Matt,
flat water touring should be so calming and restorative for the mind and soul 
maybe…
I just tend to find it boring. I much prefer paddling in big conditions. To me that is much more healing for the soul than paddling flat water.
I do kind of like canoeing on flat water though.
Lots of different kinds of paddling out there and lots of different boats to experience it in. I am still refining what types of conditions I like in which boats. But then again…I have the rest of my lifetime to figure it out! And I plan to make the most of it.
matt