What if the key to a life of clarity, balance, and fulfillment could be found on a simple plate of food? Stafford Shurden believes it can-and his timeless wisdom, drawn from the Southern tradition of the meet and three, shows us how.
In MEET AND THREE Exercises: Putting the Teachings and Lessons of Stafford Shurden into Practice, you are invited into a journey of transformation that begins with a question: What is at the center of your plate? Life is like the classic Southern meal: one meat, three sides. The meat is your calling-the purpose that anchors you. The sides are the three supporting priorities that keep you balanced. Together, they form a life of meaning.
Through six powerful chapters, this guidebook does more than inspire-it equips. With practical exercises, reflective questions, and actionable steps, you'll learn how to simplify your life, build resilience, strengthen your community, and leave a lasting legacy. Stafford Shurden's lessons are not abstract-they are immediately usable, designed to help you take control of your plate and live with intention every single day.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by choices, burdened by distractions, or uncertain about your direction, this book will help you return to what truly matters. It will remind you that wholeness is not found in excess but in balance, not in noise but in clarity, not in isolation but at the table of community.
This is not just a book to read-it is a guide to live by.
Highlights Inside This Guidebook
- Discover your meat-the central calling, purpose, or value that anchors your life.
- Identify and commit to your three sides that bring balance, wholeness, and harmony.
- Learn why simplicity is strength and how choosing less helps you live more.
- Build resilience and renewal practices that sustain you through life's hardships.
- Experience the power of community as the table where your life finds meaning.
- Shape your legacy so that what you live today continues to nourish tomorrow.
- Engage with dozens of practical exercises designed for reflection, clarity, and action.
- Transform your daily choices into a life that is intentional, balanced, and fulfilling.
A Call to Action
You do not need a buffet of distractions to live a rich life. You need one meat, three sides, chosen with care, lived with purpose, and shared with others. This book will help you find them, protect them, and live them out with strength.
Your table is waiting. Your plate is ready.
Take your seat, choose your life, and begin the feast today.
