Depending on where you live, midwinter can be a pretty cold and dark time (drink your vitamin D!) so it’s important to actually take some time to think about how to keep your sanity from day to day. Spend time with loved ones, eat some hearty comfort food and make sure to actually look at things that don’t just stress you out.
We’ve gathered the best heartwarming and wholesome posts of all time from across the internet if you feel like you need some positivity this week. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below.
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Good man. We all make mistakes, some more serious than others. But this man did his time and paid his dues. He deserves a fresh start.
They definitely have feelings and can read ours too! Reminds me of this one time I was having a heated argument with my parents, involving screaming back and forth. There was a coffee table in between us. My cat who was sleeping in a different room walked in, got on the coffee table and started crying/screaming loudly while looking at me. She’s never been that loud and she definitely has never done something like that before. Her screams were so effective that we actually stopped arguing and ended up totally distracted discussing her unusual behaviour. I’m not sure if she was “saving” me thinking I was in trouble or saving my parents but it sure did work!
My cat tried to kill my mother by sleeping on her face. Rest in piece smokey you beautiful sweet protective girl
Load More Replies...My cat wakes me up most mornings by standing the bedroom doorway yowling. Occassionally he wakes me during the night by gently pawing my face or neck while quietly meowing. One time recently, I awoke being aware I'd been agitated and talking in my sleep. Upon reflection, I realized I've been deeply asleep everytime he has done that. I'm now pretty sure he's waking me when I'm having a bad dream.
When I'm tossing and turning in my sleep, my cat lays on me to calm me down. They are angels!
Load More Replies...My mother passed away last November. This week I had a horrible nightmare about her. I woke up in a panic, crying my eyes out, even hyperventilating. My cat jumped into my lap, rested his head on my chin, one paw on each side of his neck... A REAL cat hug.
I'm so sorry for your loss. My dad passed away in 2023. My kitty both mourned his loss because they loved each other and also comforted me and my mom and looked after us. She started sleeping on top of me in the months after his passing, and now she does it most nights.
Load More Replies...Cats are so sensible little creatures. On christmas I had several seizures and my partner told me that both cats tried to comfort me during the incidents and when I gained conciousness again. One (the least aggressive cat I know) tried to fight the emergency doc/nurses because I didn't want to go to the hospital (I hate hospitals). Partner said they had to physically restrain the cat and patch up some scratches the main nurse got. 😅 I'm sorry nurse Marie. I hope you got the chocolates.
I get migraines and even with medication I cannot get rid of it until I sleep. For me medication just means I sleep less and it actually goes away. My sweet girl will stay with me almost the entire time. She will meet my hubby at the door when he comes home and demands he fallow her to check on me. But after that she gets pissed if he comes back to check on me and wake me up. If he just opens the door and looks in without waking me, she gets up and sit on the corner of the bed between the door and me. If he wakes me up, she will jump down and she makes this demanding sound that the tone somehow doesn't hurt me, but is very determined that he fallow her out of the room.
My girl does this too. when I'm having a bad migraine, she refuses to leave my lap, even for her usual favorite porch time.
Load More Replies...All of my cats have been loving sweeties who would run to meet me when I came home and snuggle up a storm. One time I was renting a split-level place, and my cat Dickens would run upstairs to look out the window when he heard my car pull in, then run downstairs to greet me at the door. Then we would go up to my room, where he jumped on the bed, and I would lean toward him, and we would head bonk. He was also good at carrying on a “conversation.” Such a character.
That's beautiful. Cats are the best companions. Mine is currently sleeping on the desk, draped across my left hand while I type this with my right.
Whenever my gf and I have a loud discussion both my cockatiels will start chirping loudly until we stop. We’ve figured out that if we get too loud so will they. So now we have calmer discussions :)
It's nice to hear some sweet stories of cats and not just the usual "he's a monster and I'm covered in festering scratches but he loves me "
My baby girl will go and get my mom if I get sick and don't recover. And she's adorable.
Load More Replies...They are the best! When I'm depressed, which is typical for me, they always come to take care of me. 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻
There was a lady with an eating disorder. Her cat started refusing to eat on days that the lady didn't eat. So eventually, the lady started eating regularly again, just to keep her cat eating. Thats a support pet if I ever heard of one.
I have M.E. One of my cats, when I'm unable to get out of bed, will stay with me. He paws me occasionally to check in, pulls the duvet off to make sure I wake. Makes sure I take some fluids and then he settles back down. He is the absolute chillest cat. I have 3 others. Who he usually adores. But when my illness flares, if they come near me too fast or get too boisterous, he tells them off. Full on yowls and swipes. When I'm not crashing. He is usually on the cat tree. And best buds with the others and super chill. He 110% knows and nothing will convince me otherwise.
I honestly believe most children need a pet. It teaches them so much, and not just about things like responsibility, but about unconditional love.
I have short term, sometimes i cant remember my husband, but i always know i love that man, cause when the mind does't remember, the heart will
Wakanda Forever, and GNU Chadwick. A man is never truly dead so long as his name is spoken.
Not to sound morbid, but I hope I just seize up one day while I still have my wits, freedom, and mobility.
When i had a Dane we got a wee hound pupper. Loki would carry it around in his mouth. I never thought i'd have to learn the command, "Loki, spit the puppy out!"
So many duplicate stories, even one triplicate! Still stamping BP logo on the unknowing "contributions" of other posters I see...
I've actually not seen a few of these on BP before - you guys are doing great work considering that you are now trying to charge people for this. And the duplicates at the end? Just another reason I would LOVE to pay for an account on BP.
There is a line from a country song: "if all you go by is the evening news, your faith in all mankind would be the first thing you lose." Daily we are bombarded by bad news, acts of extreme violence; growth in the rate of poverty, etc. We are told our country (USA) is hopeless divided and hate is on the rise. I've spent over 30 years working with victims of abuse and trauma. I long, long ago removed my rose-colored glasses. Yet, I still believe most people are good and that given the opportunity, most of us will react with kindness and fairness. Seeing the good and not always the bad can empower all of us to act from a place of love and acceptance.
If only there were new pieces of good. This makes it seem like we have only 50 good things to recycle for years.
Load More Replies...Most of these are so old - too old. I know some people may not have seen them before but most of us have, many times.
I had to stop reading these were all so old. Bored panda has access to an entire internet and all they can do is recycle their same old material?
To those complaints about duplicate BP posts? I've not seen this one before and please keep in mind that new members join all the time so they probably have never seen them either.
So many duplicate stories, even one triplicate! Still stamping BP logo on the unknowing "contributions" of other posters I see...
I've actually not seen a few of these on BP before - you guys are doing great work considering that you are now trying to charge people for this. And the duplicates at the end? Just another reason I would LOVE to pay for an account on BP.
There is a line from a country song: "if all you go by is the evening news, your faith in all mankind would be the first thing you lose." Daily we are bombarded by bad news, acts of extreme violence; growth in the rate of poverty, etc. We are told our country (USA) is hopeless divided and hate is on the rise. I've spent over 30 years working with victims of abuse and trauma. I long, long ago removed my rose-colored glasses. Yet, I still believe most people are good and that given the opportunity, most of us will react with kindness and fairness. Seeing the good and not always the bad can empower all of us to act from a place of love and acceptance.
If only there were new pieces of good. This makes it seem like we have only 50 good things to recycle for years.
Load More Replies...Most of these are so old - too old. I know some people may not have seen them before but most of us have, many times.
I had to stop reading these were all so old. Bored panda has access to an entire internet and all they can do is recycle their same old material?
To those complaints about duplicate BP posts? I've not seen this one before and please keep in mind that new members join all the time so they probably have never seen them either.