Journal – Trance Blackman

Here you’ll find my philosophical meanderings in the form of articles, essays, and occasional poetry. My interests and curiosities are broad, but the central focus remains the pursuit of what is authentic, real, and true.

Lux et veritas

Journal Entries / mindset (24 Posts)

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Stillness and Idleness

21 April 2026 ~ 5 minute read

There’s a quiet unease that arises when you watch certain people move through life without pause. They build, explore, learn, create, and continue on, as if stillness were never the point. It can leave you wondering whether they’re avoiding something, or whether they’ve simply understood something most never quite grasp.

Rethinking Scarcity and the Nature of Experience

11 April 2026 (rev. 12 April 2026) ~ 6 minute read

There’s a quiet assumption woven into how we move through life — that what feels constricting must be corrected, that what feels lacking must be filled. But what if scarcity is not an error to fix, but a condition to understand? Not something imposed upon us, but something inherent in the way we perceive, choose, and become.

Clarity, Usefulness, Structure

08 April 2026 (rev. 10 April 2026) ~ 5 minute read

There’s a quiet shift that happens when you stop trying to keep up with the world and start learning how to stand within it. This isn’t about withdrawal or alarm, but about rediscovering a steadier way to think, act, and live in the midst of constant noise.

Motion Parallax

30 March 2026 (rev. 11 April 2026) ~ 6 minute read

We’re told to be inspired by those who overcome the impossible. But what if the real story isn’t about their exceptionality, but about the distance we’ve placed between their lives and our own?

On Doing Great Things

26 March 2026 ~ 5 minute read

Those who are forged in struggle, shaped by hardship, are propelled by the friction of life itself toward a trajectory most will never know. It is in the fire of difficulty that momentum is born, and in that momentum, the possibility of greatness.

Escape Canada?

17 November 2025 ~ < 1 minute read

A moment comes when the excuses fall away and the truth becomes impossible to ignore. What you do next — that’s where your real life begins.