Eye of the Mountain

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Writing on the inner life.

Essays, memoir, and poetry on attention, grief, belonging, and what it means to live awake.

An open journal facing the rising sun in a mountain landscape

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Form

All 132 Poetry 70Essay 31Memoir 21Collection 10

Theme

Transformation 50Embodiment 48Attention 39Trauma 35Aliveness 30Creativity 29Relationships 26Family 24Grief 12Identity 11Spirituality 10Belonging 9Nature 5Culture 5

Series

Chakra Map 7The Arc of Becoming 5Shock Collar 3Lotus Eaters 3Developmental Order 3Shaping Water 3

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Poetry1 min readDecember 20, 2025

Baseline Human

Not Enlightened, Just Healed

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Poetry1 min readDecember 3, 2025

Precious

Holding Gently

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Essay4 min readNovember 30, 2025

How to Do 100 Years of Transformational Healing in One Year

20 Simple Steps

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Poetry1 min readNovember 24, 2025

Adolescence, the Test of Love

Breaking the Bond - part 1

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Poetry1 min readOctober 30, 2025

Faking of the Faking

Of the Faking

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Essay7 min readOctober 26, 2025

The Blame Wrapper

Narcissism As a Defense From Shame

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Poetry2 min readOctober 24, 2025

Dating Profiles

Not Real People

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Poetry1 min readOctober 16, 2025

Facing the Void

Give Me My Wings

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Memoir9 min readSeptember 23, 2025

Emotional Rape

It's okay not to stay

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Poetry1 min readSeptember 21, 2025

The Weight

Of Trauma

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Memoir2 min readSeptember 19, 2025

The Love that Stayed

Was Not the Love I Wanted

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Poetry2 min readSeptember 17, 2025

Father to Son

Initiation

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