All work is as seed sown; it grows and spreads and sows itself anew.

~Thomas Carlyle

No doubt, getting this far has been a challenge. You’ve dug, seeded, watered and weeded. Sweated, bled and shed a few tears. Your garden has grown. The time for harvest has come.

Celebrate your accomplishments. Reflect and give thanks for all you’ve gained–it is yours to keep, no matter what.

Don’t dwell on disappointments and setbacks. The hard work of past seasons is never lost. It is born and reborn, carried forward in the cycle of sowing, nurturing and harvesting. You will always be a part of the good you have created. It will always be a part of you.

Break open the fruits of your labour. Savour the sweet juices of success. Anticipate the bounty of the future.

Make this moment one of rejoicing.

I now take pleasure in the fruits of my labor, as I will again, and again, and yet again. For all that I have ever been, for all that I am and all that I will become, I am grateful.