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
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.
Those mysterious angels that show up when they are needed, do their tasks, then take flight when they know their charges are truly safe. Where would so many of us be without them?
I wonder if it was a great grandfather or another ancestor
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Oh my word, those days are the absolute worse. I had one very recently (this week) and it took all my strength to pull myself out of the darkness. My heart goes out to all the other sufferers of mental illness.
Glad to hear you're still with us! I've been there myself and sometimes it's hell trying to pull yourself back from it. Just know you're not alone. Stay strong.
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I had a similar experience as a teen. I was in a long term psychiatric facility for teenagers, and one day I'd really had it. I flung myself at the locked doors from a running jump- and then the entire scene disappeared and became a garden. I saw a person who told me it was not my time to go yet, and then the scene vanished as I was removed from the area limb by limb. It's remained with me for the past 25years.
It just shows that even the littlest things can change someone's life.
The black hole truly seems bottomless and inescapable. But it IS possible to escape and live a happy life. Been there, done that.
Sometimes all it takes is that one reminder that life might have a bit more to offer you. About ten years ago I was getting ready to swallow a bottle of pills when my sister texted me. My phone screen lit up and I saw my background photo of my then 2-year old nephew, and saw my sister's text asking if I wanted to come over to her place to play mario kart. I'm still here today and doing a LOT better.
Literal angel. I wish everyone who felt that way has a stranger who shows them kindness, giving them a reason to stay.
He was right. No matter how hopeless you feel, life DOES get better. Hold on.
been planning my death for a while now... think i really needed this tbh. got out of the psych ward and everything today
Chiizu - You are not alone! I know it might feel that way sometimes, but I'm a human being behind a keyboard and I have to tell you I'm so glad you're still here. I know I'm a stranger on the internet but I hereby am adopting you as a friend. Hugs!!!
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I truly hope beyond hope that you are doing better. Your life is valued and you are loved.
i wish someone did this for me. i had to yank myself out of it last time. I'm still finding shards of pills in my room
I'm sorry you didn't have someone like this at the time to help you, but please know you're not alone. I'm not a bot, I'm a stranger on the internet until now. You matter. Buy yourself a hot chocolate from me. You matter!! Hugs!
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Wishing you the best. He was right even though life seems hopeless sometimes.
We are all the strangers in each other's live because... we are not really strangers. I've taken to saying this to people I meet in public. Sit next to me on the bus or a bench? I say, we're not really strangers.
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. George Eliot
I love this, as I am at a point in my life, because of moving away from my friends and family, where I am contemplating life. Tbh Im just here bc Im scared of what will happen afterwards
Rainbow Panda - I'm so glad you're here and are doing ok. I know I'm not Headless Roach haha but I hereby declare us friends. I will go around making friends and making sure they are safe because I have lost enough. I'm sorry you're going through hard times, but you are not alone. I'll be here thinking of you and hoping you realize you matter. It does get better! Hugs!!!
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If I was there with you, I would buy you one! And give you a big Hug!!
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God never really sends angels but instead he sends a human. Never fight the call to do a good deed, it takes so little but means so very much. Humanity wins everytime.
I'm so glad that there are people like this. Speaking from experience, it can be extremely hard to believe the people you know who try to help you, because your mind can twist it however it wants. With a stranger, it's an act of kindness that they never had to do in the first place, no reason or motivation other than a person looking down.
It may return, so be ready for it with remembering how good it tasted to have another understand and care about you. It comes, but more importantly, it goes. Sending love and understanding while leaving my own depression.
I hope you are doing well and if you ever need anything just call 988
You probably helped that elderly gentleman as much as he helped you! So much love and huge hugs to you young man! xoxoxo
my favorite quote "stars dont shine without darkness" for all thd stars going through the darkness right now.
I was in that hole from 4th grade through high school. A lor of people are during those years and it otften takes almost all you have to give to get through it, but he is correct, life does get better. Good things come into it, bad memories fade, you get busy with life. Ask for what you need distract yourself from what you don't want through nature, a hobby, reading, journaling, exercise, a dog friend, etc. Best of future to you,
You get so wrapped up in your pain. I am glad you listened to that elderly man. He has experienced most of his life and knew that you were in pain.
As Winston Churchill once said, “When you’re going through hell, keep going.” Bad times end and life is worth living no matter how strong the temporary storm. May you always carry that man’s goodness in your heart.
I struggle with depression, and always remind myself this is temporary and will pass. Hold on to that thought.
So proud of you for choosing to fight. There's a reason you're here and a reason that Angel changed your path that day. You can do it. I believe in you.
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 :(
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.
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
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.
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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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