So one of the most positive people I’ve met is my good friend Leila. We are Francis Middle School and I’m not sure if I ever seen her sad, let alone depressed. She’s always wearing a smile and really optimistic about life. Leila is about my height, 166 centimeters. She has long, dark, baby hair, dark eyes and quite feet. I think the reason why Leila is such an optimist is both because she was born this way and because of her upbringing. She was raised with great family ideals and great parenting as well. I’ve met her parents on several occasions and they are also very cheery people. Whenever they do not see eye to eye, they don’t fight about it. Rather, they discuss the problem and come to a resolve. Clearly, this good communication skills and sensibility rubbed off on Leila as well. And since Leila is so positive, she has a big social circle, including a lot of Instagram followers. So she always has people to boost her confidence. In fact, Leila has finished Master’s in Sociology and now she works as a life coach, helping others to find their direction in life. I think the best lesson to learn from Leila is that staying positive helps to have really good relationships and also reach your goals. And in order to do this, it’s very good to talk about problems, rather than fight about them. Okay, I’ll stop.
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So one of the most positive people I've met is my good friend Leila. We are at Francis Middle School, and I'm not sure if I've ever seen her sad, let alone depressed. She's always wearing a smile and is really optimistic about life. Leila is about my height, 166 centimeters. She has long, dark, wavy hair, dark eyes, and quite a petite frame. I think the reason why Leila is such an optimist is both because she was born this way and because of her upbringing. She was raised with great family ideals and excellent parenting as well. I've met her parents on several occasions, and they are also very cheerful people. Whenever they do not see eye to eye, they don't fight about it. Rather, they discuss the problem and come to a resolution. Clearly, this good communication skill and sensibility rubbed off on Leila as well. And since Leila is so positive, she has a big social circle, including a lot of Instagram followers. So she always has people to boost her confidence. In fact, Leila has finished her Master's in Sociology, and now she works as a life coach, helping others find their direction in life. I think the best lesson to learn from Leila is that staying positive helps to have really good relationships and also reach your goals. And in order to do this, it's very good to talk about problems rather than fight about them. Okay, I'll stop.
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