A Woman Who Wrote a Book Because a Lion Told her to

What does Drew Barrymore reach for at home? A Minky Couture blanket, the ultra-soft throw that stops you mid-sentence. Featuredleture and loved in real life, Minky Tatur wraps you in premium plush fabric, signature stretch, and award-winning craftsmanship. The blanket that turns every couch into your favorite seat in the house. Drew Barrymore's blanket, only at Minky Couture. Shop now at minky Couture.com. That's Minky, M-I-N-K-Y, K-T-U-R-E dot com. Some people claim to be horse whispers. Maybe they're a dog whisper. But today is World Lion Day, so we decided to speak with a local woman who claims she can speak to lions. A La Jolla woman has spent a lot of time traveling to far corners of the world. She actually has just written a book. It's called Wild Conversations, The Wisdom of African Animals. It comes out today, which is World Lion Day. Susan McGee now joins us on the Kogo News Liveline. Welcome to San Diego's Morning News, Susan. Thank you very much. I'm glad to be here. Tell us a little bit about this. You've been on a lot of African safaris, and it looks like you have been massively inspired by that. I have. I've done three safaris. On the first one, an animal, big elephant started to talk to me. On the second one, they all started to talk to me. And a lion asked me to share these messages with the human race and write the book. And that's how wild conversations got created. That's wild. I want to ask you a little bit more about that, but I've had two friends who have done safaris in Africa, and they swear by it, and they say it's just the most magical experience. I imagine that's probably what you're feeling when you're out there in the Serengetti looking at all these amazing animals. Was there a little bit of magic there? I've traveled the world. It is the most powerful place I've ever been. It is beautiful. It is extraordinary, and it changes your life. We have to ask you. How did the animals tell you to write this book? Well, on the first safari, I saw a big, huge herd of elephants, the matriarch stopped them when they saw our Jeep, pulled the babies together, and I, for whatever reason, just said in my mind, I have come a very long way, what message do you have for me? And then I heard, slow down, slow down, don't rush, love your family, play together like we play in the mud and know that all life is eternal. Then the next time I go, a lion with a black mange is kind of walking around, and he shares a message. And then I hear, Susan, you're going to share these messages with other people, you're going to write a book. And I made a promise that day to do that. What kind of messages do you hope your book brings to the general public? Two fundamental messages. First, slow down, spend time in nature, reconnect to the earth. to the heavens and to all creatures living. I mean, all the humans and send blessings around the world. The second one is,

Do what you can to preserve the natural world, the animals that live in it. There are a lot of conservation organizations that save these animals, and it's important for us to do that. Then the next thing I say to myself, try and not use a lot of plastic bottles. Yeah. You know, I can totally get behind your messages. I have a feeling a lot of other people can too. And your book is out today. It's called Wild Conversations, The Wisdom of African Animals. It has 120 photographs taken by a world-class photographer of all. all these animals in the wild. Nice. That's beautiful. Susan, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, Susan. Thank you. Again, Susan McGee, LaHoya, author.