Feeling thankful

Wanting to say thank you for something someone gave or did.

Watercolor of two cups of tea and a teapot on a low table, with a sofa, two cushions and a knitted blanket behind them.

Where it sits on the wheel

A gentle prompt

Who would you like to thank, and for what? You don’t have to send it.

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Something to go with it

The Day You Were Born

Make a small birthday keepsake for someone you care about.

Feelings near thankful

  • Grateful (one ring in)

    Thankful is usually about one gift or kindness, and wanting to say thanks. Grateful can be a wider, lasting feeling.

  • Appreciative (also under Grateful)

    Thankful wants to say thank you; appreciative recognizes value, even in something that wasn’t given to you.

  • Moved (also under Grateful)

    Thankful is often calm and clear; moved is stronger and more stirring.

About the feelings wheel

Thankful 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.