Tag: cognitive overload;
Overwhelmed
Posted: June 13, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
Mark Ramsey delivered another thought provoking sermon this past Sunday using Isaiah 43:1-8 and Ephesians 3:14-21. I say “delivered” because when I read it today, I had a different impression. Sermons really need to heard and not read. After I heard it, I felt he was speaking directly to me since I often feel overwhelmed. […]
Read more...“People-First” Language
Posted: March 12, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: cognitive overload;, disability, organization, stress
You’re probably wondering what a picture of the Y’s pool has to do with “people-first” language. Absolutely nothing. I don’t know how to put pictures throughout my post but I can post them at the beginning so you’ll have to wait until further down when I talk about the pool! This morning I emailed back and forth […]
Read more...Homeless Remembrance and Cookies
Posted: December 21, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
Today there was a Homeless Remembrance service at the Haywood Street Congregation. The church has worship services on Wednesday at 12:30 and many members attend who do not have homes. A free lunch is provided for everyone as well as a clothes closet. Folks are not required to go to the worship service in order […]
Read more...Occupy Wall Street
Posted: December 16, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
First, I want to say that I still am unable to respond to comments in the comment section. I really appreciated the comment yesterday since sometimes I wonder if my writing affects anyone. As I said before, I may switch to WordPress (although I’ve been putting it off because learning another system is hard for […]
Read more...International Day of Action
Posted: October 17, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: attention, cognitive overload;, compensatory strategies, focus, Occupy Wall Street, resting brain, structure
Sunday was the day when all cities involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement came together and had some sort of action. Here in Asheville, there was a rally in Pritchard Park with music and speakers at 2 PM. The picture above is of that rally. Following the rally was the general assembly followed by […]
Read more...Troy Davis
Posted: September 27, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
Last Wednesday night Troy Davis was put to death by the state of Georgia. Thousands of people all over the world tried to stop it to no avail. One of my facebook friends wrote, “I wonder what’s going to happen….all I know is, if Pope Benedict, Jimmy Carter and Bob Barr all agree on something, […]
Read more...Retreat
Posted: September 12, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
Michael and I attended Circle of Mercy’s family retreat this weekend at the Hinton Center, a Methodist retreat center about two hours away from Asheville. Retreats are always difficult for me since I do much better when I know my surroundings. I decided to attend this one because I was particularly interested in the program. […]
Read more...Against the Wind
Posted: August 12, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
This is my second post on two different sermons I heard last week on Matthew 14:22-23 (see “Water Walk on August 8). Mark Ramsey, the Pastor at Grace Covenant Presbyterian, preached this one and like Ken’s, I found ways it applied to me as a TBI survivor. Mark said,”But while he was praying, the wind […]
Read more...Sunday School
Posted: March 13, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I attend a Sunday School class at Grace Covenant Presbyterian called Knowing and Applying the Bible Every Day. We are studying a book on Matthew by Alyce M. McKenzie and different members of the class take two weeks to lead each chapter. I enjoy discussing the Scripture passage and we have some wonderful thinkers and […]
Read more...Lunch
Posted: March 1, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I take a water aoerbics class at the Y on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Yesterday, we went out to lunch to celebrate the leader’s birthday. When I was in Italy and not in Holland (Welcome to Holland) I wouldn’t have been able to do this. I did see other people at the restaurant meeting someone […]
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