Feeling Wheel
What feeling accepting is like
Feeling accepting means letting people or situations be as they are, without fighting them. It can apply to yourself too, like accepting a mistake or a limit.
Accepting or content?
Accepting is making peace with something, even something you wouldn't have chosen. Content is being happy with how things are. Read more about feeling content.
Finding accepting on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, accepting sits in the Loving group. Start in the middle of the wheel with loving, then move outwards to accepting. If it's close but not quite right, the other loving words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Loving group
Loving words are about warmth towards other people, and towards yourself.
- Grateful Feeling appreciation for kindness or support
- Trusting Feeling confidence in someone’s reliability
- Proud Feeling satisfied with your achievements
- Admiration Feeling respect and warm approval
- Awe Feeling wonder and reverential respect
- Compassionate Feeling deep empathy and concern for others
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.