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The most underrated flex: being unbothered while the world loses its mind.
means Free from disturbance, conflict, or anxiety; calm and tranquil.
from Built from 'peace' — which came into English through Old French 'pais' from Latin 'pax,' the same root behind 'pacify' and 'Pacific' — plus the gentle suffix '-ful,' meaning 'full of.' So at its core the word literally means 'full of peace,' and that Latin 'pax' carried the sense of a binding agreement, a truce, the absence of war, which is why peace has always felt less like luck and more like something settled.
- brain chemistry
- Calm states lower cortisol, the body's stress alarm hormone
- latin root
- From pax, the same root as pact and appease
- nobel honor
- Peace Prize is the only one announced from Oslo
- heart effect
- Slow breathing physically syncs heart rate to calm
costa rica — abolished its military in 1949 and has maintained peace without armed forces for 75+ years
new zealand — ranked #2 most peaceful country globally (2024), with minimal crime and no military since 1951
iceland — ranked #1 most peaceful country globally (2024), with no standing army and lowest violence rates