Feeling unburdened

Free of something you’d carried for a while, like a task, a secret or a fear.

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Where it sits on the wheel

A gentle prompt

What did you set down recently? Write yourself a few words of thanks for carrying it.

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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 unburdened

  • Relieved (one ring in)

    Unburdened is relief from something you’d been carrying, like a task, a secret or a fear.

  • Lighter (also under Relieved)

    Unburdened names what you set down; lighter is how you feel afterward.

  • Reassured (also under Relieved)

    Unburdened is about a weight you put down; reassured is about a doubt that someone or something eased.

About the feelings wheel

Unburdened 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.