50 Positive And Wholesome Pieces Of News Shared On This IG Page That Might Make Your Day (New Pics)
The media floods us with negativity every day. The constant influx of distressing headlines and gloomy narratives can weigh heavily on our mental well-being, leaving us disheartened and overwhelmed.
But by consciously offsetting this negativity, whether through uplifting stories, humorous content, or inspiring messages, we can restore a sense of hope, optimism, and resilience.
Enter the Instagram account 'Tanks Good News.' Dedicated to what it calls "positivity with a hint of humor" it really contributes to fostering empathy, kindness, and progress on the internet.
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someone should turn these stories into daily messages, they totally restore my faith in humanity
is there a cat equivalent? 11/10 would go, the little necklaces
It is NEVER too late to learn. I wish my mother would realize this. I'm 41, and I have learned new things and better ways to treat people more humanely and kindly, and to respect who they are and what they care about and things that are important to them. It costs nothing to use someone's preferred pronouns or proper name. It costs nothing to treat people of color as who they are - normal human beings like any other human being. It hurts me to see my mother be so purposefully racist, obtuse, and cruel, even to people she has never met.
I love seeing this one every time it makes the rounds. A reminder that people are looking out for you even when you don’t know. There’ve been many times I’ve looked out for someone from a distance and probably vice versa. People do care about you!
There's nothing like facing the question of your own mortality to make you think about the things that really matter to you. When the pandemic started, given that I am not a healthy person, I was very much afraid that I might catch COVID and die. So I asked myself, "What's the one thing I really, really want to do before I die?" The answer was "I wanna see the Northern Lights!" Well, I got all boostered up and when I did catch COVID I came out of it just fine, so now to start working at going up North and seeing those lights dance in the sky.
Reminds of what Whoopi Goldberg said after seeing Nichelle Nicols on Star Trek. “ There’s a black lady on TV and she ain’t no maid!”
i watched this back then and i think the little guy did an amazing job
It is devastating and horrifying to be an American right now. Fearing and hating your fellow citizens who choose to slaughter innocent people with weapons they shouldn't own. Those of us in America who are against assault weapon ownership feel compassion and empathy towards the victims of mass shootings. It hurts all of us as if they were our own family.
I have an Asian neighbour like this. I'm in my 50s I care for my mum full time who is 81. He did all our front yard weeding. I insisted on paying him, he said no way God pays him in blessings every day. I put the bins out last night and he was walking by we said our Helios. Went to put them back in and he had already done so for me today.
Ive sold several cars for 1 dollar to people in need over the course of my life
Same thing happened with my dog, except it wasn't the same litter. The owners had even given his brother the same name as him!
When my sister got a liver transplant it was like a magic spell— we could literally watch the jaundice start to fade from her face the very first day. The transformation was incredible. She’s had over twenty years of healthy life since, and we’re grateful for every day of it. Organ transplants are a genuine miracle of science. Donate your organs folks!
I have a locket from my childhood that has a picture of my pet iguana in it! My mom made me give him away, so I don't know what happened to him. But I still have the locket with his photo in it <3
Damn it. I'm just a heterosexual, middle aged, white male with myopia... *raises bifocal flag*
Load More Replies...To the homophobic loser troll that is downvoting everyone-- get a freaking life! If you have to downvote people celebrating being themselves that is pretty darn pitiful.
Raises the boring old white husband/Dad who needs to lose some pounds flag. However supportive of everyone here!
The hilarious bit is the people that say same sex pairing and such is against god's will. There is scientific proof that same sex pairings happen in nature all the time. Clown fish and many other animals change gender. Same with those that don't believe in evolution. Well, it happens every single day!
Male seahorses are the ones that carry their offspring to full-term, and technically gives birth.
Load More Replies...PRIDE!! *Raises Polyamorous flag and Pansexual Flag for myself, Non-binary and queer for my life partner and ally for my husband*
Pride? I guess I'll raise a bi flag. Even though that's next month.
Now I want a pride flag for our garden! I‘m not sure flags in general are allowed where I live though. We have rules for everything.
Shouldn't matter! What's true today is true for you, whether it's for now, for a while, or forever. I hope you get support from lots of people in your life :)
Load More Replies...Is there a gender-questioning flag? If so, I'm raising that along with (yet another) bisexual one.
This is why I like the general pride flag. I'm not sure what label I fall under, and I don't think I need to know. I just celebrate personal freedom, love in all its shapes, and the comfort that I'm free to get to know myself better throughout life. Wishing the same for everyone <3
Load More Replies...Raises flag to network NBC for casting Mason Alexander Park as character who works the computer. Sad that the episode about a transgender character was their lowest number of people watching. Relating how their character felt in the world and the bullying endured. It was amazing and heartfelt. But I think it was really Mason’s story. And kudos for the show casting their real life partner, Alice, as their old girlfriend, Rachel.
I, myself, am not part of that community. But, my best friend is. This makes me smile. Chin up, people will either understand or not. Either way, you be you.
Thank you for being a supportive ally to your best friend.
Load More Replies...Heyyyy!!!! I wrote a similiar letter to one of my neighbors ahaha. This is really giving deja vu
I had the cutest young human thank me for the Trans flag on our porch. They told me it made them happy every time they walked by.
Do you thank people who fly the American flag, which represents the country that gives you this freedom? In some countries, you would be de*d.
I love the idea of flying this flag. I also like the idea of flying a flag plus a hetero community. If love is love, as I believe it is, then hetero love is beautiful too and deserves to be recognized by a flag
Load More Replies...I think this is actually meant to be supportive? Like, "it's not wrong to love the same gender, it's wrong to not love anyone." Still, "queer" in this context actually refers to the community, not being strange or wrong. (Also, aromantic people!)
Load More Replies...Reminds me of that adorable Christmas ad about the old guy who keeps lifting one of those kettle weights every day and his neighbours think he's being daft, but it turns out he's training for when he will lift his grandkid so the kid can put the star on top of the Christmas tree.
UK people who have shared their homes with Ukrainian refugees have been refused mortgages as a result :(
This hits me hard. My dad had an accident when I was 18 and sustained a catastrophic brain injury. He lived for another 21 years, and we took care of him at home, but my dad was gone on that day in 2000. He died two years ago and I miss him twice - once for the dad that I lost on the day of his accident, and once for the day he died in the hospital with me holding his hand. I was the only one in my family who stayed at his side until he died.
I'm the middle of three boys. At about 12, 10, 7, when I got bullied (glasses, book, younger-looking than my age) my brothers, both, would defend me from aggressors, then hit me for not fighting back myself. We are still close at 75, 73, 70.
Standing on the castle battlements with the severed heads of his enemy
my grandma gave me a journal with a lovely message and recently i realized the date was exactly 7 years before she died, exact day, exact month
Not all Russians are evil monster. Only their leader is, and he's victimizing and hurting the people of his own country AND the Ukrainians.
I remember seeing this pic in another Bored Panda post a while back. I tried to find the OP and find out whether her mom beat cancer or not, but I never could figure out who originally posted this :( If anyone knows the story, please let me know!
I sing when I'm happy, too. I do have sad songs on my phone, though, and sometimes one will cycle through in shuffle mode and hit me hard (e.g., "You’re Not There" by Lukas Graham) and I'll start crying as I'm singing. If I'm at home, my older cat will run over chirping at me when I cry. It's like she's checking up on me to make sure I'm okay. It always works too, as I give her a hug and she makes me smile and stop crying :) I may have lost my father, but I still have lights of love in my life.
I think you should wash it because (maybe) the dog might get rashes from the chemicals in the chalk
A few months ago a mentally challenged older woman was holding up the queue at the shop because she didn't have enough money to buy a tin of coca cola. Nobody done shxt, just stared at her. I step up and buy said beverage. The girl behind the till ushers me to the front of the queue and still does to this day. I felt like superman walking out of that shop. I'm so glad my credit card worked because i was pretty effing skint!!!
I sure wish my apartment complex would do that. I have suggested it, but to no avail.
Can you give lessons to others? So many people need to learn how to be human.
She was right! Exercise, sunshine, and a little sugar—it helps a lot. Doesn’t fix everything, but makes a big difference. Just throwing it out there—get a full medical checkup if you can. Many physical diseases cause depression, like low thyroid or not enough vitamin D. And if you can, see about antidepressants. Depression is a complex illness and there’s a lot of ways to fight it. I'm in favor of using every weapon I've got against it.
From OP on Instagram: "My 18 year-old daughter was at Starbucks, alone, the other night. A man came up to her and started talking to her. A barista handed her 'an extra hot chocolate someone forgot to pick up.' How grateful I am for people who look out for other people! Side note: She felt safe and did not remove the lid, but let them know. She said the whole team was watching over her the rest of the time she was there."
I'm adopted, and while my mother is unfortunately a toxic narcissist who was physically and mentally abusive to me all through my life (and still abuses me to this day), I was fortunate to have had a best friend and personal hero in my dad. He was amazing. I hope OP in the photo gets to spend time with her mum even though they live far apart!
I love this. A little sweet routine you both go through first thing in the morning.
Mannnn, this kinda stuff always hits me hard..... I'll bet Grandma had some cool stories to tell <3 <3 <3
No, I can’t. I’ve not come far in any aspect, I’ve just gotten worse and I disappointed too many people. It doesn’t feel like I’ve learnt anything in life and I’m making too many mistakes
My 16 yo stepdaughter changed her last name to mine on Father’s Day. On her own, with her own money.
While we're on this thread, I'd like to thank everyone in these BP comments for helping me, a sheltered, semi-ignorant pea brain, expand my view of the world through all your stories and comments. It's amazing how much I don't know about the world, and all of the information, clarification, debates and website links are so helpful for me. Thank you all.
Thank u for listening and asking. It is a hard thing to do these days. I hafe so much respect for people who ask and learn.
Load More Replies...you know everyone one this post gets llama hugs *arms extend hugging everyone*
There’s much more to humans than us just being good or bad. It’s way more complicated than that. I think we sometimes focus so much on the negative aspects of our species that we start to forget that is not all that we are. We have the potential to do a lot of good and if we look for it we can see that we already are doing just that. The negative shouldn’t necessarily outshine the positive. It’s possible to acknowledge and embrace both sides to us without losing sight of the other.
I couldn't agree more. I had to stop a few times because I had so many happy tears in my eyes. I was definitely ugly crying as well. 🤷🤣😢
Load More Replies...Thank you for this. I've been... having a hard time. Stories like this give me one more breath to take.
Hey Gerald, just wanted to let you know a lot of folks are willing to help you through those rough days and sketchy people. You deserve all good things, and no one has the right to judge you. If they try, say 'I do not accept that.' Walk away. It's like a shield against their ignorance... reflects it back on them.
Load More Replies...While we're on this thread, I'd like to thank everyone in these BP comments for helping me, a sheltered, semi-ignorant pea brain, expand my view of the world through all your stories and comments. It's amazing how much I don't know about the world, and all of the information, clarification, debates and website links are so helpful for me. Thank you all.
Thank u for listening and asking. It is a hard thing to do these days. I hafe so much respect for people who ask and learn.
Load More Replies...you know everyone one this post gets llama hugs *arms extend hugging everyone*
There’s much more to humans than us just being good or bad. It’s way more complicated than that. I think we sometimes focus so much on the negative aspects of our species that we start to forget that is not all that we are. We have the potential to do a lot of good and if we look for it we can see that we already are doing just that. The negative shouldn’t necessarily outshine the positive. It’s possible to acknowledge and embrace both sides to us without losing sight of the other.
I couldn't agree more. I had to stop a few times because I had so many happy tears in my eyes. I was definitely ugly crying as well. 🤷🤣😢
Load More Replies...Thank you for this. I've been... having a hard time. Stories like this give me one more breath to take.
Hey Gerald, just wanted to let you know a lot of folks are willing to help you through those rough days and sketchy people. You deserve all good things, and no one has the right to judge you. If they try, say 'I do not accept that.' Walk away. It's like a shield against their ignorance... reflects it back on them.
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