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# The Peace Lily
- URL: https://lisaromerodugal.com/blog/the-peace-lily/
- Published: 2020-05-15T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-05-15T10:00:00.000Z
- Author: Lisa Romero Dugal
- Tags: house plant, imagine believe achieve, life with lisa, peace lily, #wordpress

Welcome to my page, *Life With Lisa!!!* I appreciate you stopping by.

Last year while experiencing my **54 Before 54*,* [https://lifewithlisa.blog/2019/02/11/54-before-54/](https://lifewithlisa.blog/2019/02/11/54-before-54/?ref=lisaromerodugal.com) one of my items was to get a household plant for my home office. EVERYTHING on my list had meaning to it, including the plant. I chose the Spathiphyllum, commonly known as the *Peace Lily*, and here’s why.

I first started by researching household plants that were easy to take care of. Let’s be honest, I do 

NOT 

have a green thumb!!! Peace lily fell in the category of “hard to kill!”. In further researching the peace lily, I discovered the following:

- **Low**\-maintenance
- Represents **peace & tranquility**
- Leaves are **big & bold**
- The beautiful hoodlike sheath (the spathe), resembles a white flag of **surrender**
- **Resilient**
- **Forgiving nature**
- **Vibrant & graceful**
- **Purifies** the air we breathe
- Given as an expression of **sympathy & comfort**
- **Thrives** indoors, low light conditions

Aren’t these beautiful characteristics of such a simple, beautiful plant?

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_4425.jpg)

Can you relate to my plant that is screaming **“I’M THIRSTY!!!”**

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_4361.jpg)

Once properly hydrated, it revives beautifully.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_4389.jpg)

These pictures are symbolic to the way I feel when I do not drink enough water. I feel like I’m in a slump, lacking energy. Magically when I drink my water, I bounce back feeling as 

resilient 

as the peace lily!!!

Beware!!! As lovely as this is, it is poisonous to cats & dogs.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_4426.jpg)

Do you have a favorite household plant? I’d love to hear about it!!!

***Imagine*** with all your mind \~ ***Believe*** with all your heart \~ ***Achieve*** with all your might

*Life With Lisa* 💕

## From the Life With Lisa years

11 comments, as they were left on lifewithlisa.org.

1. **beth** May 15, 2020  
that's lovely, lisa. i am horrible with houseplants, but this year, i'm doing a bit better, it's only taken me 60+ years to begin to get the hang of it and not kill everything. )

  1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 15, 2020  
  Thank you Beth! I’m amazed how quickly it bounces back to life after I forget to water it. Perhaps I’ll be brave enough to add another houseplant this year. 😊

    1. **beth** May 15, 2020  
      Living on the edge !)
2. **Alice DeForest** May 15, 2020  
I don't have a favorite , but I like the peace lily. I try my best with plants but I can't keep them healthy, but my outdoor plants do well in the Savannah sunshine. Have a wonderful day

  1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 15, 2020  
  The plants and flowers you post are always beautiful ❤️. Thank you Alice
3. **LA** May 15, 2020  
💗
4. **newyorkfamilyadventures** May 15, 2020  
I have one as well and they are magnificent! They are perfect since they thrive on indirect light. I’m in an apartment now so my outdoor gardening days are over. Having indoor flowers is necessary. My other favorite is an “Easter” cactus. The brilliant pink flowers are stunning, but they only visit once per year (or longer if I move it).

  1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 15, 2020  
  Thanks so much for your feedback. I will definitely check out the Easter cactus 😊

    1. **newyorkfamilyadventures** May 15, 2020  
      Just so you know...many people insist it’s only a Christmas Cactus, but mine blooms Mar/Apr. I’ve met a few others that have an Easter blooming cactus too! 💞

      1. **lifewithlisa9**Lisa May 15, 2020  
            Thanks!!!
5. **bigskybuckeye** May 21, 2020  
I enjoyed your use of us being as thirsty as a plant. Yes indeed, we both a drink of water once in awhile, both physically and spiritually.