Sitting on a beach or in the woods I'm always aware that I'm there and should enjoy it or even that I'm aware that I am enjoying it, which is not truly relaxing. Going back to my childhood when I was in the car at night with my family at the drive in or on vacation I would get drowsy and try to fight it but, lulled by the sound of the car or my parents talking softly to each other, or the movie in the background, I felt totally at peace and safe.

There was also the soft lulling and the lost fight to stay awake in 1st hour high school trigonometry, but not really the peace and safety of the other scenarios.