Getting away from Urban Noise

Healing in the most profound sense.....quiet!

We live in an urban area near BART (bay area rapid transit), Amtrak, freeways, and city streets. At night I hear all of this. I wear ear plugs to bed on a regular basis.

At work I hear sirens, city noises, people talking, often many people talking at once--yes even in the library!

Sometimes it's difficult to tell just how much this affects me, but I know it does (thus the ear plugs).

This past weekend we got out of the urban environment and went camping in Sequoia National Forest and also at Kings Canyon.

How blissful the quiet was. How healing for my nerves.

I was not aware of how much I needed this until I got home and slept soundly. When I went to work, nothing bothered me, when normally I'm bothered by a million things.

Prescription: Get out in nature. Not just on a walk up the street but really out in it.

Peace to all,

Sare