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“Very Important Positivity”: If You Are Feeling Down, These 50 Wholesome Posts Might Make Your Day
Interview
Autumn is nearly out in full force already, and many of you Pandas might be feeling a bit blue. Meanwhile, some of you might be under the weather, others might be worried about the rising cost of, well, everything, the war, and the ongoing pandemic. That’s on top of all the stress you might be facing at work, school, and home. However, life isn’t all completely dreary—there’s a lot of beauty and kindness out there, too. You just have to look closer.
So, in order to give you a well-deserved break from all the problems of the world and to bring a bunch of hope back into your lives, today we’re featuring the best of the best from the ‘Very Important Positivity’ Facebook page. It’s a celebration of everything good about the world, from altruistic people to happy pets, and everything in between.
Now, pick your favorite metaphor, and let’s go find that silver lining and/or remember to turn on the light, shall we? It’s almost impossible not to smile. Upvote your fave pics, and pop down by the comment section to tell us about the best thing that happened to you this week. Oh, and if you know someone who could use a good pick-me-up, be sure to pass this post along to them. There’s practically nothing better than spreading happiness.
Bored Panda reached out to the founder of 'Very Important Positivity,' Elle McGann, who kindly answered our questions about her project. "Initially, it [the page] was created to inspire by sharing people's achievements, allow people to share in the joy of the happy moments in life, and to be an alternative to the negative news and attitudes that can seem all-pervasive in modern life," she told us. Scroll down for our full interview about happiness and optimism, Pandas. And if you enjoyed the posts, make sure to follow the VIP socials.
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AppletreeChild 3 years ago
Also, not every divorce is due to people hating each other or something. Sometimes a divorce can save a relationship, heck, good friends of mine divorced only 2 years ago and they are best friends, better of than during their marriage.
"I definitely share a broader range of things than I did initially - I realized a momentary break from the world to enjoy a meme, a tweet, or something random that sparks joy really helps nourish the soul," Elle, the founder of the page, told Bored Panda. She revealed to us that she started 'Very Important Positivity' years ago to "stay connected to my audience after leaving my previous page," which was called 'Wholesome Memes.'
Bored Panda was curious to get the VIP page founder's opinion about the reason for the content's success. "I think content that feels good resonates with the joy that exists within us. When we create and share our experiences, it makes them bigger than ourselves—there is no better feeling than making someone laugh, feel lighter, or remain hopeful," Elle said.
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"After coming home from Iraq, Tyler's dad had nightmares so bad he feared closing his eyes. Tyler designed a smartwatch app to detect their onset and disrupt them with a gentle vibration. It just won FDA approval to treat PTSD-related nightmare disorders. Wholesome Moments"
"People enjoy content that allows them to forget about negativity, current events, and politics, and enjoy things that make them feel calmer and happier."
According to the creator of 'Very Important Positivity,' the secret to happiness and optimism during tough times is to stop looking for something hidden.
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
First picture "What are you doing? Get it away from me!" Second picture "I swear, if you so much as lay a finger on my little marshmallow, I'm going to ruin your favorite shoes!"
"I find when I look within and face my pain, stress, or sadness, I’m able to create something that helps myself as well as others, it makes my life worth living. Tough times open the door to peace when you radically accept yourself. You already have what you need inside—joy, optimism, love are an accessible part of you, and when you let them take over, you’re unstoppable. Simply be!"
Over 600k people follow the ‘Very Important Positivity’ Facebook page for a source of laughter, wide smiles, and truly heartwarming content. Life’s never easy, but some periods of time are tougher than others.
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CookieCrump 3 years ago
How sweet! I know what this is like since I'm autistic, and people are kind enough to treat me like a regular human being.
The past few years, in particular, have been very difficult for a lot of people. Naturally, many folks might be feeling exhausted not just physically but also emotionally, mentally, and even spiritually. And while some soul-healing memes aren’t the solution to all of life’s problems, they might just restore a bit of your faith in humanity and make you feel better about the state of the world for a few minutes. Heck, they might even inspire you to be kinder than usual today.
Here at Bored Panda, we genuinely think that laughter and (realistic) optimism can help people get through the darkest of times. It’s about finding a balance where you’re hoping for the best and taking actionable steps to make things better, while avoiding toxic positivity and total pessimism.
It’s fine to be realistic about what we can and cannot change. Healthy, even. But it’d be wrong to equate that to feelings of powerlessness. Small acts of kindness reach farther than we might expect them to. Kindness begets more kindness. And small collective actions towards a brighter future add up very quickly.
When we give others a helping hand, we’re also taking care of our happiness at the same time. The friendly team at ‘Action for Happiness’ explained to Bored Panda during an earlier interview that there are 10 keys to happier living: “Giving, relating, exercising, awareness, trying out, direction, resilience, emotions, acceptance, and meaning. We are likely to be happier if our lives have direction, meaning, and purpose and if we are part of something bigger than ourselves.”
If you’d like to invite more kindness into your life and don’t know where to start, you can always the people closest to you. Perhaps you might be able to help your neighbor with something. Or volunteer in your local area. Start off small, focus on the things you’re grateful for, and look for opportunities to lend someone a helping hand.
“When we do things for others it activates the reward center in the brain, so when we give a gift it feels the same as receiving a gift," the team at ‘Action for Happiness’ told us earlier, adding that kindness is the “social glue that keeps us together” as a society. Humans are a very social species after all.
Some ideas for being altruistic range from giving money to charity and donating to a food bank to volunteering for a cause or leaving a food package or a cheery note for an elderly neighbor. It all depends on the time and other resources you have available.
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"Father overhears his son telling his boyfriend he plans to come out, so he left him this note..."
“All of these actions help others and boost your own happiness and if we are happier, research shows we are even more likely to help others,” the AfH team said.
It’s perfectly fine to ‘fake it till you make it’ if kindness doesn’t come naturally to you or if you constantly think about the rewards of helping others. It’s a skill that you can learn.
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Billy Harrelson 3 years ago
Same with my aunt. Died last year at the age of 80 but she's forever on Google checking the mail while taking a break from mowing.
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TuesdayDangerGirl 3 years ago (edited)
Six people were a match and here is an update. "Oscar had been receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia since 2018, initially at Birmingham Children's Hospital, before the family made the decision to go to Singapore for the CAR-T therapy, which was not available to him on the NHS. The treatment is specifically developed for individual patients and involves reprogramming their immune system cells, which are then used to target their cancer." (they received £500,000 through crowdfunding in order to do this and have since returned home - he has additional treatments going forward. June 2021)
“Maybe at first, you start out doing things to help others only to get attention and praise, but you will find that doing things for others helps you feel good and when you see people’s responses. Once you see the difference you can make in the world and to your own happiness and altruism can grow naturally.”
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"I noticed a guy on Fb that was better than me at mounting TVs so instead of hating on him, I reached out and offered to pay him to teach me how to perfect my craft. He didn't accept the money, instead we formed a partnership and the rest is history. Brothers don't hate, we elevate each other."
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Helen Waight 3 years ago
This one always bugs me on the rare occasions I go clothes shopping. The exercise stuff, or leggings or sports bras…never go up to plus sizes. Gimme something I can wear to my physio appointments!
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Helen Waight 3 years ago
A clear red flag back when I was dating (been married nearly 20 years) was anyone who mocked my hobbies and collections or said anything about how I should get rid of them or ‘grow up’. My husband has his collections, I have mine, and we make space for each other’s even if we don’t understand them.
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"My sister had her first son today, I caught a rare moment between two fathers"
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"My uncle and grandma on their way to a pride parade in the '80s"
Helen Waight 3 years ago
Oh this, this really got to me. What a beautiful picture of love and support. Don’t judge others if we’re LGBTQ, just accept we’re as much people as you are.
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Nordic And Sneezing 3 years ago
She looks gorgeous and like "I can and will shoot you and I'll be gorgeous all the while, peasant."
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Aileen Grist 3 years ago
He'll be celebrating along with you. Just because you can't see him, doesn't mean he isn't there.
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Mr Jumbarrawa 3 years ago
shameful for a parent to take a kid to the vet just because he is autistic ,,,
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CakeandNintendo 3 years ago
This is sad, why is someone with a degree in zoology working a B's job like Starbucks
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Dave Nalesnik 3 years ago
On a cruise once, I gushed over a Tokay that my server recommended. Turns out it was made in his hometown, and for the rest of the cruise we kept getting “mysteriously” upgraded to much better wines than the tier we paid for 😁
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Mr Jumbarrawa 3 years ago
My daughter came home and she looked over to my turtle ( who was just swimming in the tank ) she nodded and said "hey what up dood " he nodded back like he was OG .. SMH
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a fruity dream of delusion 3 years ago
ah, this is very sweet. we need more simple, thoughtful acts like this
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Mirt 3 years ago
Therapist as well. I make an effort to tell clients how proud they should be of themselves. It is such a wonderful thing to watch someone's self esteem grow to feeling empowered and confident. It's like being a proud parent to see how far they have come and to have been part of that journey.
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DuchessDegu 3 years ago
When they said girl I was thinking a little 5 year old, I'm glad this is not as creepy as I thought!
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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
I have a friend who loves fungi. I get so excited when I see some kind of fungi out in the wild because I always send them photos and they love it.
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dmf 3 years ago (edited)
Probably more likely to get hurt while jumping off a cliff because of the life jacket. In the Navy we were taught that if you had to jump off the side of the ship you held the life jacket, or didn't inflate it if it was the inflatable kind, until after you got in the water. Your weight will carry you under the water and the life jacket will try and not go underwater. You can rip the straps out of it.
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Dave Nalesnik 3 years ago
Depression slinks away, defeated for the moment by a tiny metal crab with “come at me, bro” energy!💪💪
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Benita Valdez 3 years ago
It's not fancy but it's a big accomplishment and makes that bed one of the best they'll sleep on
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Laura Jackson 3 years ago
Love the tat sleeves! This is so cute but my dogs and cat would have the arms of the mannequin torn off trying to head flip the hand on top of their heads to get scritches and scratches!
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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
I've had strangers on BP and on YT send me messages/comments to ask how I'm doing and if I'm OK because from a comment I posted i didn't seem go be doing well. Sometimes I even get these months or years after my original comment. There are awesome caring and compassionate people everywhere, and never underestimate how much your "weird random" message might mean to someone 🙂💛
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Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
There's a wonderful video of a dad having a full out conversation with his baby while they watch TV. The baby is at the babbling stage, but his dad reacts as though he really said something. It's very funny, and very endearing.
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radioactivecandy (they/them) 3 years ago
story time!!! this summer, i was at camp as a CIT, and they have a bunch of theme days. like costume day (i was way overdressed as a danganronpa character and melted. fortunately, the director gave me a camp tshirt and i put my costume in my bag, i was wearing a pair of little shorts underneath lol), and mismatch day, but on this fateful day, it was crazy hat day. both me and a counselor wore the same hat (a frog bucket hat) and we took a picture with us doing the spiderman meme
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Lene 3 years ago
I always nod and say hello to people in my local area. I did that when I lived in the city and I still do it now that I live far out in the country. My dad noticed this after I moved to the country and he was like "who was that?" And I told him that I do not know him but he was clearly living nearby so I said hello to be nice, to let him know I'm not a bad person (if I were a potential burglar or something I would not want to say hello to anybody. So saying hello is also telling the ppl that don't know me that I am not gonna do something bad), and to just do something to get to know ppl in the new area I had just moved to. My dad was SHOCKED! He would never ever do that. Lol.
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
I had a journalism teacher in high school who was like that. I really miss that teacher and that class.
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3 years ago
My dad started writing a book about me when I was younger. Stories about life before me, and after, and some of the big things that have happened since my arrival. It's not finished, nor will it ever be, but it still holds a special place in my heart. I love to see that more people are doing this <3
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
Definitely sounds like a dodged bullet. What a thing to get hung up on!
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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
Yeah my mom still reckons I "owe her" because when i was a kid she got up at 5 in the morning to go to work to take care of me... I'm just like I literally did not ask to be born.
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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
Imagine being just on the other side of a dune, you can't see this setup, but all of a sudden you hear "Africa" playing...
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Mirt 3 years ago
When I was pregnant with our first child I was able to stay home for a few months during which time I was learning/practicing to play Resident Evil on the PS4 so I was able to play the 2 player Resident Evil game with him and we had such a great time. Before I learned I would just mash random buttons and scream because I couldn't handle the anxiety of being chased by zombies. We finally finished the game and we were so excited.
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Aileen Grist 3 years ago
I always think that when I'm behind a learner driver. You see people getting cross and overtaking at places where they shouldn't - but they had to learn once. A bit of patience please!
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Dave Nalesnik 3 years ago
What an awesome dad! And also wise enough to hedge against inflation…
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Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
I don't care of some of these are reposts. It's just so good to read heartwarming things because I get so sad at some of the depressing things we see every day.
D. Pitbull 3 years ago
With all the idiotic nonsense and c**p that goes on... sometimes I wonder if these posts should be less closely "culled" or curated ... (noting the "This post used to be 125 images" note at the bottom). It's nice to have a feelgood post to "deal" with the built up negativity other things incur.
Steve 3 years ago
Here's my positive moment: During the serious part of the pandemic, I was out shopping when some stranger approached me smiling. I could tell he was smiling because he wasn't wearing a mask. He says with a grin: "You're a gullible idiot for wearing a mask! They cause cancer, and I bet you got vaccinated too! You know those are a plot to wwwheeeeeeg!!!". That last bit was the sound he made when my foot got introduced to mr. crotch. Seemed pretty positive to me.
Brendan 3 years ago
You violently attacked a stranger for having a different opinion to you. And you think this belongs in a 'wholesome posts' article.
Load More Replies... Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
I don't care of some of these are reposts. It's just so good to read heartwarming things because I get so sad at some of the depressing things we see every day.
D. Pitbull 3 years ago
With all the idiotic nonsense and c**p that goes on... sometimes I wonder if these posts should be less closely "culled" or curated ... (noting the "This post used to be 125 images" note at the bottom). It's nice to have a feelgood post to "deal" with the built up negativity other things incur.
Steve 3 years ago
Here's my positive moment: During the serious part of the pandemic, I was out shopping when some stranger approached me smiling. I could tell he was smiling because he wasn't wearing a mask. He says with a grin: "You're a gullible idiot for wearing a mask! They cause cancer, and I bet you got vaccinated too! You know those are a plot to wwwheeeeeeg!!!". That last bit was the sound he made when my foot got introduced to mr. crotch. Seemed pretty positive to me.
Brendan 3 years ago
You violently attacked a stranger for having a different opinion to you. And you think this belongs in a 'wholesome posts' article.
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