For me, peace is simple: it’s no longer feeling the need to pose post, perform, or please anyone. I’ve spent years caught up in a world that values image over authenticity, especially in the etiquette and image business, where perfection and polish are expected. The pressure to portray that “all is well” was exhausting, and for a long time, I thought external approval would bring happiness.

But here’s what I’ve learned—peace doesn’t come from likes, from fitting into a mold, or from playing a part. True peace comes from within. It comes from the understanding that what I think of myself is all that really matters. It’s been a long journey to reach this point, but I now know that trying to please others was the very thing robbing me of happiness.

Today, I don’t live for anyone’s approval. I’ve stepped away from social media, away from the stage, and found contentment in simply being. In doing less, in embracing the “nothingness,” I’ve discovered a deeper, lasting peace. And with that peace, I’ve found that I not only feel better—I look better, too. When you stop rushing, stop stressing, and stop trying to “do,” life rewards you with a quiet, ageless beauty..

The secret to peace? It’s in letting go, in allowing yourself to just be. We are human “beings,”not human “doings.” And in that stillness, laziness you find everything you need.