You Belong Where You Feel Free
The Turning Feral Journal - Day 22
Day 22: Strip it all away. The house, the family, the cars, the bank account, and all of the things. Start at zero and think about where you would feel most free. Is it in a pillbox apartment in a busy city where you can’t purchase anything or pay your bills? Or, is it out in nature where you at least have the chance to provide for your basic needs?
For me it is unequivocally the latter. When I leave my cabin, I am not burdened with cell service and for those untethered moments in the woods, I feel free. Free from “normal life” and connected to the earth around me, with the animals, with the strong forces of nature that make me feel small. And I am lucky enough to feel that almost everyday.
No matter where you are, remember, you belong somewhere that you feel free. Find that freedom.
Daily Prompt: Where do you feel the most free in your current state of existence? Is it in a park? In the privacy of your car on the way to work? Where does your freedom truly exist?:
Motivational Passage:
"The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage."
— Carrie Jones
Rewilding Action: Make a mental freedom map today. Think about all of the places you have been (or haven’t) that excite your soul and make you feel free. Start to devise ways to visit those places in the next year to reignite that fire.