Tag: overstimulation
Holy Week
Posted: March 31, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: memory, overstimulation, perfectionist, preaching, stress
Mark and Kristy lead a class on the Resurrection stories and art at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (GCPC). In the first session, they laid out 15 paintings depicting the Resurrection in art. We were asked to look through them selecting the ones that drew us in. I saw glorious images of Jesus ascending into heaven […]
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...Travel
Posted: November 23, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I like to see different parts of the world but I don’t like to travel. I need to have things familiar around me and going to a new place always throws my system off. My husband, Michael, loves to travel so I try to deal with my difficulties. Sometimes, I just let him go alone […]
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...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...West Asheville Street Clean-up
Posted: September 19, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: overstimulation, resting brain
A couple of months ago there were some home invasions where neighbors were held at gunpoint in my neighborhood here in West Asheville, NC. A group called “West Asheville Watch” was hastily formed and we now have a facebook page (1300 members) and as of yesterday, a web site. The police can only do so […]
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...Over-stimulation
Posted: August 11, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
It’s happened again and I hate it. Prior to my TBI I could do things all the time. Now too much stimulation and I get tired. Even though I know this and am careful to avoid too much activity, sometimes I can’t help it. When I say “activity” I mean paying attention to everything. I […]
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