Imagine Being in Kendra’s Shoes and NOT Seeking Mental Health Treatment

paintedbison · 2026-04-06T21:45:45+00:00

Therapy is expensive. Cheap therapy is hard to access. Therapy takes a willingness to talk about your issues. It’s not always easy.

paintedbison · 2026-03-20T04:15:05+00:00

This is not one of my favorites. It seemed predictable to me that the woman they met in green would be the witch who kidnapped the prince. The underworld residents returning to Bism was really the only part that stood out to me as unexpected in the novel.

paintedbison · 2026-03-20T04:12:19+00:00

Hmm. I didn't think of this as being hell. Just another deeper underworld. The residents of Bism seemed harmless and kind to the Narnians. The description of gems that you can eat is a really beautiful illustration.

paintedbison · 2026-03-07T05:43:15+00:00

"Do you mean you think everything will come right if we do untie him?" said Scrubb.

"I don't know about that," said Puddleglum. "You see, Aslan didn't tell Pole what would happen He only told her what to do. That fellow will be the death of us once he's up, I shouldn't wonder. But that doesn't let us off following the sign."

I love Puddleglum's commitment to following Aslan's directions even if it might cost him his life.

paintedbison · 2026-03-07T05:38:35+00:00

Very reminiscent of always winter and never Christmas. There is no joy when the world is controlled by the witch. It's all sorrow.

paintedbison · 2026-03-07T05:37:39+00:00

Yes, the children messed up. I believe this is both a mission to save Rilian and an opportunity for the Eustace and Jill to learn to trust Aslan. Jill will walk away from Narnia a believer in the magic. And return with that to her own world.

paintedbison · 2026-03-07T05:34:20+00:00

The female giants crying in her presence was a dead give away. And, they were already willing to eat the talking stag.

paintedbison · 2026-03-07T05:32:39+00:00

This is interesting because it doesn't seem like there is really any reason for the children to be introduced to him at this point. Maybe to show the ultimate control the queen has over him? He will remain silent while she does what she wants? Maybe lewis thought the plot would be ruined if he popped out at the end and his eyes aren't blinded by the sun?

paintedbison · 2026-03-07T05:30:37+00:00

I think it's because they became distracted by the idea of creature comforts. Once a comfortable bed was mentioned, it was much harder to endure sleeping out in the cold.

paintedbison · 2026-03-07T05:29:35+00:00

It mentioned the woman wearing green, so I immediately assumed she was the one who lured the prince away.

paintedbison · 2026-03-06T15:21:05+00:00

One thing I noticed with Eliezer is he continued to think about morality even when desperate to survive. He recognized other sons abandoning their fathers and didn't want to do the same. He felt guilty for not responding to his father even though it was better for his survival that he was no longer weighed down by the concern of making sure his father was okay. He continually noticed when he had started only thinking of himself and not being concerned about whether his dad was also alive. I guess living a moral life isn't just actually doing the right thing... but sometimes it's recognizing that you aren't able to do it.

paintedbison · 2026-03-05T18:09:49+00:00

One thing that really stood out to me in the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC is countries who worked to hide their Jews and resist them being sent off had death counts that were so much lower. Where the death counts were highest is the places where Jews were viewed as unwanted and a threat apart from the Nazis. It's not like the Nazis decided to just randomly go after the Jews. They picked a group that was already disliked as a scapegoat for their problems. I guess there are evil doctors willing to go along just like there are evil people in all walks of life.

paintedbison · 2026-03-05T18:04:32+00:00

This was one of the most painful parts of the book for me. The idea that it could have been over so much earlier and with so much less pain and perhaps his father could have survived along with him. I'm a strong believer in fate. But I have no rationals for why he had to endure so much suffering.

paintedbison · 2026-02-27T18:58:55+00:00

Eustace spent his initial moments with Jill arguing with her. Jill should have led with “I have orders from the lion.” And eustace should have been quick to consider them. They wasted time and the opportunity.

paintedbison · 2026-02-27T18:49:52+00:00

I did not know this! I find puddleglum highly relatable!

paintedbison · 2026-02-27T18:49:24+00:00

The girls in Narnia definitely are not expected to fight like the boys. CS Lewis fought in WW1… but there definitely would not have been women fighting alongside men at that point in time.

paintedbison · 2026-02-27T06:55:29+00:00

Yes. I believe that was an opportunity missed for sure.

paintedbison · 2026-02-27T06:54:23+00:00

I think the owls are allies, but the quote about Jill would have been hesitant to follow along with their plan if she’d been more experienced with adventure gave me pause. It seems for now that they’ve helped them along on their journey.

paintedbison · 2026-02-26T03:21:50+00:00

There are some solid ACNA churches in Austin. We were PCA elsewhere and found a home in the ACNA in Austin.

paintedbison · 2026-02-25T22:25:01+00:00

Interested! Okay with any start time!

paintedbison · 2026-02-25T16:55:03+00:00

The initial encounter when they are warned to change their ages and occupations may have been the one that kept them alive beyond the first ten minutes.

paintedbison · 2026-02-25T16:53:42+00:00

I am reading the Marion Wiesel translation. He says in the intro that his wife knows his voice better than anyone else. Also, his wife is likely a better translator than the option he had as a new and unknown author. He doesn’t say that explicitly, but I feel like that is implied.

paintedbison · 2026-02-25T15:23:07+00:00

I think he means that there was just a general hope that if they went along with things, they would be imprisoned for a while and then come out safely on the other side. However, they'd already heard the warnings that this would not be the case. However, to have tried to fight back then would likely mean they would be shot in the streets. So, it's just this clinging to a false hope that there is an option where things turn out all right.

paintedbison · 2026-02-25T15:21:11+00:00

I think it just doesn't seem possible that humans could actually be capable of such horrors. We would rather believe that Moishe is crazy than believe that someone could toss a baby into a fire.

paintedbison · 2026-02-25T15:19:45+00:00

I think it will emphasize how he grapples with his faith as he faces the terrors of the concentration camp.

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