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50 Uplifting Posts That Might Restore Your Faith In Humanity And Goodness In The World
Ever since people realized that blatant negativity tends to get more attention, it’s felt like one’s feeds have been overwhelmed with doom and gloom. So it’s sometimes nice to take a pause and let your brain reset with some positive memes for a change.
The “Wholesome Memes” Facebook group is dedicated to sharing posts that might make your day a little brighter. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to add your own thoughts in the comments alone.
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John Dilligaf 1 year ago
and it's a good thing we already have them. If you proposed the idea now you'd be shouted down as some kind of Libby Commie Socialist.
Wholesome moments have a way of resonating with that deep-down yearning for safety and simplicity that exists beneath our typical busyness. When we see a child sharing a cherished toy with another child, or two older people sharing an ice cream cone on a park bench, we're reminded that human connection does not always need large gestures, sometimes it is the little, authentic gestures that move us the most. Those moments calm our inner din and prompt us to breathe a little more lightly.
One of the things that makes something feel wholesome is that it's real. Amidst a world full of performative selfies and rehearsed reels, seeing raw goodness or real surprise is like a breath of fresh air. A video of a soldier surprised by a puppy reunion resonates because neither of them is acting for likes; they're just having fun.
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That unsheathed joy feels like evidence that goodness still exists outside of the algorithms. Nostalgia also claims its leading role in our sense of wholesomeness. A caricature drawing of a family dinner or a black-and-white home-movie clip of kids frolicking in sprinklers transports us back to moments simple, even though we did not actually experience that exact moment ourselves.
We place our own childhood memories, birthday parties, block games, time at the dark edge of bed's threshold, over those images and stories, and the resulting warmth spreads from our youth to this common moment. Empathy makes it more effective. When we witness another person pick up garbage without being asked to, or take soup to an ailing neighbor, our brains activate in the same way as if we had done the act ourselves.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
Every Wednesday morning my wife and I clean the house. Then we go out for our weekly lunch date. Always one of the highlights of the week.
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nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
A beautiful classic. Here is my girl Natasha in about 1968. natasha_wa...2850bc.jpg 
That mirror-neuron response releases a flood of oxytocin, the "cuddle hormone," and we bond, relax, and feel satisfied. In effect, we experience the act of kindness twice, once vicariously, and again as it stimulates our own desire to care.
Innocently, or lovingly, acting animals are traditional wholesome perennial hits. A kitten playfully jumping onto a sleeping dog, or a baby goat running around in amazement, triggers our nurturing instincts. These experiences are not agenda-driven but link us to the reality that amazement can be simple and wordless. Watching animals feel sheer delight and happiness offers an innocent respite from human soap opera.
Moments of triumph or resilience in the face of small adversity can also somehow comfort us. A sparrow recovering from injury and mastering flight once again, or a child fastening their shoelaces for the first time after a dozen tries, remind us that battle-won incremental steps are part of the animal and human story. These moments assure us that change doesn't need to be massive to be meaningful. Sometimes sweetest victories are the low-key ones.
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Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Here's a photo I took back on the farm, in July 2001, out in one of our pastures. This is a tree where my parents carved their initials. Dad was born in 1913, Mom was born in 1919. When this carving was made, in 1939. they would have been 26 and 20 years old, respectively. Mom-Dads-I...32dd77.jpg 
Contrast also promotes wholesomeness. After merely reading about war or looking at sensationalistic headlines, watching a clip of someone planting flowers in an inner city lot is like stepping outside a thunderstorm and into sunlight. That effective transition, from tension to kindness, allows a sense of renewal. Our brains crave balance, and wholesome content supplies a soothing counter to negative.
Finally, wholesome content incites its own ripple effect. Uploading a video of a grandmother dancing around with her grandchild or forwarding a photo of puppies piled high in a basket is a hug online that creates attachments despite distance. Wholesomeness is therefore both catalyst and content: it soothes us at the moment but inspires us to pay it forward in our own life.
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T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
One of my favourite viral pics is the one when someone said, "I don't know why people are so scared of chupacabras. They seem so cool to me." And posted the above pic. And the reply was, "That's a capybara." LOL.
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kkrq2vk4tm 1 year ago
I always thank my friends for a lovely time, shopping, lunch, just hanging out they do the same for me and I always feel blessed
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Colleen Glim 1 year ago (edited)
Get used to it little dude. It ain’t getting better any time soon
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Colleen Glim 1 year ago
My Stevie chose me. There was an adoption weekend happening at my local pet store. I only went in for some new fish. Rubbed his little nose in that cage and he started purring
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Cara Vinson 1 year ago
Hilo Hattie’s for the Win! Every time we go to a luau we dress the same. YOLO
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Damned_Cat 1 year ago
Well, that's a lamb (baby sheep). Funny, because there was another post on this same list that identified some goats as donkeys.
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Alex Schneider 1 year ago (edited)
I have cheap selfadhesive foil bubbles that spread the sunlight into colored spots on my walls and floors at a certain time of day...I am 50 and each day I am happy about this like a child
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
We had to call in the rat man once. He had the biggest incisors you've ever seen on a human... I was just trying as hard as I could to tell Mr Auntriarch telepathically 'dont look at me, for the love of biscuits don't look at me'
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Ahnjunwan 1 year ago
The coriander i had outside in a nice place just died after it grew nicely for a while. I thought this time i finally got lucky, but no! It does that all the time, grows nicely first, i collect just enough for two meals and then it just dies 😢. How do people have herbs the whole summer, it is so annoying.
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R1MV4Superleggera 1 year ago
*Sigh* yeap! Been there with our Supreme Ruler, it feels utterly awful 😪
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Bill Swallow 1 year ago
I've seen this one many, many times, and never once have I seen anyone comment "NO! Chocolate is *bad* for Cats!"
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Rali Meyer 1 year ago
when I left my dog without walking him, he got my workshop hoodie. Then he knew were I went
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Whatshername 1 year ago
I know it's about the cat, but can't help saying it should be all those plastic bags. Come on people, make an effort please!
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Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 1 year ago
This was a lovely thing to read from start to finish, thank you for sharing it, this is the kind of con I absolutely love. Super grateful!
LuckyL 1 year ago
It was a lovley thing to read from start to "pay to continue to read" - because making money of ads isnt enough anymore for showing you stolen content.
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Francesca Annoni 1 year ago
I don't have an istagram account, my husband has it...he save post he thinks I should like and after dinner we lay on the sofa and he show me the posts... It's his way of telling me "I thing about you all day long and I want you to be happy" ..it's ten minutes a day but I'll never make an istagram account..
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 1 year ago
This was a lovely thing to read from start to finish, thank you for sharing it, this is the kind of con I absolutely love. Super grateful!
LuckyL 1 year ago
It was a lovley thing to read from start to "pay to continue to read" - because making money of ads isnt enough anymore for showing you stolen content.
Load More Replies... Francesca Annoni 1 year ago
I don't have an istagram account, my husband has it...he save post he thinks I should like and after dinner we lay on the sofa and he show me the posts... It's his way of telling me "I thing about you all day long and I want you to be happy" ..it's ten minutes a day but I'll never make an istagram account..
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