Socials for instant happiness
Ever feel exhausted from social media? That all there is to see is bad news, debates, questions on what you can and can鈥檛 do anymore, influencers traveling, or making you feel a bit self-conscious and/or even jealous.
These things are, in ways, important for us to see听and help us come back down to earth听through remembering what we have and don鈥檛. It鈥檚 a form of self-realisation. But sometimes that鈥檚 tiring and gets a little bit too much. To balance all this out, I love to follow Instagram pages that make me feel good, make me laugh or feel nostalgic and get away from the outside world. So if you鈥檙e gonna be scrolling, you might as well follow the accounts worth following. Some of these pages can go from throwback posts of things we loved from our childhood, or clips from old movies, travel, poetry, self-care, and really satisfying photography! Here are just a few of the Instagram pages that make me feel happy and content.听Maybe you should follow to feel the same!
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Kalei Raher is one of my favourites. Based in Honolulu, she creates these beautifully edited photos with gorgeous, tropical, summery, Hawaiian vibes, and includes little quotes. These posts have also been made into merchandise you can find in the link of her bio.
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Ian Redpath and Jeremy Chopra started this page as an anonymous pair who write inspiring quotes of their own creation on boards and leave听them in underground train stations for anyone heading into work in the morning or coming home from a busy day. Now they鈥檝e revealed their true selves and continue to write and leave a smile on people鈥檚 faces, reminding them that they鈥檙e doing great. 听
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I love books! And I love looking at books and being in libraries and bookshops! I could be in those places forever. Lulumoonowlbooks (or Luna Owl) is the most satisfyingly magical page听with a dark academia/autumn vibe, filled with pictures of libraries and book shops around the world with听aesthetically pleasing room set ups. Lulu also does digital bookish edits听incorporating some of your favourite Disney characters enjoying books.
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Mike Dooley is the creator of Notes from the Universe, which began in 1998 as emails addressed to 38 people. Now with over 1,000,000 in 185 countries, these notes are little passages written by 鈥渢he Universe鈥 personally addressed to you听and your personal goals and dreams, to inspire you and remind you that you are in control of your fate. His Instagram page includes these notes from the universe with听his own personal messages on different and important topics. Sign up to get these emails too, they鈥檒l make you smile.
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Throwbacks are so important to Millennials,听Cuspers (people born in that weird time where they grew up with both millennial and gen z people, shows and technology) and Gen Z鈥檚. 2000's journals post听things about TV & Pop Culture including Disney Channel shows, movies, music. These听are all things that shaped us and our confusing but funny personalities. 听There are so many different nostalgia pages to follow like @90s.dios and @2000schildhoodtweets, as well as for more old fashion vibes, @vintagedaily, gives you your fix of clips from classic Marilyn Monroe movies and more.
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Humans of New York was created by Brandon Stanton, a photoblog about the people he meets on the streets of the Big Apple! These stories are amazing and at times听unbelievable.听They鈥檒l make you laugh, cry and feel all the emotions for these inspiring randoms. 听
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Dean is a cute Swiss boy who lives in Africa and raises and looks after lions, hyenas and cheetahs! His videos and personality are always so positive and filled with his love for the beautiful creatures he absolutely adores and who adore him just as much. His mission is to bring animals into people鈥檚 hearts and he has succeeded. I also have a secret crush on him.
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Any nature page is incredible. And since we can鈥檛 really travel the world and its wonders at the moment, the only thing we can really do is see it on our screens听which is still beautiful.
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Hannah is an Instagram travel blogger and her photos make you feel like you鈥檙e there!
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I鈥檓 just throwing him in this list because he posts the most random crap听with absolutely no context and it always makes me chuckle.