‘Positivity With A Hint Of Humor’: 50 Of The Most Wholesome Posts Shared In This Instagram Account
It’s not surprising that there is growing evidence that negative news can affect our mental health, notably in the form of increased anxiety, depression and acute stress reactions. Often unknowingly, we devour hours upon hours of negativity, whether it’s endless scrolling on social media or batch coverage of current events which comes straight to your mobile every morning.
So no wonder good news is having a renaissance. Just look at the Instagram account “Tanks Good News,” a powerhouse of lighthearted, wholesome, humorous and overwhelmingly positive content. Created and run by George Resch, aka Tank Sinatra, who aims at highlighting the good instead of the bad, the page today has 2.7 million followers, a number which shows just how thirsty we are for positive content.
Below we collected some of the most wholesome, soothing, and humorous posts from the page to fill your heart with joy, so enjoy! Also, make sure to share this post with anyone who’s been feeling down lately, it works like magic.
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Hope This Makes Your Day
I cant upvote this enough! Please help me!! And my eyes are sweating!
If you've never heard of Tank Sinatra, the creator behind the Instagram powerhouse “Tank's Good News,” chances are you've been living on the Moon. Tank, whose real name is George Resch, is a prolific content creator who gained millions of followers on Instagram through meme creation and reposting hilarious content. "Tank's Good News" is one of Resch's projects where he only focuses on re-sharing positive, uplifting media to the general public. It turns out that Resch's own personal story helped serve as a kind of inspiration for the account.
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Anybody who works hard for their family is a Giant! There is absolutely no shame in any honest work
Leave the world 1 mounth without janitors, it would be litteral chaos. They deserve way more recognition, including wages.
While they don't work in a clinic or hospital, Janitors/Custodians are health care workers. They keep areas sanitized so the average person does not get sick.
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It's weird how people respect politicians more, or CEOs, when they steal from the people. We're a weird kind, we humans
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Far better to be a janitor making an honest living than to be at the top of a company who makes money by taking advantage of others
Or selling drugs on the street that wind up killing people either quickly or slowly .
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Everyone is equal. We all should treat each other like ……. Sorry, but can anybody fill out the blank?
We should treat each other like they have value, and like we are not assholes.
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Whenever I get tired of my job or fed up with my boss, I remind myself why I am doing this - to take care of my kids.
Janitors make the world more beautiful, and let's face it most people are lazy asses who don't clean up after themselves
Oh Gott, ich liebe BEIDE dafür...dass sie LEBEN, was wirklich wichtig ist - HIER im Leben!
English Translation: Oh god I love BOTH for LIVING for what really matters - HERE in life!
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What an amazing way for a daughter to honor her father whom she dearly loves and is proud of.
Why would being a janitor be considered "a joke"? It's a profession. And a much needed one. Do not be ashamed of working hard.
Nothing. It's an honest living. But in times past, it was considered a job for old men who were no longer capable of "real" work.
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I'm a cleaner started off in a school and did 3 yrs before moving on , I'm in my current job almost 4 yrs and I love being a cleaner and I work with a fantastic team and have a wonderful boss , the only downside is quite a lot of people look down on us in this profession we choose ,
Being a janitor is not something to be ashamed of. What you do for a job does not define you or your worth in society. Janitors, garbage men, night shift office cleaners, lawyers, doctors, postmen, office workers, etc. We are all the same. Never shame anyone for what they decide to do for a job. So happy to see how proud his daughter is of her father! More people should strive to be like that! ❤️❤️❤️
I never understood why people shame other people jobs 🤔🤔🤔 How does their job affect you in any way??
When a dad provides for his family there is no shame in the Job he has
Mr. George was the school janitor when I was in elementary school. He kept the school warm, cleaned up when somebody threw up, unclogged drains and toilets and everything in between. We all loved and respected that man! Decades have gone by and I still remember him and his smiling face.
I heard of a man who worked as a janitor at a prestigious college, and put all of his children (4?) through that university for free. He did that job so that all of his children could have a "better life." This man and that man, are heroes and should be nothing but proud of being to provide for their families. Being a janitor is nothing to be ashamed of. Ever.
What on this whole round earth is wrong with being a janitor? Is this a thing everywhere? It isn’t where I live, I can tell you that. Janitors are multi skilled geniuses as a rule, and everyone knows it.
My father was in construction, literally broke his body for us. Got into so many fights over it, worth it. Hes now got an amazing job he rarely has to go to
A good, hard working parent is something to be proud of. Anyone who thinks otherwise is not worth knowing.
The father's words come from past criticism, from those who have dark souls. Such hurt can be deep and devastating. He didn't want his daughter to experience that same depth of hurt. She overcame, for both of them. Brava!
You’re right to be proud of a man who is a loving, present father. And I agree with Brian there is no shame in honest work
Now THAT'S 1 terrific daughter that knows what love is about! Good for her!
Where would we be if garbage men stopped working during the pandemic.Same goes for grocery workers and a lot of others we take for granted
Janitor make a lot of money and they have a unio . I rather be a janitor than do customer service at walmart
She probably loves her ashamed mother just as much, evil can do good.
They did a study on which professions contribute most to society. Janitors we're number one. The reason is without them, there would be all sorts of disease and death. The reason we live longer is directly related to better waste systems. One of the worst professions in that study was attorneys. They just don't contribute as much as others. Education, money and prestige are not always the measure of worth.
What a wonderful Father and decent person. Hard work can be good for the soul.
Yikes, this one got me... I love how he worried she'd be made fun of but sir... you're a hardworking man, that is NOTHING to be ashamed of... and if idiots make fun of her, they can f**k off.
It takes a great, great man to raise such a daughter. You are both royalty.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ what a proud daughter and a proud father to have such a wonderful daughter ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh, my heart and those damned onion ninjas. They're everywhere in this post.
My dad & step dad were loggers. I still love the smell of pine & diesel. I should bottle that. It's the smell of dads home!
A janitor does hard work. They keep things clean. They should be on a pedestal.
You're an awesome Dad for teaching your daughter about values. Be a proud Daddy!
Does he realize nothing runs without a primo maintenance? You are a lucky girl to have such an honorable, loving, humble man as your father. My best to you both.❤️
My father couldn't be bothered to stick around after I was born. This is a real father who loves his family. I'd be proud to call him Dad.
I'm not laughing. I'd like to shake your hand sir, for raising a wonderful daughter.
If people judge someone for making honest money, their parents have done a shitty job raising them.
Holy crap! He should be proud of his job! Especially now! Without him and other sanitation workers, disease rates would be much higher and the life expectancy would be much lower. They are very important people in our society that aren't treated as such.
One of the custodians at my college was an immigrant who didn't speak much English, but he tried. We got along famously, and he asked me to call him Poppy. His daughter always came to see me for registration, etc. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and became a physician. He was so proud, and so was I!
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“…Without their brain and muscle not a single wheel could turn…” -Solidarity forever by Ralph Chaplin
My dad was a jack-of-all-trades. He was also a janitor at.my high school for 19 years. Other kids told me they wished they had a dad like mine who listened to them and loved them.
What made you so sad and bitter, Damon? What made you decide that Bored Panda was your place to troll?
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Resch told Elite Daily that he struggled with sobriety more than a decade ago, before getting completely sober at the age of twenty-two. Now being thirty-eight, Resch recalls: "I would be frustrated that I wasn't positive, but I wasn't looking for anything to be positive [about], so it was a vicious downward cycle where I was unhappy and I looked for things to justify my unhappiness. When I got sober, I thought doing that would kill me. So, I felt like I needed to be positive to survive."
In 2017, Resch created Tank's Good News, the hugely successful project that stems from his frustration with the negativity of current news. “CNN, Fox... they've made a business out of creating a visceral reaction out of people but that reaction is fear, anxiety and negativity," he explained. He didn’t know there was a market for good news, yet said he knew “if I could make people feel good, they would come back."
Kids Do Better When They Know They Have Someone Who Cares About Them
A Wedding Based On Loving Service Is Bound To Succeed
This Is A Great Idea. Also, If You See Me You Can Say “Dad” And The Same Thing And I’ll Handle The Problem
The huge popularity of Tank's Good News reflects not only its creator's but our shared fatigue with what’s happening on the screens and media. The worst scenarios are bombarding us every day and it’s only fair we get fed up with it. To find out more about it, what this negative exposure does to our mental wellbeing and how can we be more resilient to it, we spoke with Dr. Lise Deguire, a clinical psychologist and author of award-winning memoir “Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor.”
Dr. Lise said that indeed many people report that their mood is negatively affected by the news. “Of course, the news itself tends to focus on negative occurrences. For example, the news will report on the terrible car accident that happened. They will not, of course, report on the thousands of people that safely drove that day. (Safe, happy occurrences are not usually considered news.) But, because the news focuses so much on negative events, it can make us feel that only bad things are happening in the world,” she explained.
The clinical psychologist added that the news often focuses on events that make us fearful, “because when we are afraid, we tend to think we need to keep watching the news.”
I Don’t Think He’ll Ever Let Anyone Down In His Life
She Can Flex Everyday. Congratulations
Mistaken Love Is Still Love
When asked what are psychological benefits to reducing the time you spend on social media and watching TV, Dr. Lise said that when her clients report anxiety, sadness or anger about the news, she often encourages them to limit their news/social media exposure. “Most of us can stay informed through a quick read of the headlines. Having the news on in the background, or checking Twitter all day, often distresses people because the news almost always focuses on scary negative events and ignores positive ones,” she explained.
This Is Genius
Don’t Mess With These Kids, They Have Backup
I’m An Organ Donor, I Won’t Need Them Anymore
The good news is that we can all learn to become more positive and resilient to negativity. “One way is to learn who or what makes us feel good, and who or what makes us feel bad. For example, my mood usually improves when I listen to music or go outside. My mood usually goes downhill when I stop exercising. All of us have activities that lift us up or bring us down.”
Dr. Lise also said that the more aware we can be, the better choices we can make. “Does it help you to dance? Write? Call a friend? Take a bath? See if you can figure out what is in your positivity 'toolbox,'" she suggested.
Todd Winn, You Are An Inspiration To People Everywhere Who Are Fighting The Good Fight
It’s The Happiness In His Eyes For Me
Yes
This Is Beautiful. Humanity At Its Best, And Starting Young Too!
I’m Betting This Will Be My Most Liked Post Of All Time
Be Like Bill
Nothing Will Keep This Guy Down
the past is the past ... you cant change it but you can change your future. enjoy your future man
Never Stop Talking, You Don’t Know Who’s Listening
If My Grandma Was Still Alive, She’d Be Doing The Same Thing, But Then I Wouldn’t Have Her As My Guardian Angel, So I Guess It’s Even
Uuuhhhh Ya Need To Swipe And Finish This Story Right Now
Small Acts Of Kindness Usually Have The Biggest Impact
The Best News
Everybody Say Happy Birthday Daniel
Aaaaand Now They’re Bonded For Life
You Can Feel The Emotion In This Photo
It May Not Feel Like It Sometimes, But This Is Still Great Point In Time To Be Alive
What
Time Released Joy
She Looks Perfect
You don't need to censer James Fridmans name out, he's internet famous. Also this is wholesome af
It Ain’t Much, But It’s Honest Work (Sorry That’s The Memer In Me Coming Out)
A Legend
Wow I Love This. They Never Stop Being Your Children Do They?
Aww cute, lively couple, I like how the guy in the back is checking on her :)
This Guy Gets It Done
I Love This Story So Much
That's espacially sad cause most big stores would accept to prep your groceries in advance and put them in your trunk. Especially if you need help like by being elderly in a pandemic. I feel them though, it is hard to think through during such panick. I just hope they found a more reliable way to safely buy their groceries.
I Would Wear One
I’m Gonna Need A Minute Pt 2
I Can’t Imagine Not Being Able To Be Myself Freely, And I Honestly Can’t Even Imagine Anybody Wanting To Live In A World That Doesn’t Afford Everybody That Same Privilege
Love Always Wins
Whose Cutting Onions In Here
Wholesome Dad Award
He Thought She Looked Pretty. What A Boss
For All You Women Out There Whole Don’t Look Like You Used To When You Were Younger. Good! Please, Stop Being So Hard On Yourself. You’re Not Supposed To Look That Way Anymore. You’ve Brought Forth Life, Miraculously. That’s Major. I Don’t Look Like I Did When I Was 20 And I Have No Good Excuse And I Love Eating And Hate Moving So I’ll Have To Deal With That Some Other Way
Mark Cuban
Friendly Reminder To Be Friendly
I Can’t Imagine How Tough It Must Be For Teachers To Be Expected To Adapt Immediately And Perfectly To This New System, And Do It All Overnight. I’m Sure This Meant A Lot To The Teacher. Good Job Class, You All Get An A+ From Me
My Eyes Are Sweating Wow
I helped my mum look after my dad throughout his illness. I did all the heavy and hard stuff she couldn’t do that he would worry about - the garden, cleaning the car, shopping, diy, you name it I did it. There are lots of photos of that time - dad and mum, dad and my brother, dad and his grandchildren but I don’t have a single photo of me with my dad; I was always the one taking the pictures, capturing the memories for everyone else.i will have to try this, I miss him everyday.
I Don’t Know What Chuffed Means But From The Context I’m Pretty Sure It’s Something Good
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Man, why do I read posts like this. I am pregnant, therefore I cry when I,for example, see nice flower and this caused waterfalls.
I remember when I was pregnant crying at credit card commercials. I feel you! Keep some emergency tissues on you at all times. ❤️
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This was beautiful. I really enjoy positivity in such a chaotic world.
This article brings tears to my eyes, warmth to my heart and hope to my soul! I loved each and every story. Kindness and compassion should never be taken for granted.
I've been emotional the past few days and thought I would be laughing and smiling from these posts... so wrong. I cried my eyes out with a few smiles here and there. But at least it is tears from positivity rather than the stress of life.
I needed this today. Thank you Liucija for putting this thread together.
I am dying of breast ca. One of the hardest things for me is worrying about leaving my 3 children and 2 grandchildren behind in what seems like a sad and unkind world. Thank you for relieving my worry and knowing that there will still be good and kind people for them out there when I am gone 😢😢😢😢
Love the rabbit's little studio apartment! We had a rabbit as a pet when I was around 14, and he was the best pet. He and our little dog, about the same size as the rabbit (small dog) would stay in the rabbit's cage together when we all had to go out for a few hours; Dog had no problems toileting through the bottom of the cage, and he and Rabbit would play together, eat together, and nap together. I remember them both very well, even though that was nearly 60 years ago.
Idk why but I cried a little more at each one. Thank you for this
imagine calling an entire country of people vile & then implying that you're part of the group of people being kind.
Load More Replies... Man, why do I read posts like this. I am pregnant, therefore I cry when I,for example, see nice flower and this caused waterfalls.
I remember when I was pregnant crying at credit card commercials. I feel you! Keep some emergency tissues on you at all times. ❤️
Load More Replies... This was beautiful. I really enjoy positivity in such a chaotic world.
This article brings tears to my eyes, warmth to my heart and hope to my soul! I loved each and every story. Kindness and compassion should never be taken for granted.
I've been emotional the past few days and thought I would be laughing and smiling from these posts... so wrong. I cried my eyes out with a few smiles here and there. But at least it is tears from positivity rather than the stress of life.
I needed this today. Thank you Liucija for putting this thread together.
I am dying of breast ca. One of the hardest things for me is worrying about leaving my 3 children and 2 grandchildren behind in what seems like a sad and unkind world. Thank you for relieving my worry and knowing that there will still be good and kind people for them out there when I am gone 😢😢😢😢
Love the rabbit's little studio apartment! We had a rabbit as a pet when I was around 14, and he was the best pet. He and our little dog, about the same size as the rabbit (small dog) would stay in the rabbit's cage together when we all had to go out for a few hours; Dog had no problems toileting through the bottom of the cage, and he and Rabbit would play together, eat together, and nap together. I remember them both very well, even though that was nearly 60 years ago.
Idk why but I cried a little more at each one. Thank you for this
imagine calling an entire country of people vile & then implying that you're part of the group of people being kind.
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