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Feeling hopeful and optimistic

hopeful

adjective

believing that something will happen the way you want it to

optimistic

adjective

someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future and tends to expect that good things will happen

positive

adjective

believing that good things will happen or that a situation will get better

romantic

adjective

someone who is romantic tends to believe that things are better or more exciting than they really are

idealistic

adjective

believing very firmly in something which is good but probably impossible to achieve

forward-looking

adjective

looking at the future in a positive way and happy to try new ideas and methods

visionary

adjective

with clear ideas or hopes of how something should be done or how things will be in the future

uplifted

adjective

feeling happier or more hopeful

rose-coloured

adjective

considering or representing something as better than it really is

in the fond hope that

hoping that something will happen although it is not very likely

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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