ONE | 一

Returning to Wholeness in an Age of Noise
在多、杂与乱的年代，回到完整

In an age of excess—
too much information,
too many roles,
too many expectations—
I choose one word
to leave space for this year.

ONE | 一

Not because it is simple,
but because it is clear.

The real challenge
has never been doing more,
but learning how
to stop fragmenting ourselves.

Embodiment Before Performance

This year,
I was seen on different stages.

In the stage production
“Mamma! It’s Missing Again!”,
I appeared in three distinct forms.

The roles changed.
The body adjusted.
Breath, posture,
and the placement of my voice
shifted with each character.

For the first time,
I understood this deeply—
a role is not something you put on.
It is something
the body slowly enters.

The more I returned to the body,
the more naturally the voice emerged.

This is not only performance practice.
It is the same principle
I hold as a mindfulness vocal mentor,
a sound-based healing guide,
and a practitioner of embodied awareness.

Voice as Presence, Not Proof

Music also took different forms this year.

Online mini concerts.
Conversations and interviews with fellow musicians.

In front of the camera,
I no longer rushed to prove
whether I was still “a singer.”

I simply sang.

Letting the voice
arise honestly
from the present moment.

I realised—
music does not always exist
to move others.

Sometimes,
it is simply a way
to remind myself
not to escape this moment.

One voice.
One breath.
That is already enough.

Age as Presence, Not Limitation

Later,
I stepped into a completely different frame.

In a FWD Insurance commercial,
I became one of the “stylish grandfathers.”

For the first time,
I did not resist the word age.

Instead,
I felt a quiet sense of trust.

Time does not only take things away.
It also accumulates presence.

Over the years—
on stage,
in classrooms,
and within healing spaces—
I have met people
from many ages
and life stages.

And I see this clearly now:
what people truly need
is not more techniques,
but a place
where they are allowed
to pause safely.

Returning to the Same Self

When the lights fade
and the cameras stop,
I return to the same space.

Sitting with people.
Breathing together.
Using voice.
Listening to the body.

I am now certain—
performance, music, teaching,
and healing
have never taken me
in different directions.

They have only brought me back
to the same person.

ONE Breath. ONE Voice. ONE Body.

As the year comes to an end,
I did not choose
a twelve-day countdown.
I did not write a long annual checklist.

I simply gathered this year
back into one word.

ONE.

One breath.
One voice.
One body.
One moment of full presence.

2026: Returning to ONE

Someone told me
that the numbers of 2026
add up to one.

2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 1 0 and 1+0= 1

I smiled.

Perhaps it is not asking us
to go further,
but to live
more whole.

No “What If”—Only One Thousand Ways to Continue

As I write this,
I think of the phrase “what if.”

What if
this year felt unfinished?
What if
the state of the world
left you tired, numb,
or discouraged?

What if
some regrets
have yet to find their place?

If this resonates with you,
perhaps you don’t need
another what if.

Because right now—
there is no what if.
There is only one thousand.

One thousand breaths.
One thousand choices
to keep living.
One thousand ways
to remain gentle with yourself.

Maybe we don’t need
to label this year
as success or failure.

It is enough to know—
you are still here.

In an age of noise,
complexity,
and division,
may we all return
to this moment.

ONE | 一