Daily Goodwill: A Book of Kindness

My grandmother kept her porch light on every night—not for herself, but for anyone who might need it. That light was a promise: Someone's home. Come in.

This book is my porch light for you.

Daily Goodwill is a week-long journey through the practice of kindness—the real kind, not the greeting-card kind. The kind that shows up on Tuesday afternoon when you're exhausted and someone needs something from you anyway.

Each of the seven chapters explores what kindness looks like on a different day:

• Monday teaches the art of beginning again—gently, without panic
• Tuesday reveals the quiet power of simply showing up again
• Wednesday offers patience for surviving the middle of things
• Thursday helps you notice the hidden wins you've been missing
• Friday explores the art of completion and letting go
• Saturday gives you permission to rest without earning it
• Sunday is a practice in being gentle with yourself

This isn't self-help in the traditional sense. There's no system to optimize your life, no formula for happiness, no promises of transformation in seven days. What you'll find instead are stories, reflections, and practical suggestions I call Goodwill Moves—small experiments in kindness you can try or ignore, no judgment either way.

Based on the beloved podcast of the same name, Daily Goodwill is for anyone who needs a gentler voice in the morning. For anyone who's harder on themselves than they'd ever be on others. For anyone who's ever left a light on.

What readers will discover:

• The Ten Percent Rule for overcoming Monday paralysis
• Why consistency beats intensity every time
• The Warm Water Reset for anxious moments
• How to celebrate tiny wins without waiting for big achievements
• The truth about rest: you don't have to earn it
• Practical wisdom for making each day of the week a little more manageable

The practice of kindness isn't something you master—it's something you do imperfectly, forever. The important thing isn't to never fail. The important thing is to keep trying.

The porch light stays on.