Tag: spatial orientation
Doggie Daycare
Posted: July 11, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: spatial orientation
My dog Sparky is too smart for his own good and he has such energy, I’ve learned it helps to take him to doggie daycare. At first I thought it was sort of a stupid idea but it really wears him out to be around other dogs all day. I decided to take him today since […]
Read more...Scars
Posted: April 17, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
This past Sunday was the first Sunday after Easter. When I went to Grace Covenant Presbyterian the picture on the left was on the cover of the bulletin. I looked at it and thought, ” what does a little girl ready to climb a ladder into heaven have to do with Easter?” When I read […]
Read more...Brainstormers
Posted: March 23, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
On Wednesday I had to go to several places on the way to somewhere else. Doing this always stresses me out but I figured it would be okay. First, I took Sparky to the doggie day care. On the door was a note saying the day care was going to move to a new location […]
Read more...God’s Wisdom
Posted: February 24, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
I read a quote from Susan B. Anthony today. “I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.” I really hope that I am following what God wants me to do and not only what I want. It bothers me that I […]
Read more...GPS
Posted: February 8, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
There was an article in the Feb. 5 issue of the New York Times about using GPS devices. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/is-gps-all-in-our-head.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Is%20GPS%20All%20in%20Our%20Heads?%20Julia%20Frankenstein&st=cse Julia Frankenstein is a psychologist and begins the article by suggesting that folks probably ask themselves, “What did we ever do before GPS?” She suggests we stop using them for when we do, we don’t work our […]
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...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...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 […]
Read more...Random Thoughts
Posted: July 28, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: attention, spaciness, spatial orientation
I swim laps at the Y as well as take an intensive water aerobics class. This morning I was going to take the class but when I got to the Y, I decided to swim laps instead. I have a lot on my mind and my body needed to do some hard swimming. Plus, I […]
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