Animal Communication - A Cat's Story!: Diana Living Through Life’s Challenges

Diana, a wise, beautiful, and stubborn calico cat, tells her story through her human companion, Miri. After her best friend, Jason, died and she became seriously ill herself and not able to hunt, Diana wasn’t sure she wanted to go on living anymore.
In this book, Diana shares what helped her overcome loss, illness, and change, and return to living with joy, love, and a sense of purpose. Always wanting to contribute to others in some way, Diana hoped that sharing her story would help those facing similar life challenges to find a way beyond coping to fullness of living.

“Diana’s story reminds us again of the great web and circle of life and of the beautiful simplicity and power of love. I love the story. I read it in one sitting and wanted to keep reading some more. I met Diana, Miri, and Jada/Jason when Diana was 15 years old. It’s been a delight to be a part of their lives and see all three of them fulfill their abilities and promise.”

Sue Goodrich, Animal Consultant

“If you are looking for a way to deepen your connection with your animal companion, read this book. After doing so, I know it is possible to communicate more clearly with other species. I find what Diana shares, especially her last chapter, incredibly valuable…like a treatise on how to live. Diana and Miri’s relationship is a wonderful example of a loving relationship in which Miri learns to be open, accepting, and present with Diana as Diana is with her. Reading and re-reading the book always brings me back to a calm, peaceful sacred space.”

Mel Karmen, Ph.D., Psychotherapist

“People and Animals. People are lucky to have animals. I am not so sure the reverse is true. But since we are so lucky to have critters in our lives, I think it is especially remarkable when people can acknowledge and explore the dimension of connection within the relationship they have with a special creature.
Some people have lots of animals…and they all have lessons to teach. However, it is the special individual that can tap into the fiber of our lives, help us see…and sort out issues that trouble (us). …Cats, charismatic, enigmatic, can be as personal or as detached as we allow.
Diana interfaced and wove her web into the fabric of Miri’s life. Her effect on Miri will last her life and beyond. Diana’s agenda is Miri’s truth. Here is their story.”

S. Anne Smith, V.M.D., Holistic Veterinarian

This is an incredible story, beautifully told by both (Miri) and Diana. I was emotionally touched by Diana’s experience of Jason’s death, her fear of the (stranger), the loss of her security in the yard. It is an important story that needs to be shared. I would recommend that children and adults read it together.

Kathleen Estabrook, Holistic Health Practitioner

REVIEWS

Review On Amazon.com
A Calico Cat Communicates Thru Her Human Companion. Diana Living Through Life’s Challenges: A Courageous Overcoming Through Love, will have great appeal to those who feel a strong connection to animals and the natural world. Although the subject matter involves interspecies communication…the reader does not have to believe this type of communication is possible in order to experience and relate to the story’s plot which focuses on how Diana, the cat, with the help of her wise and caring human companion overcomes loss, illness, and challenge to her physical independence.
Children who are confronting diabetes will relate to the cat, Diana, who has to be given insulin shots to regulate her sugar highs and lows. It is a good way to introduce a child, …especially a child who loves animals, to the topic of illness and loss. There is quite a literal part in the book where Diana kills and eats a rat, and perhaps parents would want to be selective about which child or how old their child should be before exposure to that part of the book. But the killing of the rat exposes a reality that is also true of humans- we need to feel useful and the cat needed to feel she could still be a great huntress to feel back to her old self. There is also a fox who enters into Diana’s turf and makes the cat’s world less secure, a lesson many humans must also face.
One does not need to be a cat person only to really experience the fullness of this book. …As I read Diana Living Through Life’s Challenges, I came to better understand my relationship with my cherished dog companion who died several years ago. There is much psychological understanding and information conveyed throughout the book. It is a book about the bereavement process as it affects both animal and human. Personally, I think the book is a great achievement and a courageous work. How many of us have really analyzed our connection to our animal companions and truly admitted or faced the special equalness in the relationship. It is quite remarkable to contemplate.

Sharon M. Raphael, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Review in The Light Connection, October, 2003.
Diana, a wise, beautiful, and stubborn calico cat, tells her story through her human, Miri. After her best friend, Jason, died, Diana became seriously ill. Unable to engage in many of the activities that had been most meaningful to her, she wasn’t sure she wanted to go on living anymore. In this book she shares what helped her cope with loss and illness and return to living with joy, love, and a sense of purpose. The book opens with Miri telling us how she developed her ability to understand Diana’s communication, but from that point on it’s Diana’s book. “I am an elderly cat who has lived through many challenging experiences,” Diana begins. “It was hard for Miri to learn to slow down enough to be fully present with me and open to receiving what I had to share with her. …She was worried about what people would think about her if she not only talked to a cat, but also “heard” what a cat said back to her.” The idea of Diana’s book was conceived during a session with animal intuitive Samantha Khury. Samantha felt that working on a book would help Diana find meaning in life while healing from a leg injury. When Samantha became ill and unable to see the project through, Miri was instructed to take it on.
“I am deeply grateful for Diana’s incredible patience with me,” Miri acknowledges toward the end of the book.
A cat’s eye view is different from a person’s. Although Diana expresses thoughts we might think too human for a cat, at times the perspective is so feline I feel the thoughts must be coming directly from Diana. But regardless of whose perspective you think you’re reading, this book conveys an intensely personal love between species that is too real to doubt.

Chiwah

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