Every story begins with a spark—this is mine. In the Introduction to my book, 3 Habits for a Joyful Life: Serve, Grow, Share, I invite you to uncover the pattern we all live by and how it can lead you to joy, purpose, and fulfillment.

Being intentional while serving, growing, and sharing can lead you to discover your life’s purpose and, in time, achieve the fulfillment that leads to a joyful living.

3 Habits for a Joyful Life: Serve, Grow, Share —Introduction

Serve, grow, and share are three habits that can lead anyone to purposeful and joyful living. Everyone serves at home as a parent, spouse, child, or sibling, playing our role while growing up together and sharing lifelong experiences.

We serve by utilizing our talents, skills, and resources as both employers and employees. We grow in practical experience and knowledge; we serve by providing products and services that improve people’s lives, and we all share in their benefits.

As individuals, we serve our communities as neighbors and responsible citizens, contributing and providing education, safety, and health for all families.

We grow physically from conception in the womb through adulthood to reach a measure established according to each one’s DNA. Physical and mental growth happen naturally; yet, growing healthy and growing in knowledge are willing choices. People share knowledge, resources, time, hope, and love.

In my personal experience, I recognized these three actions we all practice unconsciously and without being aware of the pattern that exists in them.

Serving, growing, and sharing is a pattern of habits that has characterized humankind throughout the ages. Humans follow this pattern inadvertently, and those who add purpose to it bring fulfillment into their lives; however, only a few realize its potential.

Serving, growing, and sharing are intentional actions deeply rooted in human instincts, but often not pursued as habits worthy of practice. When acknowledged and adopted as a plan, they may contribute to finding purpose and joy.

Finding purpose may sound worthy of attaining in the distant future for most people, but many will leave this world without knowing what it was for them. Still, some have found a way to start, and it is by understanding and knowing themselves better.

Thus, we instinctively serve, grow, and share, and although we may not think in these terms, we will secretly recognize this pattern in our daily routines.

Being intentional while serving, growing, and sharing can help you discover your life’s purpose and, in time, achieve the fulfillment that leads to joyful living.

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