2025 Craft of Living. By Charlotte Leysen.
Wed 12 Aug
Late Summer This is the season of harvest as daylight slowly starts to shorten. Fields and gardens are heavy with ripening fruit, grain, and seed, while grasses dry and insects begin to fade in number. Nature is shifting from growth to completion, gathering what is ready.
Gratitude of life’s bounty: I appreciate what nourishes me and release what does not
Turning experience into wisdom: I integrate what I’ve learned into who I am becoming
Acknowledgment of Growth: I recognise and claim what I’ve grown.
• I gather what matters.
• I honour effort and outcome.
• I release what has run its course.
• I integrate experience into wisdom.
• I prepare for the next turning.
• Reflection now prevents regret later.
• This is a time to name results—skills gained, lessons learned, efforts that bore fruit.
• Late summer favors closing loops and tying loose ends.
Theme: Communication & Adjustment
Energy: Curious, flexible, connective
Focus: Exchange, learning, recalibration.
Motivation: What am I learning or refining?
Theme: Seed & Stillness
This is the darkest point of the cycle. Energy is low but potent—perfect for planting intentions rather than acting on them.
Energy: Quiet, inward, receptive
Focus: Intention-setting, rest, listening
Motivation: What wants to begin?
Sunrise: 04:40
Sunset: 19:28
Daylight Hours: 14.81
Using the information above about today's date, add today's weather and your mood to set your intentions for the day.
Write in your journal, drawing from what nature is telling us.
What is the focus of today, what do you plan to do.
2025 Craft of Living. By Charlotte Leysen.