“The desert is a place where expectations are turned
upside down –and the ego is forced to surrender its death grip on our lives.
When this happens, the holy water flows into us and new growth begins.”-- Lyn
Holley Doucet, Water From Stones: An Inner Journey (2001)
“Once the experience of wilderness and desolation moves us past our own small egos, we can truly learn what it means to love ourselves and others. Self-acceptance becomes possible as we understand our humble but vital place in God’s great plan. As we release our rigidity and perfectionism, we can open ourselves to the beauty all around us—in the natural world and in the amazing glory and diversity of the human race.”—Lyn Holley Doucet, 
