Our discussion was about the tension between trying to control our life and surrendering to what is. As Edward Espe Brown wrote:

At least as important as the activity itself is what we implicitly bring with us when we move into action: the way we see the world and how we go about doing things...when we think our happiness depends on manipulating our activities to maximize the pleasurable ones and minimize those we find unpleasant, we will suffer. Because it’s an inherently flawed strategy—it cannot be accomplished. The dishes remain unwashed and continue to stare back at you.

We used VOICE (Voice of Innate Clarity Exercise) to look into our ideas about control, about surrender, and how they can be reconciled. The three voices were Control, Surrender, and Awakened Heart.

We also read a part of a poem titled Being Human, by Naima of Climbing PoeTree. Here's an excerpt:

I wonder if the sun debates dawn
some mornings
not wanting to rise
out of bed
from under the down-feather horizon

if the sky grows tired
of being everywhere at once
adapting to the mood
swings of the weather

if clouds drift off
trying to hold themselves together
make deals with gravity
to loiter a little longer

I wonder if rain is scared
of falling
if it has trouble
letting go