Feeling still

A deep quiet, when even your thoughts seem to pause for a while.

Watercolor of a still lake at dawn, with mist on the water, a small wooden jetty and reeds in the foreground.

Where it sits on the wheel

A gentle prompt

What sounds can you hear in this stillness? List them slowly.

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Something to go with it

Simple Living Quotes

Old, quiet words about living simply, if you’d like to stay here a little longer.

Feelings near still

  • Calm (one ring in)

    Still is a deeper kind of calm, when even your thoughts seem to pause.

  • Relaxed (also under Calm)

    Still is about quiet; relaxed is about looseness. You can be relaxed and chatty, but not still.

  • At ease (also under Calm)

    Still is a quiet inside you; at ease is comfort with where you are and who you’re with.

About the feelings wheel

Still 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.