Not everything is terrible. Sometimes we let ourselves forget how beautiful the world is. It doesn’t mean that the issues we face every day are not important. Sometimes we just need… a little break. A reminder of what it all could be more like. What we could be more like.
The pictures on this list will surely put a smile on your face, maybe make you cry a little. But happy tears only. Most importantly, we hope that they will inspire you to see more good in the world, and do more good.
Check out the wholesome stories collected by Bored Panda down below and don’t forget to vote for your favourites!
#101 Our Son And His Big Sister Ringing In His Official Adoption And The End Of His Time In Foster Care
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#102 A City Worker Washes And Folds These Blankets For The Homeless
Yesterday this pile of blankets was all over the ground filthy, partially wet and frozen having been slept In the night before. I saw a city worker putting the stuff into what looked like a trash can. Then this morning I walk by the same spot and see the blankets had been washed and folded. Made me smile
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#103 Just Doing Their Best To Fit In!
When they were trying to bring Puffins back to islands on the US east coast, they decided to do so with dummies. Puffins are very social and, as a result, would want to land on islands that already have puffins. The dummies looked real from a distance, but were seriously lacking up close, held up by a single peg. Puffins, being social and wanting to fit it, followed suit
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#104 Hungarian Volunteers Put Up A Projector Playing Tom And Jerry For Syrian Refugees
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#105 It Was Pouring Rain And This Dog Was Taking Shelter By The Store. A Woman Came Out And Wrapped It In A Blanket, She Later Came Out Again To Let The Dog Into Her Store
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#106 Wife Is A Kindergarten Teacher. A Couple Of The Teachers Started A "Comfort Closet" At Her School For Needy Kids To Get Hygiene Supplies And Clothes. All Donation Based
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#109 Brazilian Protester Carrying A Cop That Was Hurt During The Riots In Sao Paulo
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#110 They Call Him Bagel Jesus. He Takes The Old Bagels From Work And Distributes Them To The Hungry On The Street
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#111 Lowe's Ran Out Of Generators, And A Complete Stranger Gave His Generator To A Woman Whose Father Is Living On Oxygen. People Helping People. I Love My State
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#113 'Why Don't You Just Move The Cat Out Of Your Chair?' - 'Well I Don't Want Her To Hate Me'
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#114 Members Of The Aurora Police Strategic Response Team Rappelled From The Rooftop Of Children’s Hospital Colorado, Dressed As Superheroes, To Surprise Patients
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#115 Teacher Surprised Her Students With Personalised Motivating Messages On Their Desks Before An Exam
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#117 The Face Of This Deer Who Was Rescued From The Louisiana Floods Is Priceless
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#119 Got A Taxi From Dubai To Abu Dhabi. Indian Taxi Driver Living Here 14 Years Yet Was Never In Ferrari World. He Was Going To Wait In The Car For 4 Hours So I Made His Dreams Come True For The Laugh
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#120 A 50-Year-Old Elephant From Thailand Named Motala Lost Her Front Left Leg In 1999 After Stepping On A Land Mine. In 2009 Motala Received Her First Permanent Prosthesis Leg Made For Her
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