The Joy of Quiet

This is a link to an article on why landsnorkeling is so important for our mental health and well being.  A modern, cutting age article on an issue that's been around for centuries.  It's about getting away from people and technology and back to nature.  Here are a couple of sample quotes:"It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: it’s joy, which the monk David Steindl-Rast describes as 'that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.' " and "Even half a century ago, Marshall McLuhan, who came closer than most to seeing what was coming, warned, 'When things come at you very fast, naturally you lose touch with yourself.' "Original Article Here