Day 16: What Does Peace Feel Like to You?

We talk a lot about finding peace, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself:
“What does peace even feel like for me?”

That’s your challenge today.
Not to chase peace.
Not to fake peace.
But to define it—on your terms.

Peace isn’t always candles and soft music.
Sometimes it’s walking away from a one-sided relationship.
Sometimes it’s a full inbox you finally don’t care about.
Sometimes it’s five quiet minutes where no one’s asking you for anything.

For me, peace feels like:

• Breathing deep without my chest tightening

• Saying “no” and not second-guessing it

• Being alone, but not lonely

• Letting go of what I can’t control

What does it feel like for you?

Try this today:

Open a notebook or journal.
Write the sentence: “Peace feels like…”
Then finish it. Over and over. Until you find something real.

Let it be messy. Let it be honest.
No one else needs to read it. This is just for you.

We spend years running—after people, after success, after approval.
But peace? Peace is when you stop running.
When you feel safe in your body, in your choices, in your space.

And sometimes peace is small. A quiet cup of tea. A deep breath at a red light.
That still counts.

Your Turn:

Write about it. Feel it. Protect it.
And if you want to share a line or two, tag me @FabAtFiftyPlus or use #FabMentalHealthMay.

You deserve peace—not just someday.
Now.