Top 21 Hopecore Posts of the Week for Anyone In Need of a Wholesome Pick-Me-Up (April 19, 2024)

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  • The headlines these days are nothing but darkness and despair. After scrolling through the news for even just a few minutes, you start to feel hopeless. But that shouldn't be the case. Yes, we have 24-7 access to what is going on around the world and there are a lot of bleak things. But the news tends to leave out the “boring” things, which tend to be the more optimistic situations. But we need to know that these sorts of hopeful stories still exist out there! A family member beating cancer, a kid having “the best day” with their dad, or even just a girlfriend looking up some video game hints to help her gamer bf out. These are all things that make us feel warm and fuzzy. It's good to be reassured from time to time that even the simplest act can make a huge positive impact, you can make a huge positive impact. 

    So grab the tissues and get ready to shed some happy tears with the top hopecore posts we were inspired by this past week!

  • 01
    88 fyp-science What is human existence? It turns out it's pretty simple: We are dead stars, looking back up at the sky. Michelle Thaller, NASA American astronomer and Research scientist (via fyp-science)
    via Uzuc_mp3
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  • 02
    Words really can make a difference. So, go ahead, compliment that stranger. A random stranger complimented me Today, while I was grocery shopping, a stranger complimented me. It was one of the few compliments I have received in my entire life. Needless to say, it made my day.
    via -nita
  • 03
    @TweetChizone Mar 4 Replying to @Nicole_Cliffe Oh God I can't even tell this story and not cry. I used to manage an LGBT bookstore, when bookstores were still a thing. One night, a caller says he thinks he might be gay and is considering self-harm. We were not a crisis center! But as long as we're talking, he's safe, right? 228 1 7.3K @TweetChizone. Mar 4 29K So I talk to this guy and I answer questions, and I try to be encouraging and I'm maybe sounding a little frantic and I'm definitely ignor
    via kilikru
  • 04
    Gabriel Nobre, 19, with his mom and sister right after he found out he'd passed Brazil's famously difficult university entrance exam. Gabriel had cut a deal with a prep course to clean the building in exchange for free classes to help him prepare for the exam.
    via mademesmile
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  • 05
    me when my mind tell appreciate myself me to because I've survived 100% of my worst days
    via wholesomeispunk
  • 06
    P 10 Awards I live in an apartment complex that has a bunch of little kids. During the original lockdowns I would go outside to walk around and get out and one day one of the kids launched a soccer ball my direction and without thinking I headed the ball back to them and they said something like "WHOA! Do it again! Do it again!” And I was hesitant at first because I'm bald 31 year old with a large beard playing with a bunch of little kids. I told them “Im not sure if your parents would want you
    via izaby
  • 07
    Duck runs in a marathon and gets a medal Wholesome Moments Finish line 19-41 MARATHON WEEKEND MARATHON WEEKEND
    via lmaosmh
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  • 08
    This woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump and even sat here holding her hand when it still got to be too much for her. Helping Others 12
    via umbertocsaba
  • 09
    Edgar @edgarrm... 17h v I DID IT!!! YES!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!! 103 days 103 hikes 103 buckets of trash! Today after walking to our waterfalls and back, I failed to find enough trash to fill HALF my bucket, let alone the entire thing. I think I have successfully cleaned up my entire park!!! 22,1K views
    via @edgarrm
  • 10
    June 27, 2020 Dear Sara, This is a little bit awkward. But I've waited a really long time to pass this on to you. My wife and I came in for haircuts shortly before Christmas of last year. My wife was suffering from dementia, and you treated her as if you'd been working with dementia patients all your life. You let us sit next to each other, and when it came time for her cut you turned her chair towards me so I could watch her expression as you cut her hair. It turned out even better than I thoug
    via bella3774
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  • 11
    The love you gave was never a waste.
    via wholesomeispunk
  • 12
    Mastador 1.9h 24 Awards Female coworker of mine was miserable at work one day. I asked her what was wrong...she told me it was her anniversary, and she knew her husband had forgotten. She had pre-teen girls at home during summer vacation..... knew her home phone number (pre-cell phone era). I called her home phone and one kid picked up. Explained to the kid who I was and that she needed to call Dad at work and remind him it was Mom and Dad's anniversary....and don't tell Mom OR Dad I called. The
    via Mastador
  • 13
    A redditor who saw my post about insurance turning me down for a prosthetic finger messaged me a few weeks ago saying he would try to make one. I got the prototype in the mail today. He asked nothing in return
    via B*tt_***king_Smurfs
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  • 14
    I was unable to find child care for my daughter this week so we have been hanging out. Today, I took her for a 5km run/bike ride (I try to run and she bikes). Halfway, she looked at me and said "this is the best day of my life daddy".... If anyone needs me, I am out buying a pony.
    via colorfulsoul_
  • 15
    My 98 year old grandma has been making me birthday cards for years. This one is the most plain of them all, but meant the most. Happy birthday Elliott You have blessed my life for 47 years. This will be my last time trying to write on computer and doing it as hands don't want to write and now memory going fast, but trying to do a birthday card for you my dear precious Elliott. Love you so much, Grandma Rose
    via Tttoille
  • 16
    Robert McNees @mcnees Somehow I've lucked out and have an 8yo who thinks secretly reading under the covers past her bedtime is an act of rebellion, and it hasn't yet occurred to her that her flashlights never seem to run out of batteries.
    via @mcnees
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  • 17
    Barbaric Red @CherryBarbarian I have a confession. When my hubby gets stuck on a part of a video game for a long period of time I will look up the solution on my phone and then give him vague suggestions to push him in the right direction.. I've been doing this for 6 years..
    via @CherryBarbarian
  • 18
    what is done with love is done well @totallyalone
    via totallyalone
  • 19
    My boyfriend came to watch me present my research and at the end I asked for questions. He asked a super specific question that allowed me to reiterate the most interesting part of my research. He knew the answer. He wanted me to be able to highlight it again. What a man
    via BOSSBABY33
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  • 20
    Sarah Griffin @skg_18 Imao a boy messaged me on Instagram “this is really weird but we matched on a dating app like 4 years ago and you said you wanted to be a sportswriter and I just came across an article of yours today so congrats" why am I tearing up LOL
    via @skg_18
  • 21
    An 11-year-old boy saved the lives of two people on the same day. He saw a friend choking at school and performed the Heimlich maneuver. Then on his way home, he saw a house fire and pulled a woman to safety. Davyon Johnson everybody NASA
    via Jimmy1921

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