Cultivate by Lara Casey
Week 9: Chapter 8 — Cultivate Community
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No garden grows in isolation — and Casey makes a compelling case that the cultivated life is not a solo project, but something that is grown, tended, and celebrated in genuine community.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Casey opens this chapter by acknowledging that true community is rare, and that many of us have settled for surface-level connection because vulnerability feels too risky. Where would you honestly place your current closest relationships on a spectrum from 'surface-level' to 'genuinely known'?
2.She talks about the way that isolation fuels comparison and perfectionism — without real community, we are left measuring ourselves against curated images rather than honest, messy human lives. How has isolation (even isolation in a crowd) fed perfectionism or comparison in your life?
3.Casey describes the difference between community that cheers you on in your goals and community that speaks truth into your life — that names your weeds, challenges your assumptions, and loves you enough to have hard conversations. Do you have both kinds of community? Which do you find easier to receive?