Morning Coffee with Larry Quicksall

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  Hi Everyone, today I'm talking about the fourth foundation of a successful marital relationship: forgiveness.  How often do you take out the trash at your house?  Daily?  Whenever it gets full?  Would you take my challenge of not emptying the kitchen trashcan for 3 full weeks???  No?  Find out what trashcans have to do with today's...

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  Today we continue with our series on marriage and the third element of the Five Foundations of a Successful Marital Relationship, which is LOVE.  Love is often a problematic word in our language because we say we love "everything", but marital love is comprehensive and definitely more than just a feeling.  I mention about viewing it as a math formula:...

Good Morning Everyone!  Today's continuing series on marriage takes a look at the topic of Respect as one of the Five Foundations of a Successful Marital Relationship.  In addition, I share some heartfelt memories of a great man who knew how to entertain an audience from the theater stage: Steve Rasmussen.  I enjoyed seeing him act and will miss him on the stage of the Riverfront Pl...

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  Today I jump into the topic of Commitment.  Several years ago I put together a presentation/paper titled The Five Foundations of a Successful Marital Relationship, and the first of these foundations is commitment.  To this day when counseling couples I will dive into the Five Foundations and have couples rate themselves on these foundations. &...

Good Morning Everyone!  Today I lay out the topics for a 2-week series on Marriage.  Be sure and listen over the next 14 days to find the golden nuggets you can use to improve your marriage!

Good Morning Everyone!  So how do you deal with the fact that people offend you, that they do you wrong, or that some people seriously want to harm you?  Do you get angry, get back at them, even the score, or seek revenge?  Well, how has that been working for you?  Maybe you want to consider something different such as forgiveness.

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  This morning I stumbled across the topic of ASMR in another podcast I was listening to.  My daughter Jessica first shared this term with me, and so after hearing it again I did some quick-and-dirty research and found an interesting video that shows people who make videos involving tactile actions and soothing sounds for relaxation and pleasing phys...

Good Morning Everybody!  Today's topic is Boundaries, and I review different boundaries from national to state to local to family and individuals.  There were four important when addressing the topics of boundaries: relationship, expectation, respect, and trust.  I also mention a book titled Boundaries by Dr. John Townsend and Dr. Henry Cloud.  Purchase links are below.  H...

Hey Everybody!  Good Morning to each and everyone of you.  Today is Saturday and it is supposed to be sunny today, and I'm planning on taking a little time for myself and enjoy a walk outside and quiet time with the goat herd as I rest, relax, and recharge myself from a challenging week.  Today, my topic is Wellness Tools from a program that I was trained in back in 2018 called WRAP...

Good Morning and Good Early Grey Tea!  Thanks for joining me today.  In today's episode I talk about the Appalachian Trail and persistence as my friend Matt hikes the AT.  We can take Matt's task at hand and apply it in the important, long-term goals we want to accomplish in our own lives.

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  Hope you are having a great day today.  I have a two part episode today that starts with a funny list of children's wisdom and finishes with suggestions regarding morning routines.

Good Morning Everyone!  While pondering the differences between worry and concern, a very popular song from the 1980's popped into my head.  Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFarrin was a great song with a great message.  If you haven't seen this video in a while, or if you have never seen it, then just follow this link ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

Good Morning and Good Coffee and Good Tea.... Actually, Lipton Raspberry Green Tea.... It's great on a wintery morning!  Today we are having some bad weather including sleet and freezing rain, so we have hunkered down in the house.  However, we have a new puppy who needs to go outside pretty frequently, which led me to pause for a moment and see how he is reacting the another day of tota...

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  Hi Everyone.  Today I'm recording from the middle of the framework of our new pole barn that is being built.  You know, if you want to have a pole barn last for 50-100 years then you need to make sure the foundation and structure is solid, true and well connected.  And it is that way in life when it comes to our decisions and behavioral patterns....

Good Morning and Good Coffee!   Brrrr!!!!  Yes, I'm complaining about the cold again, but I'm sure Spring is around the corner (at least the groundhog said so).  In today's episode I talk about writing things down.  You see when we write things down they become tangible or real, and we can do things with them so that our life becomes better!  So grab some coffee, find...

Good Morning Everyone!  Today I share some thoughts on decision making and will power.  Why do we have a great idea, make a solid commitment to it, but still give up shortly after starting it?  This podcast may have the answer you are looking for.

Good Morning Everyone!  My how the weather changes from -38 degree windchill on Wednesday to Sunday (yesterday) it hit 70 degrees!  And with the rising temperatures comes the "big thaw".  Walking through the soupy barn lot areas and having to kick it in 4-wheel drive and cut ruts through the sod to get around construction vehicles made me stop and think about ruts.  Ruts throug...

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  Today I want to follow-up on yesterday's conversation regarding memory components (emotions, actions, interpretations) and how they fit into anxiety disorder related to trigger reactions.  If you missed Episode 6, please go back and listen to it to bring you up to speed.  Have a great day, and I hope your favorite team wins the big game today.

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  I'm Larry, and I want to welcome you to the podcast.  Today I share some information with you about memory, specifically memory components, how they impact everything we do, and how they can contribute to the experience of anxiety and development of anxiety disorders.  So, grab your cup of coffee, find a comfortable spot, and enjoy some time w...

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  In today's episode I explain the difference between stress and anxiety.  Everyone experiences stress but not everyone experiences anxiety on an ongoing basis.  Do you? I am in the process of setting up some websites and facebook pages to supplement this podcast, and once they are up and running I will share their links here.  Have a Great Day! &nb...

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  Today we still have the Big Chill with our weather, so hot coffee is a good thing.  If you are in Central Illinois and interested in Beekeeping we have a beginning bee school taking place on February 9th.  Info and registration form is located at http://www.crossroadsbeekeepers.com/beeschool2019.html .  Also, I share about a new project I...

OMGoodness it is Cold Outside!  In this episode Larry tries to psych himself up for taking care of the livestock when the windchill is -32!  He also shares a personal story and professional story about losing your footing and gaining it again.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  "Baby Its Cold Outside" with a wind chill of -12F!  I would love to stay inside and drink more coffee, but the farm animals need to be cared for on such a cold day.  Today, I want to share with you the story of "Hank" who had a passion for painting but his understanding of techniques and skills were very lacking until one magical day where "Hank" made...

Hi Everyone!  I am starting a morning podcast called Good Morning with Larry Quicksall.  Today's episode is just a little bit about the podcast and about me.  Enjoy listening and tune in tomorrow for Episode 2.