Self-Help, Photography & Video, Meditation 

The first in National Geographic's 365-photo-a-day line of inspirational books, Daily Joy unites inspiring words of joy with lovely National Geographic images of the world--a perfect gift to keep on your bedside table to read just before bed or first thing in the morning. Crafted in the tradition of the successful Offerings series from Abrams/Stewart Tabori & Chang, Daily Joy's elegant design features 365 days of gorgeous National Geographic photography, each one paired with a meaningful quotation, meditation, or thought that will help readers find joy every day of the year. Each month has a theme, and all the quotes are centered around it:January/Renewal:  "Just where you are--that's the place to start." --Pema ChodronFebruary/Love:  "Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls." --Khalil GibranMarch/Authenticity:  "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." --Mahatma GandhiApril/Growth:  "A jug fills drop by drop." --BuddhaMay/Courage: "It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it has to have tried and succeeded." --Anne Morrow LindberghJune/Perspective: "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." --J. K. RowlingJuly/Adventure: "Life itself is the proper binge." --Julia ChildAugust/Freedom: "Freedom is from within." --Frank Lloyd WrightSeptember/Purpose:  "The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause." --Mark TwainOctober/Fulfillment: "Ah! There's nothing like staying home for real comfort." --Jane AustenNovember/Wisdom:  "Sleep is the best meditation." --The Dalai LamaDecember/Faith: "Peace is always beautiful." --Walt Whitman As poet John Keats wrote, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," and readers will turn to Daily Joy year after year to find wonder, awe, and happiness in the world around them. - from Amzon