Originally Posted by
ShootingStar1 
Peace. Just plain old garden variety peace.
Living in a no-criticism zone, 24/7, instead of a berate/criticize/demean/belittle/demoralize ShootingStar1 24/7 zone.
I can watch TV IF I WANT TO and no one yells at me repeated because I didn't fast forward the TV controller quickly enough.
A 3 hour per day Wolf Blitzer-CNN new- free zone.
Never having to watch Law and Order reruns again in my life. When I write this, I still hear that musical riff that they play between scenes in my head like a nightmare. That, and the sounds on Blitzer's show were part of the subliminal sound track of my life, just like the clock chimes on the hour were.
Waking up to a clean kitchen, never finding the mayo and sandwich stuff out on the counter in the heat of the day.
Keeping my beautiful gold rimmed wine glasses from my aunt in plain view, and never having to buy cheap crystal highball glasses by the dozen, yes literally by the dozen, because he broke them so often.
Seeing my little dog happy, playful, shaking her toys and teasing me instead of cowering.
Peace. Just peace. All the time. Peace as a state of being, not an aspiration.
ShootingStar1
Ah, yes, PEACE is the No. 1 thing!
No knot my stomach at the sound of his car pulling up. No knot in my stomach at the sound of his voice when he woke up. No knot in my stomach as I went to bed wondering if he was going to come home that night and wake me up and start screaming at me for something.