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Awakenings 2nd Anniversary

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Upon occasion, catnipoflife features postings (usually Scooped) from her sister site Awakenings. What is seen (read) here at catnip represents only a teaser to hopefully warrant a trip on over to the other site. For those who may not be familiar with Awakenings, it was birthed before catnipoflife on November 18, 2011.

Awakenings is a message to and for America, our country, your land and my land. A message of sacrifice, a message for freedom, a message for those who have served in the past, presently serve, or will serve our military forces in the future. The blog, Awakenings, is a direct connection to my book, Awakenings from Then ’til Now.

To read my first ever blogpost, click HERE.

It begins something like this…

This is my first experience with blogger. Um-m-m-m-m? Strange word this blogger. So, let’s make it a little more interesting: Best Location On Getting Garbled Energies Revived! Haven’t we all at some point in time felt totally garbled: jumbled, unclear, hazy, confused? Don’t our energies need a new awakening?

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Happy 2nd Anniversary, Awakenings!
90, 930 Hits to Date! 344 Blogposts

Thank you to all my visitors and followers, my virtual family!

YOU are why I am still here!

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God Bless America!

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Awakenings: Music Through the Centuries

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Music. FaLaLa…TraLaLa Boom De Ay…Boom Boom ShaBoom…NaNa-Nana-NaNa…everything before and after, as well as everything in between. Where would we be without music? Can you imagine a world without melody? Even the sounds of nature carry musical tones. Where there is sound there is rhythm from the clanging cogs of wheels definitely not ‘in pitch’ to Brahms’s Lullaby so relaxing one could sleep in a ditch. It keeps the sane man sane and lifts up the insane.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

And the music goes on beating to the rhythm of the changing times. . .

See on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Awakenings: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…”

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Within an age of advancing technology, there are a plethora of ways to communicate and conduct transactions. Does that mean the days of the United States Postal Service (USPS), a cherished American institution, might be numbered? While the Internet may be convenient, its functionality is dependent upon the mood of the cyber ghost on any given day.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Do we really want it to come to the point where children question what’s a postman?

See on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Awakenings: Traditions with Papa!

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Chester Clyde Lee
November 12, 1916 – July 17, 1997

Yesterday we celebrated Veterans Day. Today, I continue that celebration with the birthday of my dad. Had he lived he would be 97 years old. He served in the Navy during WWII. He never talked about the war. It’s memories were private for him as is with so many of our veterans. The only tangibles I remember from his service were his uniforms, medals, and insignias. He kept them stored neatly away until right before he died. Mother told me one day very suddenly he gathered all that he had from his Navy days, walked into the backyard and set them ablaze. I suppose this was his way of finally letting go. It was only a short time later he went to bed one night and slipped into the final sleep.

God bless you, Papa. May you rest in peace!

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Observe the past, present and future of freedom in America! It is slowly being stripped away one tradition at a time!

Read the entire article on www.awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Effervescence

 Effervescence

Transparent tiny bubbles
Those lucent little pearls
Trickle and tickle the nose
Of giggling little girls

Soap bubbles, sparkling water
Sarsaparilla, root beer
Dispense tingling sensations
Any time of the year

A twist of the wrist
Releases a soda’s fizz
Hissing and spitting
All to the tune of “Gee whiz!”

Lovely bubbly champagne
The fizz everybody knows
Launches a warm feeling
All the way down to the toes

Unique, lively, bubbling
Essence of a sparkling escape
Incites genial conversation
Leaving no room for debate

The feel of fizzy fizz
Sometimes incessant
Describes life at its best—
Effervescent!

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Sharla Lee Shults

Effervescence—Aughey, John H. (Reverend, author, Civil War prisoner of war, 1828–1911)

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Awakenings: Veterans Day Weekend

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Wave the American Flag proudly this weekend in honor of our Veterans!

In fact, wave it EVERYDAY for America!

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

See a soldier? Thank that soldier. Salute that soldier. He sacrifices everyday for YOU…for America’s freedom!

See on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Awakenings: Salute Our Veterans

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Sharla Shults‘s insight:

A very special day is rapidly approaching, that day being Veterans Day. Whilst most people know Monday, November 11 will be celebrated as a national holiday, how many possess shallow minded knowledge limited only to the free meals, discounts, deals and sales offered on that day? How many truly know the historical significance behind Veterans Day?

See on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Awakenings: Before TV Series – 1700s

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Awakenings from Then ’til Now steps back in time across five centuries (1600s to 21st century) exploring events that define who we are as a nation and a people. Times were much different back in the day, some say better. Simpler maybe, but debatable whether actually better. Life was harsh without the amenities enjoyed today. One aspect that evolved, rather than being invented by one single individual, is television…the boob tube, idiot box, the tube, the telly, TV! By whatever name it is called one fact remains: The TV without a doubt has taken over the home since its inception.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

There was life before television! What games did children play before TV? Here is a glimpse. . .GO to Awakenings…

See on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Awakenings: My America, YOUR America, Our America

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Are you an American? What does America mean to you? What is your interpretation of the phrases America the Beautiful, The Land of the Free, The Home of the Brave? These are not words to just be recited on a whim but instead they represent the heart of America.

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Rediscover what made, and still makes, this nation great! There are many defining moments embedded throughout America’s history. Within today’s society, thoughts remain unsettled as America strives to uphold the liberty, freedom and the constitution upon which this nation was built. Be one of the Voices of America! Protect the freedoms won through faith, hope and courage amid unfathomable sacrifice!

See on www.awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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Awakenings: Flying Over America

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Maximize the screen! 

Breathtaking scenes across America…

Sharla Shults‘s insight:

Embrace the Past…

Poetry excerpt from Awakenings: Enchanted Land

Go to Awakenings!

See on awakenings2012.blogspot.com

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