Episode 70 - What is Cultivation?

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Hi listeners! There’s this funny word that gets used quite often, more specifically in gardening, and more broadly and generally in the context of self-reflection, contemplation, and wellness, that Paul had always found curious. That word is “cultivation.” When we cultivate the garden, that looks like one thing, and there is a tool for that. What does it mean to cultivate in the context of self? What does that look like, and what is really going on when we do it? Cultivating? For what? Is something going to grow if we prepare and tend to ourselves?

So that’s what this episode is about - the practice of cultivation. As you might imagine, this requires a bit of honest self-reflection, some intentionality, maybe a dash or two of discipline, and, maybe even the courage to imagine your cultivated self, fully tended, bearing the fruits of this courageous work.

What do you need to get started? Now, let’s take an honest and compassionate look at those weeds. What is the work to be done here?

For a Deeper Dive...

For a recent blog on cultivation : https://www.thismostunbelievablelife.com/blog/cultivator

Also, Cheri just recently published a piece in the journal Teacher-Scholar-Activist which perfectly exemplifies cultivation, and how it can play out in someone’s life. Check that one out by clicking HERE.

Paul’s Cultivator of Choice : https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-Wood-Handle-Cultivator/1000752676

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