A Decent Day: 365 Readings for Recovery, Responsibility, and Being Human

Some days the goal is not to be inspired. Some days the goal is to not make things worse.A Decent Day is a year of plainspoken readings for people who are trying to live differently. It is written for those in recovery, those rebuilding after consequences, those learning how to face shame without being owned by it, and those who are tired of pretending that change happens by accident.This is not a sermon. It is not a religious book. It is not filled with polished slogans or soft promises. These 365 readings speak directly to recovery, responsibility, anger, humility, honesty, grief, boundaries, self-respect, forgiveness, usefulness, and the daily work of becoming a better human being.Each reading is meant to be taken one day at a time. Some days will call for patience. Some will call for courage. Some will call for an apology. Some will call for silence, discipline, rest, or the willingness to ask for help before pride makes things worse.A decent life is not built in one heroic moment. It is built in ordinary decisions, repeated honestly. It is built when we tell the truth, clean up what we can, stop blaming everyone else, and choose to be useful even when we do not feel like it.A Decent Day is for anyone who understands that recovery is more than abstinence. It is about learning how to live with yourself, treat people better, and keep showing up when life does not go according to plan.You do not have to fix your whole life today. Just live this day with a little more honesty, a little more courage, and a little more decency than yesterday.

Pages: 380, Paperback, Independently published