Peace- Love -Joy

Peace, Love & Joy – important throughout the year, not just at Christmas! What brings you joy? What do you love? How do you find peace?

Peace, love, joy: three simple words that hold so much meaning.  I found this sign on clearance after Christmas, but I really think these words are important all year round!

Most, if not all of us, seek these three things in our life.  These past few years have been difficult for everyone, I think.

What Does Peace- Love -Joy Mean To You?

Peace for me means inner peace in addition to world peace and peace for the nation.   There are many different types of love: for family, country, pets and even pizza!  And joy; who doesn’t search for ways to bring more joy into their lives?

As the year winds down, I am working on my New Year’s resolutions. One of mine is to focus on finding way to bring more peace, love and joy to my life in 2024.  We only get one life, and we need to enjoy it the best we can as long as we don’t harm others in the process.

To answer my own questions:  time spent with friends and family is one thing that brings me joy.  I love my family, my country, our dog Gracie and of course I love pizza and rusty things!  Being able to reflect quietly brings me peace.   Over the next few days, I need to spend some more time reflecting on ways to bring more peace and more joy to my everyday life.

Ways to Display the Sign in My Home

I decided to display the sign in a Valentine’s Day display in the entryway.  Having it there reminds me to keep those words uppermost in my thoughts and not to dwell on the negative things surrounding us.  After Valentine’s Day, I will probably move it to either the bedroom or our pink bathroom, two other places where I will see it often during the day.

To start the display, I gathered several items that I thought would work well with the sign.  I used a large piece of cotton fabric to cover the top of the table.

I love the rustic looking old wooden tool box.  It adds texture and interest to the display.  The box originally served as one of my uncle’s tool box.

Here is how it looks with the lid propped opened. The garden fork makes a great way to hold it open!

I also incorporated a heart shaped tray, a small candle, a figurine and a gold hurricane.  I used an ironstone compote as a pedestal to give the hurricane more height.

To complete the display, I added a Valentine’s gift bag decorated with pink & red hearts.

On a side note, the hallway is really hard to photograph!  It is hard to get a picture without having my reflection in the mirror!  If you are interested in learning more about the mirror, there is a cute story about it here:

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