Whether you’ve had a stressful day at work or school or you feel exhausted from the constant bad news you see on TV and online, it’s perfectly fine to want a break from all the negativity. Well, Pandas, this is your oasis of heckin’ awesome wholesomeness. Stop by for a while. Slow down. Breathe in the sweet air. And enjoy the adorable memes we’ve got in store for you today.
We’re featuring the ‘Heck this is wholesome’ Facebook group that unites over half-a-million enjoyers of positive vibes. Scroll down to check out their best soul-healing posts that you’ll probably want to share with all your friends. Once you’re done upvoting your fave smile-inducing pics, check out Bored Panda’s earlier article about ‘Heck, this is super wholesome,’ a related Facebook group.
However, keep in mind that the human experience isn’t just filled with sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns. We actually tend to focus on the negatives far more than the positives in life, which makes our need for wholesomeness even greater than you’d think. Read on for Bored Panda’s chat about negativity and anger with Suzanne Degges-White, Licensed Counselor, Professor, and Chair at the Department of Counseling and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University.
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The ‘Heck this is wholesome’ Facebook group had over 590k members at the time of writing. And we’re pretty darn sure this number’ll keep on rising. The pics and memes are just too good not to draw in a crowd.
The online community is a reflection of the side of life that some of us forget in our day-to-day routines. Namely, that it’s full of beauty, laughter, cute animals, and people being excellent to each other (not just jerks). And that’s something we think everyone should be able to celebrate.
Professor Degges-White, from Northern Illinois University, explained to Bored Panda that human beings are very complex. We have to be able to express a range of emotions to get the most out of life, not just a limited few.
“A funny thing about humans is that we all have a negativity bias, meaning that we attend more to negative information than we do positive. That's why a single piece of ‘constructive feedback’ will linger in our minds longer than a dozen compliments,” she said that people tend to focus on the bad more than the good. It’s simply how we’re wired.
My husband has a tendency to move slower on the weekends, and knowing we had alot of errands to get done, I went into the store looking for him, annoyed.
I found him, reading ingredients to an elderly man and helping him calculate ratios for what he needed, because he couldn’t do it himself anymore. And listening to him tell stories of his acres of land nearby.
I forgot about errands, our time crunch, our tasks…and thought man, if we could all just take a little time to help eachother with just the littlest things, how good we would all feel. And remembered that I snagged a good one
“It's thought that it might be evolution that supported this somewhat irritating habit of looking for the bad, ruminating on the negative, and focusing on flaws,” the professor mused about why human beings have a negativity bias.
We also wanted to better understand the role of anger in people’s lives. The professor said that it definitely has a place and can even lead to some positive results! However, prolonged and high-intensity anger can do the opposite and lead to a lot of negative outcomes. Your body will suffer as a result of all the stress.
“Anger, like other emotions, is felt differently and at different levels of intensity depending on the person. Some people do go through their lives in a state of constant anger when they are tuned into the innumerable injustices that exist!” Professor Degges-White drew attention to the fact that life can often seem unfair.
“However, when anger is a constant state, the body suffers greatly—being primed for an angry response keeps the body tense and the stress hormones flowing,” she warned that people should do their best to avoid living in constant outrage at injustices. It’s a quick way to wreck your health.
My husband noticed that no one was eating the oranges. I said that I think I subconsciously avoid them because I have eczema on my hands and peeling them hurts the little cuts. The next day this was in the fridge. He proceeded to peel 6 oranges for me every Sunday to last the week, and has continued to do so (when I want oranges). I never asked him to. I don’t need anything fancy. To me this is love.
“There are definitely ways in which anger can motivate us in good ways, but it takes a toll on our bodies as well as our relationships. When someone is always spoiling for a fight, it is hard to find a way to connect and deepen a relationship in healthy ways,” the professor told Bored Panda.
Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well.
“When we are up-in-arms about a cause, we love to bond with others who share our views, but humans are much more complex and deeper than a single issue, so we need to be able to experience and express other emotions if we want a meaningful, enduring relationship to develop.”
"I was waiting for my prescription at Walgreen, and I noticed this man is picking up his medicines.. He is asking how much they are, and starting to get nervous about the price. The total was $170 and the pharmacist asked if he would rather only get one month of his medicines instead of 3. “THIS lady next to me, walks up to them and says: NO, he is getting all three months and pays for his bill. I was walking out of there with tears in my eyes, what an amazing woman…”
The founder of the related ‘Heck, this is super wholesome’ Facebook group, Yuki Rahman, is also the founder of the ‘Heck this is wholesome’ community.
"The most popular things in the group are animals and kids, but there's pretty much everything that makes people happy and/or boosts their creativity," she shared with Bored Panda about her previous group earlier.
"Our community is really wholesome. Just like the content in the group. Getting this big wouldn't have been possible without them. The members share such amazing and wholesome stories, we constantly make each other's day,” she said, adding that the moderators and administrators put in tons of effort to keep the community running heckin’ smoothly.
The ‘Heck this is wholesome’ group is about posts that make you happy. It’s about clean, wholesome fun and being positive towards all the other members of the community.
I noticed quite a few people enjoyed my post about my dog Tuesday so I thought I’d let you know why I chose the name Tuesday. I’ve had pretty amazing luck with dogs. My first dog’s name was Charlie. I never had to teach Charlie anything. He always had this ability from the first day I got him to understand me. He dedicated his life to being my best friend and protector. I have cerebral palsy so I use a manual wheelchair. Several years ago I had severe health issues and spent a long time in the hospital. Around that same time, and perhaps feeling my struggle Charlie got sick. I have a wonderful vet and we did everything we could but Charlie passed away due to kidney failure. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through. I wear a necklace everyday in honor of Charlie. I didn’t know if I’d ever get another dog but i eventually decided to do it. I didn’t want to name him Charlie or Charlie Jr because to me there will always be one Charlie. So I settled on the name Tuesday because Charlie was born on a Tuesday and I like to think he would be okay with that name. I hope this isn’t to upsetting for this group but I thought I’d share a picture of Charlie and I a couple years ago. Hope this story is one everyone can connect to and thanks for reading if you have time.
Original posts are looked upon with a smile while shared posts have a far tougher time getting approved and featured on ‘Heck this is wholesome.’ If you enjoy their content and would love to become a member, be sure to read all the rules.
Just keep in mind that the admins, mods, and other members enjoy their privacy, so don’t spam them with messages unless there’s a really important reason for that. Above everything, stay respectful, stay wholesome.
A father on facebook has moved the networks after writing on his account:
"The hardest thing about being a single dad, is going to the restaurant with my beautiful daughter, and she tells me she wants to go to the bathroom and I go with her to the bathroom and people stare at me strangely, she is my daughter and I have to do it because I will always take care of her, I will not send her alone. How hard it is to leave her every time I go to work far away and she stays crying screaming at me, she makes video calls and tells me where I am to go with her. I love my daughter and everything I do I do so that she has a good future and does not lack what I lacked at her age. I love this little girl, may God bless her a thousand years and lives more."
Not all men are the same, some know how to love, respect and even be fathers alone.
my cats do this to me. they lay as far away as possible but within reach so they can put a paw on my toe, foot, hand, head, ect. it's how they say they love me but don't want to be pet right then.
I do that! But then I forget to empty them so I end up with so much trash in my pockets!!
I am surprised that it's not practiced in some countries. I love errand hang . It's fun and you get a chance to discuss about your life with your friend even while shopping.
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Ummm.....must've been random American who just doesn't do that. I've known tons of people (Americans) who do this on a regular. What is it with all the America bashing lately? Yes, we have our issues but damn...seems like every negative thing it's automatically "American". :(
I think it’s because as an immigrant (which looks like she is, or her friend), we automatically assume that oddities are cultural to the country we’ve immigrated too. Sometimes forgetting that differences within cultures also exist.
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Dang I'm from the U.s. and bestie and I lived for the errand hang, we would save up our errands till our days off together to do them together. It makes what would have been a mundane day into such a fun and funny day. Make up stuff about yourself in her dr. Appt, cause shenanigans in the grocery store together, etc. Its still some of the best days we ever had together
You obviously aren't from the south here's how this goes. Bzz bzz " hello, house of laughs what's your problem?" " Hey chick wanna do stuff today?"" " Well, today is the day I do laundry in the laundromat, but I'd love for you to come with." " Cool, I have laundry to do, good excuse to do it. See you there .". Friending ensues. With errand hang. Sometimes we go to Walmart.
I cannot understand why it's weird in the USA. It's so usual in Europe
My friends and I do it all the time & I’m an American. I did it all the time in NY and now in Florida.
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Is this not normal? I live in Wisconsin and rarely do errands alone. Ive had a standing grocery shopping date every other Saturday for years, if my guy friend can't go then i tag my sister in. Laundromat, tire change on truck- why suffer by yourself?! The best was shopping with my brother in law- we would push each other in kids carts and have a blast :D
I think the difference is that we just don't have a term for it. My friends and I do it all the time. Especially me and my sister. We've never called it "errand hang" though. It's usually like "hey I've got errands today, want to run them together?" Even if I end up somewhere I don't need to be, I'm just happy to have the company. When it's grocery shopping we always take separate cars after the milk incident.
I'm also from the US and this is something my parents and their friends did and I've always done with my friends. My husband also errand hangs (often with my brother). I don't think that it's an American thing to be so independent and isolationist that spending time with friends is a weakness.
"the errand hang dances in the sweet vulerability that comes from the everyday" BRILLIANT
My mother used to run errands with friends. We lived in a semi rural area, it was more interesting and fun to go with a friend. Mom is 99 now.
As a Hungarian, I don't get this. If I can do it alone, why waste the other persons time by dragging them along?
I'm from America and a couple of my friends and I do this all the time. Hey need to go pick up meds; gotta get groceries; I have an appointment care to wait with me. It's actually really nice to have another person along or go with someone to do normally boring or tedious errands. More people should do this.
I've done this my whole life with friends and family and I'm in the US.
Errand hangs are pretty much the only "real" time I get with my friends. Life is so busy it's nice to say I've got errands to run come on let's go.
I ADORE this concept. I have Somali neighbors and I envy the way they go on errands together.
I don't know why... but the idea of this is absolutely terrifying to me.
I love this! Before Covid I’d often meet up with a girlfriend or three and go thrift shopping. Sigh…
I've done this plenty, most people aren't into it, but others REALLY LOVE IT
We would just say, I have to run a bunch of errands and if you have time, could you hang out with me?
My mother and I hav done this on an almost weekly basis for over 20 years
I'm from the UK and I've done this my whole life, so has most people I know
I'm American and I 100% "errand hang" with a friend/s for all the mundane normal stuff we need to do in life. Grocery shopping is boring, the bank always has a long line, for some reason it always takes forever for the dry cleaner to find your garments etc etc. I've never heard it called an errand hang before but I'm definitely going to call it that from now on.
I did an errand hang once. My coworker ended up smelling every shampoo bottle in the store. Longest 15 mins of my life. Also my best memory of her.
I've done this a lot in the US where I'm from, both inviting others and being invited. Maybe it's just the area I grew up in, it's always been viewed as a day out. Not surprised to hear there are places in America people are even being judgy about friends wanting to go do something with them. Seems this is what a lot of folks here are best at anymore.
I usually hang with my mum when running errands. We are like best friends so does that count?
When I was youger and in a smaller town, we used to do this all the time! Mum sent groceries shopping? Call my friend ask her to come with cause i hate going alone! Having to pay a bill? Call a friend to tag along! We always did this. I learnt to do stuff alone once I moved to a big city, with few friends and those not willing to tag along to some boring place to buy some boring thing or pay something.
Wish people could share lives with each other more, even mundane things. Isolation is rampant in America.
As promised, day one of action shots of Tina.
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YES!! This thread was most definitely worth looking at .There's enough bad stuff going on -- we all need something positive to consider. Thank you.
I also would like more positive content like this, please! It seems like there's so many more articles about pettiness, malicious compliance, and making fun of people than there used to be on Bored Panda. I wouldn't even mind having less content as long as the content was more positive. Sadly, Bored Panda seem to have gotten on the toxicity train. :(
YES!! This thread was most definitely worth looking at .There's enough bad stuff going on -- we all need something positive to consider. Thank you.
I also would like more positive content like this, please! It seems like there's so many more articles about pettiness, malicious compliance, and making fun of people than there used to be on Bored Panda. I wouldn't even mind having less content as long as the content was more positive. Sadly, Bored Panda seem to have gotten on the toxicity train. :(
