Rooted in Decency

Finding inner peace in a world gone sideways

It’s not hard to find examples of bad behavior these days. Respectful courtesy and personal integrity seem to be memories of a bygone era. Yet what’s really curious today is how some people think what they’re doing is right, while others think their actions are horribly, morally wrong. Do we even share common values anymore?

Rooted in Decency reveals some surprising reasons behind why people are acting so wrongly toward each other and why that can make life feel so off-balance. While it’s based on intriguing research from modern science to ancient moral philosophy, Rooted in Decency is written in straightforward language for a busy audience. The chapters are brief conversations—if you could get Buddha and Aristotle to break bread with modern scientists and political commentators, these chapters might just be the conversations they’d have.

Charting a path

Rooted in Decency takes the reader on a path, from inner discovery outward toward society. Each chapter offers “a-ha” insights that

— guide readers to better understand how the current culture may be affecting them personally
— help us make sense of how other people are acting
— identify the core values that create inner peace, even when the world seems so unstable.

The included journaling pages offer readers an outlet to relate each chapter’s insights to their own experiences, if they choose.

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Building a shared moral compass

The third part of Rooted in Decency shows how we do, in fact, share common values, and it creates a manual of sorts to help us clarify the lines between right and wrong, despite our differences. The book helps us reestablish a shared moral compass and gives us common ground to rebuild our relationships as Americans.

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