Morning Coffee with Larry Quicksall

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today we’re going to take a journey along the path of faith. We’re going to start by a broad definition and then narrow it down to the specific looking at its impact in a lot of different areas. Join me on the journey today, and don’t forget your coffee!

Good morning and good coffee everybody! You never know what you’re gonna find when you pull an old book off the shelf and give it a well-deserved look. That’s what happened to me today and you might be surprised at what I found!

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today I want to talk about being happy and I want to do that through an article I found on steps to take to be happier in your life.

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Actually I’m pulling a fast one on you as I’m recording this the night before sitting on the back deck enjoying the tranquility of darkness with the twinkling of lights and the background sounds of the country. So join with me for some evening tea with Larry as we explore the idea of creating tranquility wherever you are.

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today I want to talk about things that you can’t buy. You can buy lots of stuff but you can’t buy these things. They’re very valuable. So valuable that you need all of them, but again you can’t buy them. What are they? Find out on today’s podcast.

Good morning and good coffee! Today I want to have a wandering conversation about letting go. It’s not an easy thing to do in some cases, so why do we hold on to things that we really should let go of? Let’s find out together over a cuppa coffee.

Good morning and good coffee everybody! You know during this time of COVID-19 there’s been a lot of changes in businesses, jobs, and career opportunities. If you’re looking for a change either because of necessity or a desire, then today’s podcast may be just the thing for you.

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Do you know ever since the movie The Bucket List came out people of been creating bucket list of things that they want to do while they’re still able to do it. When it comes to bucket list with your kids though, you better start doing it now because they won’t be kids forever. Today I explore a 10 item bucket list that I found on the Travel Channel website,...

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today I’m talking about the top 10 reasons why divorce occurs.

Good morning and good coffee everybody! You probably know your parents and grandparents and maybe even your great grandparents, but how far back do you know and even a bigger question is how wide is your knowledge? That’s the start of our topic today.

Good morning and good coffee!  Today I want to share with you a story posted by my colleague Lisa about unexpected survival and an impossible reunion. 

Good morning and good coffee! Today I wanna share with you a very inspiring story about Girl Scout Troop 6000.

Good morning and good coffee! Well last week and this week we have heard a vision set forth by our two major political parties. But, what about your vision, your decisions, your actions? That’s our topic today.

Good morning and good coffee everybody! You know, life can get too complicated too quickly. When we keep life simple the path is easier to walk because there’s not so much clutter. In today’s podcast I share with you the wisdom of a meme titled why complicate life. Good question! When we keep life simple it does tend to work better.

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today I want to share with you some of my thoughts after reading some very rude comments on a post in one of my groups. The group in question is one that is composed of counselors and therapists who know better than to write such comments. I’m not slamming my profession by any means, but sometimes everybody needs a reminder on behavior. Today I want to take...

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today I wanna share with you something I came across over the weekend called the backwards principal by Alan Watts. At first when I read it I had to kind of shake my head and read it again. But after reading it a second time I said, “oh, I get it.” I think this podcast has some pretty good stuff that you’ll be able to apply into every day life.

Good morning and good copy everybody! Today I wanna share with you a fun game that I started playing yesterday with a friends post on Facebook. Usually I don’t like the “what if game” when it’s in therapy but this is a great game!

Good morning and good coffee!  Several years ago I learned the story of the Radioactive Boy Scout who was trying to create a breeder reactor in his mom's shed in the backyard when he was just 17 years old.  There another boy and his story too.  Like the first he was fascinated with science and nuclear energy but his life has taken a very different path. 

Good morning and good coffee! Have you seen the new little Facebook thing going around where you were supposed to take a photo out your window and post it? So what would you post if you were playing this game? It’s really about what is important to you and what you focus on. That’s the topic of today’s morning coffee conversation.

Good morning and good coffee!  Well, I had a great weekend taking a grandson on a canoe trip down the Current River.  This was his first time river canoeing, and it was quite an adventure!  My thoughts... rather than giving a person money or something from Walmart, give them a unique adventure that will last a lifetime.

Good morning and good coffee!  Today I want to share some of my observations and thoughts regarding our senses, perceptions, and specifically our memories.  To me it is amazing how memory can be influenced into inaccuracy based upon our beliefs, anticipations, and pre-judging (prejudices). 

Good morning and good coffee!  Last night my family had an unexpected encounter with the Perseids Meteor Shower and it was AMAZING!  And that amazement created an opportunity to teach, learn, and appreciate the wonderment of nature.  But you don't have to wait for a meteor show to be amazed, because God has created an abundance of things in your everyday life about which you can be...

Good morning and good coffee!  My wife sent me an inspirational meme that is again a great little nugget of truth.  It's more than a few lines to make us feel good, but it also focuses our purpose.  Enjoy!

Good morning and good coffee!  I found this on my wife's Facebook feed and fell in love with it, as it is a follow-up on yesterday's podcast titled "Power of the Pause".  This meme says, "When someone tries to trigger you by insulting you or by doing or saying something that irritates you, take a deep breath and switch off your ego.  Remember that if you are easily offended, you are...

Good morning and good coffee!  Today I want to share with you a power, a very powerful power: the power of the pause.  You see, a pause is a powerful form of communication used by successful speakers, but there is a different type of pause related to thinking and acting that we have the opportunity to use every day.  And, this pause protects us and others from all kinds of negative...