“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Forgiveness to mercy to grace. Let it all go, and then rise.

New Years Day 2013 Sunrise | Photography by Jim Crotty 3.jpg on Flickr.

Perhaps the reason why those with the biggest hearts are so often treated poorly is because of the failure of others to bear the truth about themselves ?

In other words, those “others” attack what they hate and what they hate actually resides within. Whether love or hate, both give life to where the energy of thought and emotion flow. Hate is inherently evil not only because of the hurt it causes to others but even more due to the harm to self. It constricts and circles inward till there’s nothing but self-destruction. 

Love opens, heals, binds and lifts up. Against all odds it endures.

The higher road is the tougher climb but it leads to so much more. Press on.

“Wherever your treasure is stored, your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21

Only in and through forgiveness is the way forward. Rise in a posture of heart. There is so much more.

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.” ― Rumi

Just hold on.

October Sunrise at The Inn at Cedar Falls by Jim Crotty 2 on Flickr.

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Blessed in Morning Light by Jim Crotty 8.jpg on Flickr.

Hold on to hope. Don’t give up. Someone is counting on you. Give thanks for the blessings that will be today.

End of March at Sugarcreek by Jim Crotty 14 on Flickr.

Let go through an open heart while still holding true to what truly matters.

October Mist by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

To walk by faith is to allow the heart to rise, again and again.