19 Wholesome Posts On The Internet This Week That Were So Cute That They Legitimately Gave Me A More Positive Outlook (At Least Temporarily)
I don't know about you, but I always feel like the internet could use a little more happy content. So, I decided to take a little time and compile these wholesome tweets, so we can all have a little bit of a break from all the bleak stuff out there. Enjoy!
1. This adorable moment from this kid who's curious about the world:
My seven-year-old asked for a dictionary this week. We went to the bookshop today to buy one. She walked home hugging it, pausing every so often to look up a word, grinning as though she had been given a book of spells, the key to wonders.
— Ann Morgan (@A_B_Morgan) October 4, 2024
2. The almost divine experience of being a little drunk and replying to random people's Instagram stories:
Having too much wine and replying “gorg!!!” to my former coworkers story of flowers in a vase. It doesn’t get much better than this
— mike (@mikeofficial) October 5, 2024
3. This funny and cute kid moment:
my son ordering a “well done” steak bc he thought it meant they would do a better job
— . (@NoEmmeG) October 4, 2024
4. Bringing your childlike wonder and curiosity into adult life:
Sorry I don’t care about new AI breakthroughs I’m already amazed by the world as it was… I’ve known about seahorses all my life and I’m still in awe
— serena shahidi (@glamdemon2004) October 5, 2024
5. The fact that the monks in this temple loved Snoopy enough to put him in the floor:
this buddhist temple in taipei has little snoopys in the floor 🥹 pic.twitter.com/eY253QxJM6
— umru (@umru_) October 6, 2024
6. This:
eating a sandwich makes me feel connected to a global human culture
— JP (@jpbrammer) October 6, 2024
7. This, because any reason to do something good for you is a great reason:
lifting weights not for aesthetic reasons but to build up my core strength so i can sit at my desk for ten hours straight and write
— elle nash (@saderotica) October 4, 2024
8. Baking bread in the fall:
a pumpkin cinnamon swirl loaf 🍂 pic.twitter.com/j4T6DU9vxE
— lauren (@mercurygurl) October 5, 2024
9. The simple joy of eating a beautiful Indian dinner with a great friend:
A beautiful Indian dinner with a great friend. Can you beat that? The answer: no pic.twitter.com/DG5B2z1Ytn
— Jamie (@smokeismedicine) October 4, 2024
10. This fun, random creative exploit:
Nobody: Me: why yes I DID crochet a babybel pic.twitter.com/BGSbs34XBx
— 🌿Dylann🍄 (@BobPossum97) October 4, 2024
11. Appreciating beautiful architecture and design:
Restore the beautiful details in public spaces. For the people who designed these buildings, the flooring was not an after thought, or just a convenience, but part of an aesthetic whole. Stunning original Victorian floor found hidden under 1960s vinyl. pic.twitter.com/f9vnaMGvJT
— Bobbie (@bo66ie29) October 4, 2024
12. This funny full-circle ancestor moment:
So my husband grew up on a rural cattle farm, and later became a massive history buff. He recently decided to invest hours of research into tracing his family line all the way back to 15th century Sweden:— where they were all rural cattle farmers.
— Sarah (@heyaimsarah) October 4, 2024
13. This very human miscommunication (and the fact that we've all done something like this once):
Man sits by me on train.MAN: Loads of psychopaths around hereME: Really?MAN: Loads mateME: How'd you know?MAN: There's signs aren't there?ME: I guess?MAN: I love them(47 minutes of awkward silence.)Man leaves train, he has a bike. I realise he was saying 'cycle paths'.
— Paul Watson (@paul_c_watson) October 4, 2024
14. This hilarious moment from this woman's 5-year-old:
been telling my kids to STOP tackling each other on the couch for a fucking hour but they won't listen. Finally put my head in my hands out of exasperation, 5yo puts a hand on my shoulder, softly says "mommy it's ok. being a mom is hard" then turns and immediately body slams 3yo
— kourtney (@kourtneyinhell) October 4, 2024
15. Again, the act of making beautiful bread in the fall (I mean this is gorgeous):
before and after: focaccia with champagne grapes, sage, and rosemary pic.twitter.com/5NiQWMsbzS
— arianna (@virtualjew) October 5, 2024
16. This legitimately inspiring piece of advice:
I once had a guitar teacher tell me “play this faster than you think you can” so I did and now I apply that to lots of things in life
— Daniel (@growing_daniel) October 6, 2024
17. This person who actually did what I think we all dream of doing (getting off the damn phone):
Successfully re-wired my brain to find YouTube, Instagram, etc. more boring than reading.Took about ~6 months of being really intense about setting time limits, deleting apps, and forcing myself to read when I didn’t want to.Now, I read 4-5 books a week.
— Ben Gross 🔆 (@bengrossbg) October 6, 2024
18. This absolutely amazing moment that I wish I got to witness:
This lady in my bowling league was just hammering strikes and someone asked her “what kind of performance enhancers did you take before this” and she just says “Applebees Wings” and then just blows another strike right down broadway
— Big Papi (@Bmangall20) October 8, 2024
19. And finally, this old guy and his dog:
old guy with a heavy brooklyn accent telling his shih tzu puppy ‘whaddya got to bark for. everything you need i buy you. what’s with da barking’
— rax ‘levon honkers’ king (@RaxKingIsDead) October 8, 2024
I hope you loved these posts as much as I did! If you did, be sure to go ahead and follow their creators. I think we're all in need of a little more wholesome content. ❤️
