Morning Coffee with Larry Quicksall

Good Morning! Today my granddaughter and I were experiencing insomnia, so what better topic to cover today!

Good Morning!  I hope everyone is having a great day.  Today I share a quote by Joel Osteen deciding to be happy...choosing it on purpose.  I also share a couple of examples of how this change can occur in real life.  Have a great one!

Good Morning Everyone!  A lot of people have been excited over the years about Superheroes and their Super Powers.  But, do you have a super power?  Have you discovered and nurtured it?  Today, I share with you some thoughts about discovering your super power and how you can be a Superhero in your Universe.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  I'm back from the week off, and ready to have a hot beverage with you today as I talk with you about coping with and recovering from trauma.  Also a great big shout out to my old friend from grade school and high school, Rich McWhorter, whose former student Champ Bailey was inducted at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  This Best of Morning Coffee with Larry is from June 24, 2019, and was another favorite of the listeners that asks the question, "What spills from your cup?"

Good Morning Everyone!  This Best of Morning Coffee with Larry goes back a little ways to June 6, 2019, with a question as to whether you are a consumer or producer.  I received several personal messages about how helpful and inspirational this podcast was to several listeners.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  This morning's Best of Morning Coffee with Larry goes back to March 11, 2019, and a conversation from my series on marriage addressing the topic of Expectations.  

This best of morning coffee with Larry episode features the topic of physical intimacy from March 5, 2019.

This special best of morning coffee with Larry teachers a recording from February 1, 2019, where I talk about the topic of stress versus anxiety.

Good Morning Everyone!  It's Friday!!!  Today I start with a funny story that leads us into a lesson on Patterns of Problematic Thinking that is taken from Cognitive Processing Therapy.  I am including a few links to help you learn more about this topic and CPT in general.  Also, I have another podcast that I record twice a week called "The I Hate Anxiety Podcast" - Give it a l...

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today I share with you find of my favorite tips for fighting day-to-day depression.

Good Morning!  When I woke up today I was thinking about hiking trips I have taken out west, and one in particular I have used as an analogy in counseling sessions for many years.  Now, I may have shared this story and life lesson with you before on an episode, but I think it is one worth sharing again.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  I want to thank my life long friend Kelly for the morning inspiration for today's topic of Pursuing Understanding.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  I don't want it to be Monday!  No big topic today and a potluck variety of what is on my mind and facebook feed and a little on anxiety in little children.  Look to the facebook page for photos from today's topics.

Good Morning!  In drinking a glass of water this morning I starting thinking about life lessons that we can learn from this simple yet vital liquid.  The lessons I share on this podcast include: consistent, flexible, adjust to the environment and return as before, useful, needed by all life, destructive in the extremes, refreshing, life giving when moving.

Good Morning Everyone!  Today I go over a list titled Simple Formula for Living and comment on the different points on why I think they are important.  

Good Morning Everyone!  Following up on yesterday's podcast about change, I wanted to share with you four important questions regarding implementing successful change, and these questions center on 4 words: Need, Want, Willing, and Committed.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  What does it take to change?  Whether it is you or someone else, there are some things that work and don't work when it comes to facilitating change.  Today I look at a quote attributed to Lori Deschene that goes like this: "No one changes unless they want to.  Not if you beg them.  Not if you shame them.  Not if you use reason, emotion,...

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  This past Friday I had an opportunity to sit down and interview Dale Horaz, LCSW who directs the suicide prevention team with the Marion VA Medical Center.  Dale has worked in suicide prevention for 11 years and has a wealth of knowledge on this challenging subject, which is why I wanted to get Dale on the podcast.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  How many of your watched the 1960s family sitcom, The Munsters?  I sure did and loved it.  If you don't know about it, take the time to look it up and find some episodes to watch.  Well, there was a meme I recently saw that quoted Herman talking to his son about what really matters in life.  That is today's topic: the Wisdom of Herman Munster...

Good Morning Everyone!  Today's topic centers on your unintended impact on those around you.  My friends Michelle and Tammy posted a couple of memes that I found quite inspiring today, so today I share them and my thoughts about them with you.  Make today a great day for you and others!  https://www.facebook.com/Morning-Coffee-with-Larry-Quicksall-2270276413090929/ 

Good Morning Everyone! Are you feeling overwhelmed?  We can feel overwhelmed from too much change, loss, fear, responsibilities or expectations.  When we feel overwhelmed over a long period of time we can experience despair.  And when we endure despair too long we will begin having major negative changes in who we see ourselves, others,and the world in the past, present and future....

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  Today's show is based upon a meme from a friend of mine from years ago, Lynne.  It is titled "My Tuesday 'To Do' List" and includes the following items: count my blessings, let go of what I can't control, practice kindness, listen to my heart, be thankful for what I have, and just breathe."  Great List, and today I share my thoughts on each item of thi...

Good morning! Have you ever looked at old photos and had different emotional reactions when you compare them to the way things are today. How we interpret change in our lives is important not just for how we remember the past but for how we live our lives into the future.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  I hope you enjoyed your Independence Day celebrations yesterday.  Today I talk about why we remember things including the signing of the Declaration of Independence as well as why we should remember Eva Kor and what she thought it was important to remember.  Eva died yesterday and here is a link to the article I read on today's podcast.    ht...