Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of the s…

- Kent Nerburn

That is why we need to travel. If we don't offer ourself to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Ou…

- Kent Nerburn

We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware – beautifully wrapped in what others…

- Kent Nerburn

Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gif…

- Kent Nerburn

Place yourself among those who carry on their lives with passion, and true learning will take place, no matter how humble or exalted the setting. But…

- Kent Nerburn

When you give of yourself something new comes in to being... the world expands, a bit of goodness is brought forth and a small miracle occurs. You mu…

- Kent Nerburn

Forgiveness allows us to live in the sunlight of the present, not the darkness of the past. Forgiveness alone, of all our human actions, opens up the…

- Kent Nerburn

Until you have a son of your own... you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his…

- Kent Nerburn

We must find a way to replace yearning for what life has withheld from us with gratitude for what we have been given.

- Kent Nerburn