Ginger's Guide To Life & Other Important Stuff

"Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful… How can I smile when I am filled with..."

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:09:07 -0400

“Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful… How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural— you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh (via halcyonicpursuit)

This man & his teachings have saved my life. When I ‘converted’ 2 years ago, I went to many different sanghas, but the one using the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh was the one I connected with the most.

I am doing a breathing treatment and starting to get ready for my shoot later.

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:57:18 -0400

I make pneumonia look hot. (Not really, but I’m telling myself that.)

Body, are you serious? You're seriously doing this to me right now?

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:18:46 -0400

Guise! Guess why I’ve had lung/breathing issues all week. C’mon, guess. Did you guess pneumonia? If so, you’re right. There was an actual reason for how crappy I’ve been feeling.

(This is Ginger pretending to not be pissed off at her body at the moment.)

Certain people, places, things, or circumstances can trigger these thoughts. Other times, the thought simply enters the mind of the victims, apparently without any clear stimulus.

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:54:29 -0400

survivorsupport:

For example, many victims report that pictures of the event flash through their mind, even when they don’t want them to or when they try not to have the thought. These kinds of experiences—of having a frightening thought “invade” their mind—seems to be virtually uncontrollable at times and can certainly make it difficult to concentrate. This adds to the feeling many victims have of not being in control of their own lives. Furthermore, many people may have nightmares or “night terrors” (in which they wake up crying but cannot recall what they were dreaming about) related to the event. They feel that, even while asleep, they are not safe from frightening thoughts. These kinds of intrusive thoughts, images, and dreams may lead a victims to think they are “going crazy” since they does not seem to be able to control their minds.

It is very important to know that these reactions are not abnormal! Very stressful, traumatic events can often lead to these kinds of reactions.

I legit think I’m going crazy sometimes. I freak out without fully knowing WHY I am freaking out. I normally end up figuring out what set me off, but quite often it takes hours…or days to realize just what started me down my ‘bad’ road, so in the meantime I honestly tend to feel like I’ve gone crazy.

Doctor this morning, shoot this afternoon, rest tonight.

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:39:02 -0400

That’s a full day in my world…

Change whiskey to chocolate & here I am.

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:24:59 -0400

Change whiskey to chocolate & here I am.

I just wanted to say that I think you are awesome :) I am glad you're a regular on my dash!

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:46:59 -0400

When I cannot sleep this is the kind of message that makes me smile all cheesy-like.

For those of you that haven't voted for me yet...will you go vote for me for the stripper awards? Pretty please? If you have voted...did you leave a comment? Comments about me being awesome and a kickass dancer and such are quite helpful.

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:44:46 -0400

For those of you that haven't voted for me yet...will you go vote for me for the stripper awards? Pretty please? If you have voted...did you leave a comment? Comments about me being awesome and a kickass dancer and such are quite helpful.:

missgingerlee:

I’m reblogging myself. Deal with it.

missgingerlee:

If you register you can give me 10 votes at once. 10 votes are pretty cool. Voting for me is cool. My name is in the ‘Entertainer of the Year’, ‘Adult Feature Entertainer of the Year’, & ‘Club Favorite Feature of the Year’ sections. Voting ends May 31. See…I’m only gonna torture y’all with ‘vote for me’ things for about a week.

www.theedawards.com

I won’t hate you if you reblog this. Nope. Won’t hate you one bit.

Ok...I was going to throw things at my tv, so I had to change the channel.

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:24:00 -0400

Law and Order: SVU it is!

You know you've hit a new low when you're watching C-Span on a Friday night.

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:20:23 -0400

Because that’s what we do on Fridays.

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:01:52 -0400

Because that’s what we do on Fridays.

LONG WEEKEND LONG WEEKEND, YEAH

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:01:23 -0400

tehblackbirdflies:

Just booked my flights for my feature gig in San Antonio in June.

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:22:57 -0400

Since my life went to shit last Memorial Day weekend, I'd like to spend this one doing...whatever the fuck I want.

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:41:44 -0400

missgingerlee:

This weekend pretty much makes me hate everything all over again. I’m going to describe how I’m feeling via .gif. They convey things nicely.

Somebody remind me to tell the story about the only time I ever had a drink at work.

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:09:38 -0400

Anything that involves Ginger pretending to swim across the stage in a strip club has to have quality material in it.

This right here is why I love Nashville. We have product...

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:18:52 -0400

This right here is why I love Nashville. We have product descriptions that can’t be beat when it comes to junk.

Do I want to make peach cobbler from scratch this weekend? I think I do.

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:41:12 -0400

Maybe. Depends on how much I get done today & if I just break down & eat the damn peaches raw with fresh cream….

I blame this entire situation on the farmers’ market.

When people say they like my blog I calmly say thank you with a smiley but on the inside I want to...

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:59:21 -0400

When people say they like my blog I calmly say thank you with a smiley but on the inside I want to bake you a cake and make you a mixed CD filled with all your old favorite songs that you can’t remember anymore so that when you play it you feel all nostalgic and happy and then throw glitter at you because I love you.

Truth.

People tend to look at me funny when my response to what...

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:57:32 -0400

People tend to look at me funny when my response to what I’ve been up to the past few years is simply ‘surviving’.

Tags are important.

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:20:00 -0400

Tags are important.