Don’t Judge Each Day by the Harvest You Reap, but by the Seeds You Plant

“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

When I first saw this quote it made me reflect upon how easy it is to seek short-term, instant gratification rather than long-term sustainable results. The seeds we must plant are the actions we take in order to reach our goals which are our harvests.

What if we asked ourselves each morning, “what seeds will I plant today in the field of my life?”. We could also ask ourselves each evening, “what seeds did I plant today in the field of my life?”.

When we find that at the end of the day we have planted many seeds we can be pleased because we know there will be bountiful harvests in our future.