2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Dr. Jean Marie Farish interviews Sharla Lee Shults! Sharla is a notable writer of poetry who transitioned through multiple careers before becoming a full-time writer and poet. Sharla began her professional journey as a chemistry and mathematics teacher after graduating from Troy University in Alabama. Throughout her life, poetry manifested itself in daily activities, rhythmic phrases shared with friends and family, or poetic math challenges she organized at school. Sharla fully channeled her poetic prowess and published her first complete book of poetry, Echoes. Since then, Sharla has penned Remembering, Awakenings from Then 'til Now, Catnip of Life: poetry, and her first children's book, Buzzin'. Catnip of Life, an Amazon #1 Bestseller, is a simple yet meaningful poetry collection that takes readers on a transcendent experience while urging them to step out and feel nature with renewed vigor. With an inspiring introduction that establishes the theme and feel of the entire collection, each poem is an ode to the magical moments in nature that people often ignore or take for granted. In addition to appreciating nature through poetic expression, the author also provides questions and thoughts for a new day intermittently throughout each chapter. These nudge the readers to see life from a different perspective and become more aware of their innermost thoughts and desires. This collection is titled Catnip of Life because the author wants readers to experience through nature what cats experience through catnip – that intense excitement or effortless tranquility.
