
Up close and personal blooms. that emmitted an intoxicating smell that drew you in…
With so much going on in the world, I spend a fair amount of time tuned out to the madness but tuned into nature. I can wander aimlessly on a path or on a street and breath in the essence of trees. When I see a beautiful plant, I can peer into its inner core and absorb the essence of its existence. This practice allows a moment of restoration and clarity.

A tree in the Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France 2016
A few alternatives ways to describe restoration is to refurbish, renovate or to overhaul. With all of the negative energy that we are exposed, mental restoration should be done daily – if not weekly.
Here are a few key ways to make mental restoration easy.
- Make it a part of your daily ritual to go outside and breathe in the air around your home. NOT YOUR OFFICE. As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. Home should be the one place where true mental restoration should take place.
- Garden. Simply stated, you don’t need a big plot. You can use a pot – inside or out. One can create a menagerie of plants or a pot. Simple is best, as this should not be a chore, but an act of interacting with nature. Taking care of something to bring you joy.
- Collect things in the garden or in the woods that capture your attention. Place this artifact where you can look at it and remember how you happened upon it. Does it mentally take you back to that place? Does it refresh and restore your mind when you look at it?

Lotus – Beautiful blooms rising high above the less than perfect environment..
My Dad used to tell me in his own way to just be still. To allow my mind to rest and just be. Wandering through my mental garden gave me this joy. The ultimate way to restore myself mentally when the energies of the world are not loving and kind. I can sit in the garden and just be – no weeding, no watering, no deadheading.
When people on the street are tuned on to devices, I often wonder what is so important. If they just paused to look up, embrace their surroundings, what a beautiful gift of mental restoration that would be.
Off to practice a bit of mental restoration,
Teri, Cottage In The Court








Thank you for this advice and for the tips. I love to garden, and I would have never thought I would say that. It actually does help to relax me and clear my head
That is the beauty and the joy of connecting with the earth! Thank you for reading and replying to my blog post. I hope you continue to follow. The best is yet to come!! Sincerely,
Teri