Feeling playful

Wanting to have fun, joke around or try things just for the enjoyment of it.

Where it sits on the wheel

Playful is in the middle ring, under Joyful. Further out: silly, lighthearted and free.

When did you last play, just for fun? What would you enjoy if nobody was watching?

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Joyful (one ring in)
Playful is joy that wants to do something: joke, play or try things for fun.
Happy (also under Joyful)
Happy is feeling good; playful is wanting to have fun. You can be happy and quiet, but playful wants to move.
Hopeful (also under Joyful)
Playful is about fun in the moment; hopeful is about looking forward.
Silly (further out)
Silly is playful at its goofiest, happy to look a little ridiculous.
Lighthearted (further out)
Lighthearted is more a mood than playful’s urge to do something: easy and free of worry for now.
Free (further out)
Free is about room: nothing limiting what you do or who you are. Playful is one thing you might do with that room.

Playful is one of the 104 words on the Slow Days feelings wheel, and the list of feelings has them all. The wheel isn’t a test or a diagnosis.