When do you feel most at peace?

In a culture that often celebrates hustle and noise, peace can feel rare. Yet, peace is the ultimate prize for so many of us and so we asked folks to reflect on when they feel most at peace.

Sheridan Meriwether

I feel most at peace knowing that my children’s needs, and most of their wants, have been met. I also feel most at peace sitting by a body of water. I often lose myself sitting by the ocean, deep in thought, and visualizing where I want my life to go. Read more>>

Manuel Besse

La paix, pour moi, ne réside jamais dans le repos, mais dans l’acte de transmission et la continuité de la lignée. Je me sentirai en paix, le jour où cette idée, née sur le terrain, aura pris son envol : celle de voir des photographes exigeants, à travers le monde, développer leurs propres stages via Via Terra Voyage Photo. C’est là que l’œuvre sera accomplie. Read more>>

Richard Musya

I tend to feel most at peace when I’m alone. I really do appreciate my alone time and find it to be very therapeutic. Read more>>

Cynthia Reeves

I have always loved the water. Pond or lake, river or waterfall, the vast breathing ocean—it doesn’t matter. I feel most at peace watching sunlight quiver across a lake’s surface, waves hush against a sandy beach, boats tug gently at their moorings, or a river coil and uncoil along a stony shore. Read more>>

Jen Desmarais

My kids have started requesting bedtime snuggles. Cuddling up to them for 5-10 minutes and letting them playing with my fingers while they tell me about their day is the most at peace I feel all day. Even if I have a whole list of things to do after they’re in bed, those stolen minutes help me reset. Read more>>

Leisel Strickler

Carving. Nothing compares to seeing a piece take shape right at your fingertips. Read more>>

Kesia King

When I’m creating. Whether it’s making art or Jewlery or even poetry or short stories. When I’m looking at the clouds, listening to music and building worlds in my head. I feel like I was meant to create. And I enjoy sharing what I create with others. Read more>>

Kim Gandhi

At least twice per year, our kids join us somewhere in the US for a family get together. We’ve been doing this since they moved on with their lives and to various parts of the US for over 15 years now. The family has grown but they make time to come together to spend time with each other. Read more>>

Janette Carmichael

Being in nature is definitely when I am most at peace, drawing follows close behind. There’s absolutely no better feeling than sitting silently, alone, waiting for a wild animal to show up and to observe it in its natural environment, whether it’s a grizzly bear or a bird. Read more>>