Courtesy of the “Heck, This Is Wholesome” group on Facebook, feast your eyes on these pictures that just might have the ability to heal your soul. The group has only one rule: anything that makes you happy! And when you’re done with this piece of wholesomeness, be sure to check out our previous article on the group here! Interestingly, the internet wasn’t always the place to go for earnestness and wholesomeness. Even dog and cat pictures, a staple of the early World Wide Web, had a certain edge to them; one of the main requirements was that the picture had to be funny, with the pet either doing something derpy or acting like a human. Amanda Brennan, multimedia journalist, curator of Tumblr’s fandom trends, and former contributor to Know Your Meme, says wholesome memes began to take center stage because our understanding of what the internet is for has changed. If before, it was about fake identities and sarcasm, today, it’s all about authenticity. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.