“Peace is a state of mind.” Someone said that. I’ve said that, in so many words to be sure. And, while not to be too dramatic, I needed peace of mind last week in a way that I’ve never needed it before. Because of a thing. An object. Several years ago, my life partner (let’s call him my husband) and I decided that we wanted to concentrate on life, really living life and spending our money and our time on experiences. It’s not revolutionary, by any means. We decided to do what many people decide to do – exist to live life to the fullest, and not exist to fill…