Tag: focus
Beach
Posted: September 7, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
Michael and I went to Myrtle Beach for a few days this week. I think this is the best time to go since hotels are cheaper and we can take Sparky. Pictured at left is Michael and Sparky as they romped on the beach. I’ve never really understood the need for vacations. Oh I like going […]
Read more...Psalm 75
Posted: June 29, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
This is a picture of me trying to find the peas growing in the garden at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. The peas are very hard to find because they are buried deep among the leaves. The job is a tedious one and most folks don’t enjoy hunting for them. In fact, as we worked we wondered […]
Read more...Speech
Posted: November 1, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: focus, overstimulation, stress
The picture on the left doesn’t have anything to do with my speech but rather is a picture of my coffee grinder. This morning I ground some coffee beans and brewed up some fresh coffee in my super-duper coffee maker. I don’t drink coffee every day, only for a treat. When I drank it every […]
Read more...General Assembly
Posted: October 25, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
Posted on the left is a picture that a friend from Circle of Mercy sent out. The Occupation has folks with different beliefs about a higher power but I thought it expressed my own beliefs well. I’m writing a lot about the Wall Street protests this month because they are on my mind. Here in […]
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...Occupy Wall Street
Posted: October 14, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
Several weeks ago, a group of protesters camped out at a park by Wall Street to protest how 1% of the population makes many of the financial rules for the other 99%. One day last week, 700 people were arrested on the Brooklyn bridge. I’ll write more about this movement later but it has grown […]
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...Spaciness
Posted: February 12, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: focus, spaciness, spatial orientation
I’ve always had a reputation for getting lost. Oh I managed to get to where I was supposed to be for people depended on me. After all, when I was in my twenties I worked as a freelance violinist/violist in Kansas City. I played at wedding receptions, churches, restaurants, and other places all over the […]
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