Freedom and Peace are states of mind. Both are existing within you ready to be activated and felt whenever you are ready to take on the full responsibility of your mind.
Responsibility looks like accountability. And the First Step to Accountability is Acceptance. Acceptance of the relationship we have with our mind currently. As soon as you accept that space fully, you can expand. You can Change. Change into whatever it is you actually want to be. Whether that be peace, abundant, free, etc.. Its all within you.
I do think that we can choose one of two ways of manifesting the life we want...
1- work at it until you see the results
2- Believe that what you want is already yours and let the momentum of your excitement (of having what you want) take you to exactly where you want to be.
Both 1 and 2 work effectively, but if it is all about the journey why not be in the mind state of having it already along this journey to attaining it "physically".
How do you go about getting what you want? And is it a pleasurable experience?