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Month: July 2019

15 July 2019

Finding joy in any emotional climate

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
This week at Adjustment Guidance, the blog post is about finding moments of joy even in bad times, then using those joyful moments to build a happier life. Read more at Adjustment Guidance.
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12 July 2019

Living life as an open book

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
When we decided to do the podcast, one of the things we seriously considered was how open we should be.  We quickly came to the conclusion that the only way we could do the podcast was to be 100% open about who we are. We also felt it was important to be open about...
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10 July 2019

Fleshing out characters

Written by Chad Musick
Chad Musick
Characters begin in real observation, no matter how far they may stray from that initial spark. For example, in one of my books, an important character is a talking paper giraffe. That giraffe began in two places: in a painting I saw and in some timid people I know who have performed acts of...
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09 July 2019

Happiness Challenge for July 9, 2019

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
Happiness Challenge: Find something that makes you laugh and spend a day focused on laughing.
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08 July 2019

Laugh to invite more joy into your life

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Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher writes about inviting more joy into your life through the power of laughter. Read more at Adjustment Guidance.
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05 July 2019

How the kindness of strangers helped to heal my core trauma

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
For those of you who follow us on twitter, you will be well aware of a lot of my core trauma. One aspect of this is trauma I suffered is around the celebration of my birthday. The trauma was so deep that I had banned birthday celebrations for myself. Not celebrating my birthday has...
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03 July 2019

The font of book ideas

Written by Chad Musick
Chad Musick
It’s not Garamond. Let’s be clear about that. But where do book ideas come from? Some writers seem to have endless amounts and others struggle to come up with a single one, but all book ideas–I believe–come from answering one of a few questions. (1) What if? “What if” books are often fantasy (“What...
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02 July 2019

Happiness Challenge for July 2, 2019

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
Happiness Challenge: Find someone or something worth of having you as a fan and celebrate them.
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01 July 2019

Increasing joy, even in hot or unpleasant times

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
Summer is in full force in Japan, but even hot weather doesn’t mean there’s no room for joy in your life. Read more at Adjustment Guidance.
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