Finally, harvesting is both yield and learning. Gather results with a reflective eye: What ripened? What remained green? Which varietals—strategies, habits—proved sweetest? Gratitude practices turn the harvest into nourishment for the planter; studies on gratitude journaling show gains in well-being and persistence (Emmons and McCullough, 2003). Save seeds by codifying what worked into repeatable processes, then replant with wiser spacing and richer compost. Thus the cycle completes itself: intention becomes practice, practice becomes fruit, and fruit becomes seed. Returning to Rumi’s image, tending never ends; it simply deepens—season by season—into a life that feeds others as surely as it feeds you. [...]
