Category Reflection

Reflection gathers writings on presence, awareness, and inner life, exploring lived experience through contemplation, insight, and honesty.

The Life We See, and the Consciousness Behind It

Two leafless trees standing in a wide snowy field near Simcoe, Ontario under a quiet winter sky — film by Percy Lin 2016

Reflections on consciousness, habits, and the patterns we quietly live by. This is a longer reflection about consciousness, habits, and the patterns we live with.If you’ve ever wondered why we sometimes repeat the same experiences in life, this might resonate…

What “On Earth” Do You Want?

Picnic table facing the lake at Point Pelee, Ontario — film by Percy Lin 2017

Many people reach a point in life where they quietly ask: What do I really want? Not what looks impressive.Not what earns approval.But what genuinely feels aligned. If you have ever felt tired, distracted, or unsure about your direction, this…

A Quiet Way Forward

Black and white photograph of delicate plant stems reaching upward in stillness

This space is shaped by a belief in quiet living — a way of being that values presence over pressure. Health, Creativity, and Conscious Living Without Force For a long time, I believed that life was something to be pushed…

Have To vs Want To

A quiet moment reflecting the difference between obligation and intention.

There are moments when I notice how the same action can feel completely different,depending on where it comes from. Sometimes, I do things because I have to.Sometimes, I do the very same things because I want to. On the surface,…

Staying With What Is

Close-up photograph of wet sand meeting white sea foam on a beach, with a small smooth pebble resting near the edge where the water touches the shore.

I don’t think clarity arrives all at once. Most of the time, it comes in small moments—when nothing special is happening,and there is no decision to make. Just a pause. For a long time, I believed reflection meant finding answers.…

See Oneself

Percy Lin, 林柏成, Artist, Cellular Nutrition, USANA, Conscious Living, London Ontario, CA

This piece was written during a quiet time.It is not about finding answers.It is about noticing. Sometimes, seeing oneself is the start of everything. Understanding Ourselves We live our lives around other people.Family, friends, work, society.Over time, we learn to…

Urban Jurassic

A small dinosaur sculpture rising between tall city buildings in black and white, film photography by Percy Lin 2015

June 2015 · Film Photography · Taipei, Taiwan After returning to Taiwan from Canada, the first thing I searched for wasn’t food, friends, or even home. It was a film lab. In the digital age, finding a place that still…