Hello Survivor Manual readers, followers and supporters. I find it appropriate to introduce myself, as this is my first conversation with you, as a contributor in this wonderful community. My name is Kim Lampe, The Dancing B*a*g Lady and founder of Modern B*a*g Ladies, Fuel for your Believe Act Go Traveling Sanctuary. Now one may conclude that I frequent dance floors proudly sporting the latest fashionable, trendy handbags. Well I do love to dance, but my bag is my believe, act, go and I always thought the ideal career would be to sit and converse with lovely folks all day. Well just pinch me because that’s exactly what I am doing right now. Let’s make this a two way conversation (more about this at the end the post).
Ok, I said I was the Dancing Believe Act Go Lady, which is part of what you could call my joy language. I discovered this language as I began to strip away labels I had placed upon myself. I believe when others find and use their joy language, it empowers others to find their joy language. So with that, let’s take a joy ride in our Believe Act Go Traveling Sanctuaries. It will pave the way for our future conversations (yah, that one was a little corny).
B is your Believe. You can categorize beliefs into 4 categories called your BB’s; Born, Buried, Bought and Borrowed Beliefs. Our beliefs drive our dreams & thoughts. Our dreams and thoughts drive our actions. It is important to be aware of your BB’s. We’re born with the belief that we have a divine purpose, which so easily can be buried. Soon we buy and borrow beliefs that do not align with our born, buried ones.
A is your Act. When your actions are focused around spreading joy, shredding fear and having fun we find the keys to your Traveling Sanctuary. Turn the keys. Spark the fuel. Dancing is my core “A”.
G is your Go. When we believe, dream and take action we can realize our dreams. Our G’s are our OH Yes Moments (aka Ah Ha Moments) That inner Yes that isn’t that temporary yes from outside forces. Why be a Yes Lady when you can be an OH Yes Lady.
You need to seek out your Fuel. You need frequent, small fill ups. Your Fuel is your self care, not your selfish care. Your self care includes sharing your fuel as well. Sharing from a full tank, creates the most eco-friendly, renewable fuel source in the universe.
Have B*a*g, fuel and keys, will travel. Traveling is getting out of your safe lane and seeking to help others and yourself. It’s proclaiming your dreams to the universe.
As you travel you need to be the safe place for others to renew. You will be the sanctuary for others. Your mirrors will reflect other’s goodness back to them.
Finally, the Modern part is about today being your day. Not all women want to bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan. The modern day is ready to allow women to be themselves. Let’s claim it today.
Welcome aboard your Believe Act Go Traveling Sanctuary. When you view yourself has a Traveling Sanctuary you’re home no matter where you are and others feel at home with you as well. Just follow the signs. They light up as you hover over them. Trust me they will take you places.
Now that we have been properly introduced, this is what you can expect going forward. I will fuel your beliefs, so you are charged to take action and go to your dreams. Your actions are core, so I will provide simple call to actions that will help you travel forward. Traveling Sanctuaries need maintenance, so we need a well stocked toolbox (don’t tell my husband that I just said that). There is nothing better than having the right tool for the right job. I will share tools. Finally, we need a manual. Oh yah, we got that. This IS The Survivor Manual and as we start cruising we just might soup things up with some supplemental “how-to’s”.
Here’s your call to action. Go to Angela’s post on how to be a Twitter bird. Yes really, you need to read it so you can join the #joyretweat conversation. You can spread joy by tweeting things that bring you joy each day. We will call it our #joyretweat (as in retreat) conversations, which will help you find your joy language and intentionally identify joy in your life.. If you want to know what the # means go, read Angela’s post.
I am so honored to be here with you. I look forward to our next conversation.
