Today was a good day. My parents are down for the Easter holiday. We all went out for breakfast this morning and had a real good time. At home, we all just relaxed and enjoyed each other’s company.

One of my intentions with trying to live according to the dharma is being interruptible. Meaning that if I’m busy with something on the computer and someone calls for me from down stairs, I am immediately available to them. It’s not always that straight forward. There are many times I get annoyed, thinking “Can’t I just get a few minutes of time to do this?” When this happens I try to just be aware of this annoyance and let it dissipate a bit before I answer and go see what they need from me.

The idea is that I not become so attached to what I am doing that it makes the needs of others in my house less important than my own. This is a very difficult practice sometimes and I hope that I will get better at it as my sitting practice picks up.