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Wanna Be Happy? Consider Becoming a Feral Human with Free-flowing Intuition

It definitely made me a lot happier than before

Are you a feral human? When you want to become happy, you might consider becoming one. It made me definitely much happier than I was before!

I never knew the word feral. I’m not a native speaker, so my English vocabulary is sometimes a little limited. I used the world wild. A wild woman. A wild soul. But people have issues with the word wild. They think you blow off the handle every time. They think you are violent or unsophisticated.

And rewilding your soul definitely is not doing that. It makes you into a wise person, not a violent or manipulative one.

In the past weeks, I’ve been a mentor in the Regenerative Design Lab organized by nRhythm and Born Global (BG). And it includes a project called Feral Humans.

I’m a curious being. So I looked up the word feral.

Feral means: “in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication”. That’s my word! Escape after domestication.

Is feral unsophisticated? Sophisticated means: “developed to a high degree of complexity”.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

We are feral humans. And very sophisticated. Complex and simple at the same time. That’s the paradox I’ve been looking for! And intuition and curiosity found the words for me in my non-fluid language. I just had to be wise enough to recognize there was something in these words. And be curious enough to look them up.

Here’s the poem accompanying that thought. Let it land. Let it free your soul. Let it reach the far corners of your heart. And then be reborn tomorrow.

A bit more a feral human.

Benefits of Being Feral

Becoming feral has everything to do with our intuition. Afraid you’ll become a blow-off-the-handle kind of person? Don’t worry. Intuition can be found behind your rational thoughts and your free-flowing emotions.

Emotions are only making us seem uncontrolled when they are pent-up. Restricted. That’s causing violence and manipulation. Free-flowing does the opposite.

In my case, I went from a very rational, tense, restricted, slightly manipulative person to become a calm person with a very clear mind. I’m feral now. And I love how being feral gives me a balance of money, time, and freedom. Time is especially precious to me. Time to love. Time to connect. Time to live fully!

How to Become a Feral Person?

• Connection to nature helps a lot. Lie down on the grass on your back and feel Mother Nature’s heartbeat. It’s meditative if you train yourself a little
• Being curious helps a lot. Put your nose into a flower next time you see one and take time to notice. Follow the singing of your heart. Ask questions of everyone and anyone while tasting the wind on your tongue
• Feel your emotions and learn how to let them flow without bothering others. They are your compass, no one else’s. You don’t have to explain yourself or make excuses

Start walking in the dark and find your courage. It’s what I did and it served me well.

Compass in Life

Our emotions are our compass. And an extra tip for women: during menstruation, your veil is thinnest and your soul can be felt best.

Yael Wolfe wrote about it beautifully in “Why You Should Make Life-Changing Decisions When You Have PMS”.

So, consider taking time for reflection. Immersing yourself in your emotions and letting them flow freely. How can we make sure we don’t bother other people with our free flow of emotions all the time? Well, there are good times for connection to others and good times for solo reflection.

A lot of the emotional healing and growing needs to be done solo. Take your space and do it.

And if your emotional outburst has caused hurt, you can always apologize. It’s what I did when I polluted the environment with my angry irritation. I’ll do it better next time.

Preventing yourself from getting hurt, is easiest if you don’t take everything personally. People are not deliberately busy hurting you all day. They are busy being mirrors for themselves. As soon as you see that, you can smile and concentrate on your own growth.

Emotions are signals for you. They are your compass. Don’t give them away. Feel them just for you as best you can and ask them what they have to say to you.

Ready to be feral? Happy journey!

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© Désirée Driesenaar