Last week, when I was looking for good news online about the USA midterm election, I made up the word “hope-scrolling.”
Hope-scrolling is the opposite of doomscrolling, which is defined here.
Therefore, hope-scrolling is spending screen time devoted to the absorption of positive news, which could result in helpful — or at least harmless — psychological responses.
The problem with hope-scrolling is encountering bad news along the way because (in case you haven’t noticed) most of the news online is bad.
As this daily blog approaches its 10-year anniversary, my hope is to keep it a place where it’s easy to do hope-scrolling, like (I hope) today.
On America Recycles Day and National Philanthropy Day, let’s see what I find when I search for “hope-scrolling” on YouTube.
Looks like I’m not the first to think about hope-scrolling!
Thanks to Present Moment Spoken Word and to all those who do hope-scrolling, including YOU.
The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally 
May we find many great things, Ann.
I hope we do, my friend.
What a lovely concept. Just this week I considered getting off FB entirely because it made me so sad. But I suppose, given the glimmer of hope we saw at the midterms, that I could learn to scroll past the sad stuff and look for the hope.
You give me hope, Dawn!
Joan is very healthy-looking these days. You gave her hope and then you made that hope reality.
Thanks for another hopeful comment, Maureen.
You gave Joan hope and seeing her gives me hope.
Seeing you always gives me hope, Chris.
I love the photos of Joan, too. How could we see that and not smile?
From now on, I am going to try to do a little more “Hope-scrolling”. Thanks for coining that term and passing on the idea.
Thanks for the lovely and hopeful comment, Jason.
I’m all about hope scrolling, thanks for putting a name to it )
Thanks for everything you put your name on, beth!
I really like the option to consider “hope-scrolling,” Ann. The “doom” part has felt too heavy lately. I adore the photo of Joan in the sink. She always makes me smile!