{"id":10117,"date":"2018-11-30T11:42:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T10:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/?p=10117"},"modified":"2025-02-04T10:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:27:05","slug":"giftsforpeoplewho-love-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/en\/geschenkefuermenschendieziatelieben\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven gifts: ideas for people who love words and quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10118\" src=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Es-darf-sein-was-ist...ich-gestalte-was-wird-in-STein.....jpg\" alt=\"It may be what is, I create what will be. Kerstin Hack quote as a gift\" width=\"169\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Es-darf-sein-was-ist...ich-gestalte-was-wird-in-STein.....jpg 274w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Es-darf-sein-was-ist...ich-gestalte-was-wird-in-STein....-170x300.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>What a gift!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201eIt can be what is I shape what will be.\u201c<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This quote of mine, which came into my head one night and which I myself love very much, is now chiselled in stone, more precisely in an oak plank that looks like stone.<\/p>\n<p>One couple was so moved by these words that they made it a gift to themselves.<\/p>\n<p>It now stands almost two metres high next to her front door and welcomes her and her guests.<\/p>\n<p>Archaeologists of future generations will enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips...Attention...this article may contain traces of commissioned and uncommissioned advertising ;-)<\/p>\n<h3>Gift no. 1: Quote from me on cards, mugs or cushions<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/79\/15\/cb\/7915cbb5dd64ed4bd2d4001e650c6321.jpg\" alt=\"There&#039;s more than you think. Quote from Kerstin Hack on cushion. A beautiful gift\" width=\"210\" height=\"230\" \/>If you don't like it quite so elaborate, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/KerstinHack\/shop?asc=u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">RedBubble<\/a> find what you are looking for. I have uploaded some of my sayings and drawings from The Good Life (see below) to this platform.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1ielco78gv5pf.cloudfront.net\/assets\/clear-495a83e08fc8e5d7569efe6339a1228ee08292fa1f2bee8e0be6532990cb3852.gif\" alt=\"It may be what is, I design what will be. Quote from Kerstin Hack on postcard\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1ielco78gv5pf.cloudfront.net\/assets\/clear-495a83e08fc8e5d7569efe6339a1228ee08292fa1f2bee8e0be6532990cb3852.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1ielco78gv5pf.cloudfront.net\/assets\/clear-495a83e08fc8e5d7569efe6339a1228ee08292fa1f2bee8e0be6532990cb3852.gif\" alt=\"It can be what is. I design what becomes. Quote from Kerstin Hack on postcard \" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>You can choose your favourite quote (or several) and then choose the form you would like it to take: As a notebook, mobile phone cover, cushion, on a bag or mug, as a wall hanging (!) or simply as a postcard.<\/p>\n<h3>Gift 2: The good life - a book full of quotes<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/media\/image\/7f\/b5\/98\/Das-gute-Leben_800.jpg\" alt=\"The Good Life - book by Kerstin Hack about the art of living life powerfully. \" width=\"208\" height=\"208\" \/>If you don't like it quite so elaborate, you can simply buy quotes from me in book form. In my book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/buecher\/buch-das-gute-leben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u201eThe good life\u201c<\/a> you will find 52 quotes from me and explanatory texts.<\/p>\n<p>It is beautifully illustrated by the artist Monika Avakian - a precious gift.<\/p>\n<p>You can also receive it with a personalised dedication from me - for yourself or a loved one. To find out more, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/detail\/index\/sArticle\/3673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gift 3: Cast off - the courage to dream<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8959\" src=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/U1_978-3-96340-028-5.jpg\" alt=\"Book by Kerstin Hack: Leinen los. How I built a houseboat in the centre of Berlin to live my dream.\" width=\"170\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/U1_978-3-96340-028-5.jpg 1594w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/U1_978-3-96340-028-5-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/U1_978-3-96340-028-5-658x1024.jpg 658w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/U1_978-3-96340-028-5-768x1195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/U1_978-3-96340-028-5-987x1536.jpg 987w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/U1_978-3-96340-028-5-1316x2048.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>My book about the art of realising your life's dream contains an exciting story as well as many quotes from famous people who have written about dreaming and the art of finding your way in life.<\/p>\n<p>Some readers, for example Beate Nordstrand and Heike Malisic <a href=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/en\/book-tips\/a-wonderful-problem-too-much-press\/\">write to me<\/a>, that the thoughts in the book were so helpful to them that they reached for their notebooks after the first few pages to jot down individual sentences.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the book and order it right away - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/buecher\/buch-leinen-los.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gift no. 4: \u201eThe best life\u201c calendar\u201c<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"\/en\/Geschenk Wandkalender 2019\/\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10120\" src=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DtE-Kalender-2019_1.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DtE-Kalender-2019_1.jpg 1754w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DtE-Kalender-2019_1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DtE-Kalender-2019_1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DtE-Kalender-2019_1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DtE-Kalender-2019_1-1536x1086.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Every month, this wall calendar is adorned with a beautiful picture and matching quote. It also gives you tips on how to live a really good life.<\/p>\n<p>The calendar accompanies you for a year on your way to a really good life.<\/p>\n<p>And it also ensures that women can live well. With one euro per calendar, we support the Frauengarten, a training project for women in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Get this wonderful gift <a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/online-training\/kalender-2019-dein-bestes-leben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gift no. 5: \u201eWell said\u201c collection of quotations\u201c<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/media\/image\/47\/b3\/22\/hack-kerstin_gut-gesagt.jpg\" alt=\"Well said - 5000 quotes, aphorisms and wisdom collected by Kerstin Hack on chrome - a beautiful gift\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" \/>I've been collecting quotes since I was 13. The first one was <em>\u201eEvery 1000-mile journey begins with a first step!\u201c\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have put 5000 of my favourite quotes on a CD-Rom - they are sorted by topic so that you can quickly find the right quote - for a new beginning, a farewell, a speech or a loving greeting.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all, they're also saved as an open Excel file so you can add your own favourite quotes. Get them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/kalender-karten\/kalender-karten-nonbook-artikel\/gut-gesagt.html?number=304228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gift no. 6: Simple and poignant<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/buecher\/sale-paket-leben-und-glauben-schlicht-und-ergreifend.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/media\/image\/d9\/26\/43\/se_komplett.jpg\" alt=\"Simple and poignant. Five books by Kerstin Hack in elegant Moleskine style on important topics in life. A beautiful gift. \" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a>Simple and poignant - these are 26 thoughts on a topic - one for each letter of the alphabet. Finding the right words for X and Y was quite a challenge, but I managed it!<\/p>\n<p>And each chapter begins with a suitable quote. Logical!<\/p>\n<p>The five books in the series<a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/buecher\/sale-paket-leben-und-glauben-schlicht-und-ergreifend.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> Success - Friends - Prayer - Life - Love is currently available as an affordable set<\/a> - you pay for four books and receive five. So you have a suitable gift for different people.<\/p>\n<p>Get the special offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.down-to-earth.de\/buecher\/sale-paket-leben-und-glauben-schlicht-und-ergreifend.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gift no. 7: Plant your little tree<\/h3>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10037\" src=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0_Blaetterdach_Finca_La_Paz_6c9c1d6982-e1543571597449.jpg\" alt=\"Ecological investment - forest from Forest Finance\" width=\"288\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0_Blaetterdach_Finca_La_Paz_6c9c1d6982-e1543571597449.jpg 750w, https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0_Blaetterdach_Finca_La_Paz_6c9c1d6982-e1543571597449-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p><em>\u201eAnd if the world ended tomorrow, I would plant an apple tree today.\u201c<\/em> said Martin Luther.<\/p>\n<p>Even if I'm not pessimistic enough to expect the end of the world tomorrow, I think planting trees is a very good idea.<\/p>\n<p>I will gladly arrange <a href=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/en\/general\/ecological-investment-money-grows-on-and-with-trees\/\">Contact us<\/a>\u00a0to the ecologically working forestry company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestfinance.de\/?partner_id=1182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Forest Finance<\/a> which plants a tree every month in a tropical mixed forest on your behalf and cares for it for 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, you - or a child you give a present to, for example - receive the proceeds from the sale of the tree. The forest will of course continue to be preserved through research.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to plant your little tree, then <a href=\"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/en\/contact\/\">please write to me.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy choosing and giving gifts to loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>You can find even more gift ideas <a href=\"https:\/\/magazin.down-to-earth.de\/allgemein\/50-geschenkideen-geschenke-fuer-menschen-die-schon-viel-haben\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why don't you write a comment telling us which idea you like best?.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was f\u00fcr ein Geschenk! &#8222;Es darf sein, was ist Ich gestalte, was wird.&#8220; Dieses Zitat von mir, das mir eines Nachts in den Kopf gekommen ist, und das&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Geschenkideen: die Worte und Zitate","_seopress_titles_desc":"Das richtige Geschenk zu finden, ist nicht immer leicht, doch viele Menschen lieben Zitate. 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