in Conroe looking for work. He didn't have entry-level aspirations: "God has showed...
...rabid cheerleader whose shtick is that moxie and a good attitude will get you as far as you want. Before she comes out from the gated elevator door of her talk-show set, the audience has been pumped up by clips of her set to the insanely upbeat song Life Is a Highway, the same tune Arnold Schwarzenegger has played before speeches. Ray--who often smiles so wide, you see not only her gums but also that weird part above the gums--says that when she's feeling stressed or sorry for herself, she just remembers the 10-fingers...
...first-hand research on its residents, people for whom justice has been so elusive they've come to the capital to plead for help from the senior leadership. Despite having seen so much of his country's dark side, every time I've met Xu he's been remarkably upbeat about China's future. "I'm an optimist," he said earlier this year. "We take on these cases and step by step, maybe we make a little progress...
...pill person" is what Ellie says. She is an attractive tennis-playing 65-year-old woman who has been with me through a broken wrist and a shoulder operation. She took only Tylenol for the pain in both instances. She is (for many other reasons) a great woman - upbeat and interested in everything, outgoing, concerned and very into her sports; I hope I'm at least a little like her when I hit 65. It's because of Ellie and others like her that I harbor a mild aversion to taking medicines myself. I haven't yet started swallowing...
...precisely the message Yusuf is bringing on his U.S. tour, and it should get a warm reception. After all, even if his particular brand of religious music may not have a wide enough appeal to crack the mainstream American charts, most people are likely to cheer Yusuf's upbeat tune, which could use a lot more airplay these dark days...