The Children's Book For Adults (Too)

09/24/19 • 24 min

Do you have the magical capacity of awareness? Today’s guest is Diva Diaz, a woman of many talents who has also recently become a children’s book author. Her first book is called Magia and the Feelings That Flew...Away, a book with a melody, one that takes you on a journey that children and adults of all ages can learn from and enjoy.

Magia is a little girl who lives in a magical land where many things are the opposite of what they appear to be. The book follows Magia’s journey to school one morning as she encounters different things and takes on the same feelings as those things. But she realizes those feelings she has are not her; it’s just her awareness of the world around her.

In Diva’s personal life, she works with something in Access Consciousness called X-Men, which is about how aware we truly are. Listen to learn about the difference between sensitivity and awareness, and how what we think is so wrong about us is actually our greatest strength, power, and ability.

Key takeaways:

The traditional form of rhyming: a melodious journey
What’s the difference between sensitivity and awareness?
Getting back to the core of who we were before we learned to be scared, doubtful, or untrusting
There’s nothing wrong with any child, it’s about the capacity behind the behavior
A huge door is opening for children labeled with autism, ADHD, and other “disabilities”
Asking questions that empower your children
The next Magia book: what new adventures will she go on and what will she learn?

Resources:

Key takeaways:

The traditional form of rhyming: a melodious journey
What’s the difference between sensitivity and awareness?
Getting back to the core of who we were before we learned to be scared, doubtful, or untrusting
There’s nothing wrong with any child, it’s about the capacity behind the behavior
A huge door is opening for children labeled with autism, ADHD, and other “disabilities”
Asking questions that empower your children
The next Magia book: what new adventures will she go on and what will she learn?

Resources:

Previous Episode

One Of The Very Best Books I've Ever Read

What is one of your best book experiences? Talking about your favorite books can be a difficult conversation, especially if you’re an avid reader like today’s two lovely guests, because books serve different functions in different times and different areas of our lives.

Rebecca Hulse and Marilyn Bradford join Katarina today to discuss the books that have made the greatest impression on them in different periods of their lives, and how these books have impacted their lives.

Listen to open up new possibilities with books, discover new books, and learn how certain books find you, change you, and show you that other realities are possible beyond this reality.

Key takeaways:

Choosing the best book is impossible
Opening up whole new worlds of possibilities with books
Different books give us different things at different times of our lives
What is one of your best book experiences?
Characters who choose something greater
It’s not always about how well-written a book is, it’s about a sense of something greater
When the experience is over, what next?

Books:

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Goodbye

Welcome to the last episode of the Big, Better, Best Books podcast. We are saying goodbye as Katarina takes a break from the amazing world of books and goes on some other wonderful adventures.

Thank you to everyone who has listened, everyone who has sent emails, and everyone who has ever recommended Big, Better, Best Books to one of your friends. If you would like to listen to any of the previous episodes, you will continue to be able to find them at bigbetterbestbooks.com or katarinawalletin.com

Remember: Books ARE magic. They HAVE magic. And they can create magic, if you allow them.