You wake up tired.

Not from lack of sleep but from carrying what no one sees.

You move through the day smiling, performing, surviving

All the while wondering, why does everything feel so heavy?

This is not your fault.

You are breathing in a world that never stops.

A world that has filled your lungs and mind with pressure, noise, fear, and comparison.

This is the smoke we all breathe.

In this piercing and soul-awakening book, Harry Bruce names what we’ve long felt but never fully understood the silent mental pollution of modern life. Not just stress. Not just burnout. But a quiet, creeping fog that steals your clarity, drowns your joy, and replaces your peace with pressure.

The Smoke We Breathe reaches into the hidden spaces of your exhaustion and brings language to the weariness you couldn’t explain. With poetic wisdom and profound truth, this book takes you on a journey through:

The invisible weight of living in a hyper-connected, performative world

The emotional suffocation behind smiles, goals, and endless productivity

The subtle symptoms of mental overload: fog, numbness, overthinking, disconnection

And most importantly, the path back to clarity, stillness, and inner truth

This is not another self-help manual filled with clichés and empty steps.

This is a mirror. A map. A breath of fresh air.

A revolution in how we understand peace, presence, and the sacred space within.

If your soul has been whispering that something’s not right, this book is your answer.

If your heart has felt buried beneath expectations, this book is your awakening.

And if your mind has grown tired of pretending—it’s time to clear the smoke.