Archives for April 2015

#110| There Are No Limits!

April 20, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

~Bruce Lee

This week, for every task you attempt to complete, every goal you strive to reach, keep this thought in mind:

There are no limits!

The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing 365 days of inspiration in 2015. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#109| Be Still And Know

April 19, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

I have some major changes coming up in my life, and I’m taking time now for reflecting and meditating on the next steps.

Changes or no, I believe reflection is good for the mind and spirit.

Today, take some time from the busyness of your day, get by yourself, and reflect.

Clear the clamor in your head, and wait for your thoughts to become quieted.

Breathe in . . . breathe out.

Enjoy the stillness.

Gain clarity.

You can’t know, until you be still – be still and know.

Once you know, you will have the freedom to take action.

Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 KJV

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#108| Get Things Done!

April 18, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

My weekend plans?

Get things DONE!

And you?

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Growing Up Mixed

April 17, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Merieta Bayati is the product of the marriage of a Persian man and a Black woman.

Merieta Bayati’s father Masoud is Persian.

Her mother Sylvia is African American.

We featured Masoud and Sylvia earlier this week in Podcast Episode 68. Masoud and Sylvia also have been featured on our Facebook page and in a past blog post.

In today’s podcast episode, we chat with Merieta to talk about Swirling, and growing up mixed in Jackson, Mississippi.

Merieta is quirky, spunky and full of personality. She gives a humorous, yet thought-provoking account of growing up mixed in Mississippi.

Merieta is the author of The Girlie Girl’s Guide: To Living a Fabulously Fulfilled Life! She’s also very passionate about mentoring and positively impacting the lives of young girls.

Enjoy!

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here for the direct download or here for the show’s permanent link.

You can also listen to this and other episodes on Sound Cloud.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over to iTunes or Stitcher Radio.

The Shout Out! for this episode goes to Dr. Annise Mabry of the Back2Us Radio Network, also co-owned by Michelle A. Dowell-Vest.

The Back2Us Radio Network is a social advocacy, cause-based podcast network with 19 podcasters who host 16 shows 7 days per week. The Back2Us Network is where passion and purpose align to educate, empower, heal, and transform our community one show at a time.

Podcasters on Back2Us Radio discuss a broad range of topics including sexual orientation, disability awareness, mental wellness, educational advocacy, emotional freedom, meditation, and the power of intention. They are YOUR community radio network…created for the community by the community.

To visit the Back2Us website and listen to the podcast, click here or here. To listen to the Back2Us Podcast on VoiceRepublic, click here.

To listen to the Back2Us Podcast on Stitcher, click here. Follow Dr. Annise Mabry on Twitter: @DrAnniseMabry

Follow Michelle A. Dowell-Vest on Twitter: @agurlzguide Follow Back2Us on Twitter: @Back2Us.

“Like” the Back2Us Facebook page by clicking here.

Want to be a guest on the podcast, or know someone who should? Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com. Be sure to “Like” The Swirl World on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. You can also follow us on Sound Cloud and listen to the show on Stitcher Radio!

#107| Make It Worth Their While

April 17, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

People often think of fine jewels, looking good and making a statement when they read Harry Winston’s quote, “People will stare. Make it worth their while.”

We certainly understand and can relate to Harry’s point – we like to look good whenever we step out.

Even so, we believe other ways exist to make it “worth someone’s while” to look at us.

Things like seeing our radiant smiles and happy faces.

Seeing that we are determined to prosper and be successful – in every arena of life.

So, the next time someone stares at you, don’t let them down.

Make it worth their while!

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#106| One Day In Paradise

April 16, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

It’s Travel Thursday!

Long a vacation spot sought after by millions, each of the eight major islands of Hawaii is a destination sure to please.

Ah, just imagine . . . one day in paradise . . . right here in the United States!

My bestie Jacque Jackson, who celebrated her birthday on April 13, is spending her birthday week relaxing and sightseeing in the Hawaiian Islands.

Happy Birthday to my sister from another mother!

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

The Taxman Cometh!

April 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

The Taxman Cometh!

Um, no – he’s here.

Today is April 15, a day dreaded by millions in the United States.

It’s tax day, and hopefully you have your act together and you’ve already filed.

Most people fall into two camps come April 15: The Prepared and The Unprepared.

(I’m happy to report I’m on #TeamPrepared. *Pats self on back*)

For the others of you who are prepared, well done!

As for the rest of you . . . .

I’m giving you ~~The Stank Eye~~ The Look.

Thankfully, there’s a remedy for both The Prepared AND The Unprepared:

Taxation Specialist and Financial Consultant Tia Delano!

Here’s some info on Tia from her “About” page:

I am a taxation specialist, and I create customized financial plans so that my clients can reduce their liabilities, increase their net worth and create their ideal quality of life. I especially love to work with professional women that are eager to use their money to create a quality lifestyle now, as well as prepare for their futures.

In addition to educational degrees, Tia has almost 15 years’ experience in the financial world, including holding the coveted Enrolled Agent license – the highest professional credential awarded by IRS.

Run, don’t walk, over to Tia’s website at TiaDelano.com, where she’s dropping lots of knowledge to help all of us get our financial life.

To learn about the Freebies you can enjoy on Tax Day, read her post entitled “Tax Day Is Two Days Away: Freebies For All!”

Woot!

Follow Tia on Twitter @TiaTheTaxPro. To “Like” the Tia Delano Facebook page, click here.

#105| Bring The Sunshine

April 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”

~James M. Barrie

What do you bring into the lives of the people moving within your everyday environment?

Does your mere approach bring doom and gloom – or are you known and loved as the person they can count on to bring the sunshine?

Today, let’s all make a conscious decision to bring the sunshine to everyone we meet.

We’ll keep the negative words and the negative vibes at bay, and focus instead on being a positive force, shining some much-needed light on every person coming within our individual circles of influence.

They’ll enjoy the light – and so will we.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#104| Can We Talk?

April 14, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.”

~Oscar Wilde

I believe longevity in relationships derives from a conversation that never ends.

So, can we talk?

Today’s featured couple, Tom and Alida Sharp, live in Belize. They met in high school when Tom “shoved an Oreo® cookie in her mouth!”

They have been married for almost 33 years.

To listen to the story of that Oreo cookie, click here. To learn more about their life in Belize, click here.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

He’s Persian – She’s African American!

April 13, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Masoud Bayati is Persian and his wife Sylvia is African American. They met in college in Jackson, Mississippi – and have been married for almost 38 years!

Sylvia is the author of The Sexless Marriage: A Relationship Guide, available on Amazon.

We featured Masoud, Sylvia and their beautiful Swirl family on our Facebook page and in a past blog post and the response was phenomenal.

We were thrilled to have them on the podcast so they could share their unique love story.

Enjoy!

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here for the direct download or here for the show’s permanent link.

You can also listen to this and other episodes on Sound Cloud.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over to iTunes or Stitcher Radio.

The Shout Out! for this episode goes to Leslie Butler MacFadyen of the Interracial Jawn Podcast.

Leslie and her husband are an interracial couple discussing pop culture, tv, movies and current events from their unique perspectives as a very white guy and a mostly black woman.

To visit their website and listen to the podcast, click here.

Click @LeslieMac to follow Leslie and @VeryWhiteGuy to follow her husband on Twitter.

Want to be a guest on the podcast, or know someone who sho uld? Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com. Be sure to “Like” The Swirl World on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. You can also follow us on Sound Cloud and listen to the show on Stitcher Radio!

Copyright © 2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photos used with permission. Post contains an affiliate link for The Sexless Marriage: A Relationship Guide.

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The Taxman Cometh!

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