by mmooney | Mar 1, 2019 | The Friday Message
Random Megan, my oldest daughter is likely to ask a random question! She announces it beforehand so that you can mentally shift gears to neutral in preparation. I have a friend who has commented to me that my own thought process seems to be more of a stream of...
by mmooney | Feb 22, 2019 | The Friday Message
I have been shoveling snow in McCall, skiing in our epic powder, and trying to learn to pay attention on purpose. After reading an article about 92 year old Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who is thought of in the West as the father of mindfulness, I looked into his...
by mmooney | Feb 15, 2019 | The Friday Message
This is an epic ski week at Brundage Mountain in McCall. I missed Monday and as luck would have it, consensus opinion “most amazing day ever.” I rode the Chairlift with a bartender who admitted one of his pet peeves was his customers taking delight in reminding him...
by mmooney | Feb 8, 2019 | The Friday Message
Can you name the planets in our solar system in the correct order? There is a game show contest—Are you as smart as a third grader? – this is a preschool lesson. Memory techniques are useful – utilizing acronyms or mnemonics. Hank is five and he can tell...
by mmooney | Feb 1, 2019 | The Friday Message
Sunday was a great ski day at Brundage. Hank traveled to the top of the mountain where he enjoyed the blue bird day views and the ice sculpture of Ullr, thought to be the god of snow. Hank has never skied from the top of the 7640 foot peak and we were all a bit...
by mmooney | Jan 25, 2019 | The Friday Message
When you think things can’t go any lower don’t bet on it. There is apparently no “limbo limit” in the current administration with regard to empathy for our affected federal workers or related contractors. Some outstanding advice on dealing with the financial...
