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 topic on marriage! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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: Mental Commitment + Emotional Intimacy + Physical Passion = Comprehensive Marital Love.  I also reference Robert J. Sternberg and what he calls the Triangular Theory of Love.  More information can be found on this at the following links.   http://www.robertjsternberg.com/love https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_theory_of_love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0FnoNU68g --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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 Playhouse.  I promised some links to check out about Steve.   www.facebook.com/RiverfrontPlayhouse Heaven is Hell (a dark comedy) - Starting at Steve's scene --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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.  You can as well, and then you can decide what you can do to improve your score. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/larry-quicksall/message

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 physical sensations.  You can watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxjfyBEIl7Q.  However, this is actually not new, but is something quite old.  It has just been rediscovered in our crazy, hussle-bussle, unhealthy, fast-paced life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/larry-quicksall/message

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.  Have a great day! Buy Boundaries from WalMart Buy Boundaries from Amazon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/larry-quicksall/message

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 or Wellness Recovery Action Plan.  It is a great, easy to follow program that I have taught to many people over the past decade, and a key component of the program is call Wellness Tools.  In today's episode I describe what Wellness Tools are and how to create your own Toolbox of Wellness Tools.  For more information on WRAP visit their website at http://mentalhealthrecovery.com/info-center/  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/larry-quicksall/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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 totally new and amazing experiences.  Wow, to have "puppy eyes" or "childlike amazement" at all that is around me.  Well, maybe we still can have that amazement if we are willing to see that it is there every day. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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.  Are we making decisions based on our emotions or character traits? Do our foundation posts go deep into the ground, or are we simply held to the ground by stakes that can easily be removed.  In my podcast I reference the 12 Points of the Boy Scout Law, which is listed below: A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, Reverent. I'm also including an article I just found on Google.  It is a short and fascinating read about when the Boy Scouts named a scout camp after John Wayne in 1979, just a few months before his death.  John Wa

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 a cozy spot to sit, and enjoy part of your morning with me. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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 through soft ground can sure make a mess of things, but once things dry out later this year I can fix them up again.  The same is true when we cut ruts in relationships...they need to be fixed as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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 with me this morning on Morning Coffee with Larry Quicksall --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message

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!  -- Larry  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-quicksall/message