With My Family

At the moment I am in New Mexico spending a few days with my parents and sister.
Keep thinking, 'this might be the last holiday together.'
Don't know if my parents will be here when I get out of retreat.
My patience and compassion is motivated by this thought.
They are trying to understand.
They are trying to be supportive.

My sister is planning on moving back to New Mexico for a year.
I think this will help them with the transition of me going into retreat for three years.
I don't know if she realizes it, but it is a huge gift to me.

I taught a workshop at a local hip yoga studio the other night.
To help me prepare, the night before the workshop my parents listened to the lecture I had to give.
Three years ago I couldn't have sat them in a room and talked to them this way.
They heard what I had to say, and we talked.

I have a lot of work to do still. I still see them suffer. They still fight.
But it has gotten so much better. I see this as a result of my practice.

So, I will go into retreat.