Too often we seek perfection where it can never be, and in doing so we lose sight of that place where it truly resides. It is in the intent for peace, returning again and again to thankfulness and forgiveness, where we begin to reflect that “place” - that something - that is beyond understanding and control of the earthly ego. We fall and stumble everyday. The path toward peace becomes more clearer by gradually rising a little bit more and a bit higher along with those falls and stumbles and in the realization that we can not do it alone. Rest, reflect but keep climbing.

“There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart.” - Lao Tzu

Light on the Water by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” - CHRISTOPHER MCCANDLESS

Light on the Water by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

Spring sunlight on stream. When all seems impossible and the mind can’t think of a way forward, just simply give it to God and then, when you least expect it, a door opens.

Tidal Spirits #hiltonhead

Marsh Reflection by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Sunset clouds reflected in water on saltwater marsh Hilton Head Island South Carolina with quote by Albert Einstein

My Favorite November on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Why I like sunsets in November. The bare form of naked trees against a glow in the southwestern horizon, still holding the last, lingering warm light of the year before passing into winter.

Sunset at Cox Arboretum near Dayton, Ohio. I captured this image following my first, full-day photography workshop in November 2009.

Wesley Chapel and Autumn Sky on Flickr.

Grace in the light of an October sunset. Faith remains.

Marsh Reflection by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

Sky reflected in the tide #hiltonhead #southcarolina