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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https://www.onesimplewish.org/ here's the link. these things are all mostly under $500. I also just emailed my school officials to see if we can have a fundraiser for this site and buy some of these things for these kids!
Thank you! I was sad because the URL was for sale!
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I do 3 wishes every year around thanksgiving so the kids will get what they want by Christmas. They ask for so little, I feel like 75% of the US population could probably do one wish each.
For real! One year I bought a winter jacket and a pair of sneakers; in a way, it’s heartbreaking that their greatest wish is what most of us consider necessities…
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Had never heard of. Highly rated on charity advisor. Some of the wishes seem a bit "iffy" to me. (eg asking for money for Doordash deliveries) but it does appear that not just anybody can submit a wish. You have to go through your case worker or a charity like your church and have them submit the wish for you.
I disagree with you on the door dash. When I was a teenager, my parents' church sent volunteers to help build HUB homes for the summer. One of the volunteers told this story: It was the little boy's birthday. His mom had him invite seven of his friends, and she took them to McDonald's and bought them A hamburger. One-eighth of a McDonald's hamburger, and this little boy was thrilled to death. It was the saddest thing I'd ever heard. For a foster kid, who can easily feel worthless, to have someone come to the door with food he got to choose and order himself might well be a very powerful thing.
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Fine. But do you have to brag about it? Couldn't you just buy the bike and feel good about that? You can let people know the site exists without having to get kudos for your good deed.
But then all of the people on this thread, and where this was originally posted, wouldn't have known about the site (if they didn't already). I just went on and bought something for someone. Literally, if this person didn't 'brag' about what they did, I wouldn't have done that.
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'Donors Choose' will allow teachers to post classroom needs ...art supplies, books, paper. You can choose any school and donate to any class.
Did you also buy him a lock for his bike so it wouldn't get stolen?
Let the local police department know; they have lots of unclaimed missing bikes for free.
Fantastic idea - but make sure it’s a genuine site so you don’t get scammed when you’re trying to do good!
I just went there. They don't specify what the money is going toward. $230 for a "wireless controller" for a "game system" ? I don't think so.
But the sad thing is, with so many scammers out there, I probably wouldn't do this. How could they prove they're legit?
I once bought a girl one year's worth of law school books. I hope it propelled her to go far!
Please spread this around. I know the folks that run this organization and the family, too. They are as legit as it gets and walk the walk and talk the talk. Please support those kids!!
Whenever I donated clothes to the women's shelter, I always included toys, games, and kid's clothes.
There's a lot on that site that are clearly choosy beggars, they need to filter those out
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.
i watched this back then and i think the little guy did an amazing job
This actually made me cry. I’m not even exaggerating, I can’t see my own words through a blur of tears.
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.
This is a lesson for all those who would’ve gone “f**k you you made my kids cry are you happy now???” after he said he couldn’t hold it the first time.
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
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.
Can someone do this for me with the car wash? Every time I forget what to do first and I chicken out. I actually wash my car by hand to avoid it when I have to take it to the garage.
UK people who have shared their homes with Ukrainian refugees have been refused mortgages as a result :(
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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.
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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. 🤷🤣😢
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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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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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