Tag: spatial orientation
Church Adventures
Posted: October 19, 2019 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: notions, resting brain, spatial orientation
I don’t see myself as a bumbling, muddle-headed person but sometimes I feel like one. Last Sunday at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, many of my brain injury challenges showed up. Twenty-three years after my TBI I still think of my challenges as separate from me rather than part of who I am. I wonder when […]
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How Hard to Push?
Posted: April 14, 2017 by Tamara Puffer
Since I can only work on my book in spurts, I’ve been trying to find some way to fill the rest of my time. I’m working to improve my swimming but that’s not enough so I decided to learn Spanish. I’ve been using Rosetta Stone’s Spanish tapes and other resources. Yesterday, I was sitting on […]
Read more...Holy Anticipation
Posted: December 20, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
Last night I had to be at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church for an alto rehearsal at 6 :15. Ever since my accident, I don’t see well in the dark. I don’t know exactly why this is or what happened to injure my eyes but something did. As a result, I don’t drive at night which […]
Read more...“Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”
Posted: December 17, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: resting brain, spatial orientation
In his column in the Asheville Citizen-Times yesterday, Roger Aiken wrote about a friend of his who was stricken with a brain aneurysm. He battled infections and the doctors thought he might not survive. He’s able to work now but the experience profoundly changed him. Aiken’s wrote about a manager’s meeting they both recently attended. […]
Read more...Prison Cell
Posted: December 5, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: change, spatial orientation, Spirit
“A Prison cell, in which one waits, hopes…and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent” – Dietrich BonhofferThe bulletin for this past Sunday’s worship service at Grace Covenant Presbyterian (GCPC) had the above rather odd quote on the front. Now […]
Read more...“Overwhelming”
Posted: November 26, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
The title for Mark Ramsey’s sermon at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church yesterday morning was “overwhelming.” It definitely got my attention since I have such a problem with being overwhelmed. This is really an issue for folks who are brain injury survivors. Over stimulation, cognitive overload, and mental fatigue are just a few words which describe our feeling of being […]
Read more...Spatial Orientation
Posted: November 23, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
I’m finally getting used to having no sense of direction (spatial orientation). Recently, I had to go to two different new places so I printed out directions on Map Quest as well as used my GPS. Actually, I thought I could do it without the GPS so I only printed out the directions. My double […]
Read more...Light of the World
Posted: October 26, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
This picture is a National Geographic image that was modified to contain all the seasons of the year. I like it because it contains the moon AND the sun – two images that are important to my faith. The moon reminds me that even in the darkness, God is there. The sun reminds me of […]
Read more...Transformation
Posted: July 30, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: cognitive overload;, mental fatigue, overstimulation, Presbytery, resting brain, spatial orientation
Yesterday at Circle of Mercy Mahan Siler preached a sermon titled When the Power Goes Out. I must say I could really relate to it. He spoke about powerlessness and how this drives us to prayer. In his sermon last night Mahan reminded us of I Corinthians 12:7 where Paul writes about the “thorn in his […]
Read more...Future
Posted: July 24, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: prayer, Romans 8: 26-27, spatial orientation, Spirit
After I swam at the Y this morning, I stopped at Earthfare to pick up seltzer water. After shopping, I always have difficulty finding my car. (spatial orientation) It’s become natural for me to always find some sort of landmark on the row where I park and then look for that landmark when I return. […]
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