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 / motivation (11 Posts)

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And Tomorrow

21 May 2019 (rev. 02 August 2020) ~ < 1 minute read

Don’t put off for tomorrow that which you’ll wish you’d done today. What’s present is past, and what’s to come is in the vast probabilities.

In the Meaningful Time

26 February 2019 (rev. 29 March 2020) ~ < 1 minute read

Maybe it’s ‘hard work’ and it leaves you feeling spent, emotionally wrecked and often questioning yourself… but are you engaged, excited, involved, pursuing, growing, testing or pushing your limits?

How to Take Some Decent Photos

09 December 2018 (rev. 18 February 2020) ~ 2 minute read

Since about 2007, I have snapped about 1000-5000 photos per year. When I was working on photo or video projects, that number would probably multiply by 10. In contrast, for this past year, I’ve only had my phone for photography, so I am much more selective.

Integra

11 August 2018 (rev. 22 January 2020) ~ < 1 minute read

If you’re truly interested in it — an art form or skill, another language, a stronger, healthy body or mind, a trade, fixing an engine, travel, coding, reading more books, sailing, film stunts, special FX makeup, building CG worlds, scoring a film like John Williams, writing a script or novel — make it a part of your life, or it’ll remain apart from it.

The Most Important Thing

25 February 2018 (rev. 26 December 2019) ~ 2 minute read

What is it that won’t let you sleep at night? What is it that gnaws at the back of your mind? What is it that angers, frustrates or disheartens you?

none of that is the issue. that’s all noise, programs, the ideas of other people, the seeds of cultural norms and expectations… but none of it is your own voice.

The Best

18 February 2018 (rev. 26 December 2019) ~ < 1 minute read

There are many “best” moments that have come and gone. I try to harbor fewer regrets about anything as I get older. Holding any negativity or judgment toward anything, really, is only ever self-serving and muddies the lucidity of awareness and inspiration. It’s been far too easy to beat the shit out of myself, or to project my fears onto others.