Awe‑evoking nature images or videos can reduce stress.

Cuteness activates care and focus, so looking at baby animals is a not-so-guilty pleasure.

Witnessing or reading about genuine acts of kindness increases happiness and calm.

There are days when the sky is low and gray, when the world is heavy, and the most well-intentioned plans to “get outside” dissolve into a stalemate with the couch. On such days, hope matters. Every little bit of joy matters.

Don’t beat yourself up for reaching for your phone or laptop. But instead of doomscrolling, bloomscroll – deliberately search for true stories of human kindness, images of natural beauty, and videos of baby animals.

If doomscrolling narrows the soul, bloomscrolling gently reopens it.

You’re not scrolling for “updates.” You’re scrolling for micro-moments of joy and awe.

Researchers studying awe have found that brief experiences of awe, which can be encouraged with nature videos, can lower stress, reduce rumination, and increase feelings of connection and meaning in life. These........

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