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Live, On Demand, with VoiceAmerica

On the Air: Today I was honored to be a guest on Love Light with Dr. Jean Farish on Voice America! Thank you, Dr. Farish, for this wonderful opportunity to reach a worldwide audience with information and documentation in regards to how our society has shifted from awe-inspiring nature to suffering a dangerous deficit.

NOTE: Click the image or the link below to access the audio on Love Light. It will open over this page, so use the back arrow to return to Catnip of Life.

https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/150732/from-nature-to-numbness-tackling-nature-deficit

On the show today, Dr. Farish made the connection of nature to the changes, ebbs and flows, in life. This at once brought to my mind the poem Ebbs & Flows from the Catnip of Life.

Within life are journeys, challenges, memories… and obstacles. Each involves inspiration captured from the ebbs and flows of life. Moods change like the ocean’s tide, whispering of the past within echoes of each crashing wave.

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Ebbs & flows of the sea respond to the sun and moon
Whispering of the past to crashing waves’ tireless tune

Hearts & souls of the sea in sepulchers of the deep
Lie fearless of pounding sounds obdurate rocks unleash

Bells & horns of the sea resonate across the waves
Resounding things forgotten to shun watery graves

Gulls & dolphins of the sea frolic beneath afternoon sun
Plunge-diving into crashing surf as baitfish stay on the run

Starfish & sea urchins of the sea with exotic spiny skin
Lie dormant at low tide awaiting collection to begin

Shells & smells of the sea resound of sweet, salty air
Voicing bold, vibrant remembrance way beyond compare

Moonbeams & winds of the sea beckon songs waves compose
Thoughts harken to the night pondering life’s ebbs and flows

Highs & lows of life mimic ebbs and flows of the sea
Ups and downs, ins and outs, rhythmic changes meant to be

“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change – this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.” — Bruce Barton (American Congressman, 1886–1967)

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Mystic Songs

My heartfelt thanks to Maxima and all visitors to his site. I greatly appreciate the comments and look forward to new visitors @ catnipoflife and/or Awakenings! Blessings to all with smiles and laughter following you throughout your life’s journey! [One correction to my location – should be Donalsonville, GA.]

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Interview:
Sharla Shults

Beacon Educator Consultant/Facilitator at Beacon Educator
Location:Dothan, Alabama

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My guest today, poet Sharla Shults has a very impressive, rich, and unique poetic background.  Her verses are composed with beauty and harmony, rising into the beauty of the night sky with universal harmony and stellar qualities. Her poems are as lovely as a bride in white, a lovely spiritual tone , pure and joyful. bringing new life to the meaning of poetry
Let’s listen to what she tell us here…My name is Sharla Shults. I am extremely pleased today to be a  guest of  Maxima. His soulfulwriting is an inspiration of mine so when he extended the invitation,I felt  deeply honored.Thank you, Maxima!

Welcome to my world…You can find me on any given day at my computer with coffee cup, pen and notepad.The coffee gives me that much needed boost of energy plus I just l ove   the taste of coffee. Of course, it all starts in the morning when the aroma of that dark,     rich liquid infiltrates my nostrils even before getting out of bed. (Thank you, Honey!) The pen and pad? Well, even though most of my drafting is on the computer, there are always occasions when a random thought must be written down right then and there within a moment’s notice before it becomes nothing more than a mere fleeting moment.

From mathematician to writer…

Through the years leading up to the publication of my first book in 2004, I never envisioned myself as a writer. I was a loving wife and mother devoted to family (still that today!), mathematician and educator, content on teaching and working in various arenas with youth in middle and high school.I enjoyed writing little poetic notes and wrote my first poemto my husband (Jim) on his birthday in 2004.

That was the beginning! From there, I began to challenge my students: creating curriculum that went outside the basic equation into the realm of creativity. Have you ever been given a poetic math challenge? My students were given just that: a challenge where imagination  reigned and creativity soared. As a result of that unusual beginning, I am now on the   verge of publishing my third book..WOW! Number three! As I look back to my writing’s inspection .                                                                 …

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Radio Interview

Tomorrow Sharla Shults, the author of Echoes, Remembering and Awakenings, will be interviewed by Brian T. Shirley on Kinetic HiFi radio at 4:30 PM (EST). In Brian’s own words, “I’m a stand-up comedian who’s been touring the U.S., Canada and The Bahamas for nearly twenty years. I love making people laugh and now I can do it without being in the room.”

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Join us live 1/8/2014, 4:30 PM (EST)!
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BTS Radio Show
 
Hosted by Brian T. Shirley

Kinetic HiFi is an online radio station in Charleston, South Carolina dedicated to bringing back the COMMUNITY.

 The BTS Radio Show will take listeners on a trip through the best in
comedy and music that rarely gets airplay. The goal of the show is to
entertain people with music, comedy, interviews and trivia. A majority
of the comedy clips and music played on the BTS Radio show will not be
heard on mainstream radio. Come on a vacation from 4-6 PM EST every
Wednesday where there’s no politics and no B.S., just BTS. 
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Join us live 1/8/2014, 4:30 PM (EST)!

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ANOTHER INVITATION FOR YOU!

WOW! When it rains it pours and often brings sunshine with smiles instead of thunder amid clouds. Of course, a little bit of thunder does bring on excitement so today I am thundering as I extend to all my family and friends another invitation.

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Airing Friday, Nov 1, 2013 between 11:00 and 12:00 Pacific Time is a radio interview about my book Awakenings. I am scheduled during the first 1/2 hour, between 11:00 and 11:30 PST, which is 2:00 – 2:30 EST (1:00 – 1:30 CST). If you have time, please tune in and maybe even dial up to say hello on the air.

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Link to The Book Hound radio shows:

There are links on the website to call in live or Listen Live.

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A bit of insight into Awakenings…

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Interview with writer Sharla Lee Shults

See on Scoop.itWater the mind – READ

“Hello Sharla, I want to thank you first of all for your readiness to be part of this interview and permit me to publish it on my blog. I did choose you because I have heard of you before and would would like for other people to know you and your writing better.” ~Raani York

http://raaniyork.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/interview-with-writer-sharla-lee-shults/

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Thank you, Raani, for this wonderful opportunity to share writing tips/ventures with others. It is through opportunities, such as yours, that each of us can share our knowledge and experiences while learning from others at the same time.

See on raaniyork.wordpress.com

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