My sister-in-law gave her sister a massive book filled with quotes from all of her favorite books and poems for her 40th birthday. I was struck by how thoughtful a gift it was—all the lines outlined just for her birthday; the care, the time, the love...what an intimate and touching gift! I want someone to make me a quote book!! Maybe when I turn 50? Hint hint. I'm already collecting quotes for a special someone in my life.

xoxo.

Sukey

Milestones: weddings, birthdays and graduations frequently leave us frustrated when searching for that perfect gift. So instead, make an impression by giving inspiration. Enter: The Wisdom of Others, a website that creates personalized quote books.

It's especially perfect for those lacking in the DIY department or for those who start every morning off with one of Joyful Heart's Daily Joys—all you have to do is supply the quotes yourself or with contributors (friends, family, coworkers) and let The Wisdom of Others handle the rest! Your options are endless from the designs to how your book is printed (print, PDF, or Epub for those Kindle readers). All it takes is 4 simple steps:

1. Create an account.
2. Select a design from the options available.
3. Invite others to contribute with quotes via email, Facebook, Twitter, or URL.
4. Review, click order and sit back and relish in the time saved in finding the gift of all gifts!

Jump start your quote search with a few from our very own, Sukey and Jackie, as well as a few from our Expert Wellies, or any of the hundreds of Daily Joys you can find here on the Joyful Heart Blog.

• Sukey: "Draw a crazy picture, write a nutty poem, sing a mumble-gumble song, whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance 'cross the kitchen floor. Put something silly in the world that ain't been there before." —Shel Silverstein
• Jackie: "Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of that candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." —Buddha
• Alejandro Junger: "If it has a solution, why worry? If it has no solution, why worry?" —Ekhart Tolle.
• Karen Erickson: "You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." —CS Lewis
• Elizabeth Lesser: "Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive." —Howard Thurman
• Sharon Salzberg: "Hatred will never cease through hatred, it will only cease through love." —Buddha