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October is anti-bullying month. A classification that certainly implies bullying is of concern. Is it? Is bullying a dynamic issue? Unfortunately, YES! Is it limited to pushing someone into a fight? NO! What about age? UNLIMITED! Where does bullying occur? EVERYWHERE!

A young hoodlum revels in making the lives of others truly miserable. Why? What lies at the core of a bully? Insecurity, anger, frustration, abuse, wannabe, cowardice, just plain meanness? None of these, all of these? There are a plethora of possibilities BUT none excusable.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Go to Awakenings and meet Author Dr. Cherrye Vasquez. Cherrye shares two powerful video poems that provide insight into the bully-ee and the child bully.

See on www.awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Awakenings: Many Faces of Wyatt Earp

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Wyatt Earp is a legend in his own time with multitudes of historical facts to his credit. There is only one true Wyatt but many have portrayed his character. See how many you remember as you step back in time from 1939 to 1993…

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

There are ten characters to choose from beginning with Errol Flynn (1939) to Kurt Russell (1993). Check out the faces and videos for who you think plays the best Wyatt Earp.

[Once on Awakenings go to Cowboys, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp (http://awakenings2012.blogspot.com/2013/10/cowboys-tombstone-and-wyatt-earp.html) for the prompt to Wyatt’s many faces.]

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Awakenings: Who, What, I Don’t Know

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Baseball! Definitely all American…the first of the American Classics! History is filled with pages upon pages of stories about the GREATS who fulfilled their destiny in the sports arenas of baseball. George ‘Babe’ Ruth, Hank Aaron, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson are just a few names that readily come to mind.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Thank you, Marilyn @Serendipity for reminding me of probably the most famous comedy bit of all time! Per Marilyn, “Abbot and Costello at their funniest. They run this at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on a continuous loop. It’s that good.”

See the video on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

Go NOW! It is your dose of catnip for the day…smile, laugh, just remember the good ol’ days!

Awakenings: 86,000+ Views!

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Sharla Shults‘s insight:

THANK YOU TO ALL AWAKENINGS’ VISITORS AND FOLLOWERS! WITHOUT YOU, THERE WOULD BE NO NUMBERS! GOD BLESS AMERICA! For those who may not know, Awakenings is catnipoflife‘s sister site.

Awakenings Prayerful Thoughts

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Awakenings: The Smiley

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There is probably not a single one of us who has not at some point in time drawn a smiley face. Fogged-up windows beckon fingers of children and adults alike with the art of the smiley. In fact, that is exactly the source of this whimsical little fellow. Such a simple little icon but when did this button of a smile first appear? Who is its creator?

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

The first Smiley was featured in the Academy Award winning movie Forrest Gump. The story of the Smiley according to Gump. . .fact or fiction? Find out @ Awakenings…

Awakenings Reflection Scoop.it

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Awakenings: A Song, Two Jaguars, One Girl

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Awakenings: A Song, Two Jaguars, One Girl | Quick post to end the day – This Day in History, October 10, 1987

Are you familiar with the song “Here I Go Again” by English hard-rock group Whitesnake? On this day in 1987, it hit the Billboard pop singles chart in the US. If you don’t remember the song, perhaps the saucy video will jog your memory. See on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

What catches your attention the most – the song, the cars, the girl?

Awakenings Video Clip

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Awakenings: Capitol Cornerstone Laid

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On September 18, 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone for the United States Capitol – a most impressive monument for its builders, the American people and the government.

Awakenings invites you to Embrace the Past, Empower the Present, Enrich the Future!

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

The timeline for our nation’s Capitol is remarkable from its initial construction, devastation, rebuilding, extensions and restoration.

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Awakenings: Voyage to America

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Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882)

This Day in History: September 16, 1620

The spirit of European expansion stirred adventurers to set sail for the New World. Having already been discovered much earlier, the richness of this new land beckoned voyagers to set sail in 1620 for a more profound purpose. Such exploits resulted in surveillance of the terrain and possibilities for settlements.

Go to Awakenings for poetry Voyage to America!

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Perhaps some of your ancestors financed or even traveled across the sea to America! How cool is that!

Awakenings PoetrybySharla Scoop.it

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Awakenings: A Date to be Remembered: 9/11/2001

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See on Scoop.it – Awakenings: America & Beyond

The very things terrorists sought and seek to destroy even today are at the heart of America: Hope, faith and courage remain resolute even in the face of the harshest adversity. Out of the ashes of 9/11 one remembers . . . The Sights. The Sounds. The Smells.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

The poetry featured @Awakenings is dedicated to all whose lives were changed forever on September 11, 2001. May those who died rest in peace and may all of the heroes of that day also find comfort and rest.