We read part of a Pema Chodron article titled Three Methods for Working With Chaos, in which she observes:

When I was a child, I had a picture book called Lives of the Saints. It was filled with stories of men and women who had never had an angry or mean thought and had never hurt a fly. I found the book totally useless as a guide for how we humans were supposed to live a good life. For me, The Life of Milarepa, the great Tibetan yogi and poet, is a lot more instructive. Over the years, as I read and reread Milarepa’s story, I find myself getting advice for where I am stuck and can’t seem to move forward.

The first of the three methods she offers is No Struggle, or Go To The Places That Scare You. So we did, and that provided enough dialogue for the rest of the evening. Looks like we'll pick the other two up next week!