Understanding Life from the Inside Out

You’re not living in the world—you’re living in the way it appears to you.

Hi, I’m Eric Haney, and I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.

This space is dedicated to exploring one simple, quietly radical truth:

We don’t experience life as it is—we experience life as it’s created within us.

Moment by moment, our world is brought to life through a subtle dance of thought and perception, shaped not from the outside in but from the inside out. What we call “reality” isn’t a fixed thing we step into. It’s a living creation of the mind, constantly shifting, deeply personal, and often invisible to us while we’re in it.

For much of my life, I looked outward for peace, fulfillment, and answers. Like most people, I thought if I could just arrange the right circumstances, adopt the right mindset, or become the “better” version of myself, then I’d finally feel okay.

But everything changed when I began to see through the illusion that my experience was coming from the world. It wasn’t. It was being created within me, moment to moment, by that ever-present interplay of perception, thought, and awareness.

That insight didn’t make life perfect, but it made it lighter.
It brought clarity.
And it offered a kind of freedom that doesn’t depend on conditions.

This newsletter is a place to explore that freedom together. Not by learning new techniques or wrestling our thinking into place, but by seeing more clearly the natural process already unfolding inside us.

Whether you’re brand new to the Inside-Out understanding or you’ve been walking this path for years, I hope what you find here feels like a deep exhale.

Because once you see the trick, you can stop trying to fix the show.

Warmly,
Eric Haney