Peace is the walk home after a long shift with nothing left to do.

Peace is less a special feeling than an absence: nothing outstanding, nothing owed, nobody waiting on you. That is why a tired walk home can be one of the better fifteen minutes of a week. Your body is spent and your list is empty, and the emptiness is the whole point. People usually miss moments like it because they look like nothing much is happening.

Catch the next one instead of filling it. Leave the earbuds out for one walk home and let it be dull and quiet. Once you start noticing, there are more of these in a week than you thought.