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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132 pieces

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Essay2 min readFebruary 23, 2026

Transparent and Legible

Eye Pity You, Eye Am You

familytraumaattention
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Poetry1 min readFebruary 20, 2026

The Last Sacrifice

Peak Break

transformationidentity
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Poetry1 min readFebruary 14, 2026

The Ladder of Yes, But

Transitionally Transcending Transformation

transformationalivenessattention
↗ 64
Poetry1 min readFebruary 12, 2026

Post Doing

You Won't Disappear

identityculturetransformation
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Poetry1 min readJanuary 31, 2026

The Underwhelming End of Urgency

Nothing Dramatic is Happening

transformation
↗ 66
Poetry1 min readJanuary 21, 2026

Language Fails

Touch Heals

embodimentcreativityrelationships
↗ 67
Poetry2 min readJanuary 15, 2026

Constipained

With Self Neglect

traumaembodimentbelonging
↗ 68
Poetry1 min readJanuary 9, 2026

Violent Pleasure

No Escaping

alivenesscreativityembodiment
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Essay2 min readJanuary 7, 2026

Reducing the Noise

Three Applications of the Webber-Fechner Law

attentionembodimenttransformation
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Essay3 min readLotus Eaters · 3January 5, 2026

Performance Culture and its Discontents

Lotus Eaters - Part 3

culturebelongingidentity
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Essay5 min readLotus Eaters · 2January 3, 2026

Don’t Stop, Just Notice

Lotus Eaters - Part 2

cultureattentiontransformation
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Essay2 min readLotus Eaters · 1January 1, 2026

Against Coffee

Lotus Eaters - Part 1

cultureembodimentattention
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