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#171| Something Left

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

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Despite the heartrending negativity and despair that threatens to engulf us, don’t give up.

Stay strong.

There is always something left to love.

 

 

 

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Copyright ©2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo property of The Swirl World™.

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Filed Under: Black Women Living Well, Inspiration Daily 2015 Tagged With: Black women, encouragement, inner strength, Lorraine Hansberry, love, peace

Book Review: “God Help The Child” by Toni Morrison

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

Concerning God Help The Child by Toni Morrison, The Swirl World’s Resident Book Reviewer Karen Talley says:

“Here’s my review of God Help the Child by Toni Morrison. It is rare for me to finish one of her books, but I’m glad I gave this one a try.”

https://youtu.be/OSSTGhTrD34

 

God Help The ChildSo, have you read God Help The Child?

If so, what did you think?

Kay’s handle on YouTube is KayTheReader.

To visit her YouTube Channel, click here.

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Books We Love Tagged With: Book Reviews, God Help The Child, Karen Talley, Toni Morrison

#170| Fueled From Within

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

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“I am self-propelled; fueled from within.

I appreciate people’s opinions, but I’m not attached to them.

I learned a long time ago that if I give them the power to feed me, I also give them the power to starve me.”

~Steve Maraboli

 

Now, more than ever, let’s dig deep and become fueled from within.

My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2 NIV

 

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Filed Under: Black Women Living Well, Inspiration Daily 2015, Special Tagged With: Black women, courage, destiny, fortitude, inner strength, motication, persistence

#169| Too Much Fun

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

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At some point during each day I head over to this site to review the post(s).

I check to see how the photos turn out, think about how I should have made them larger or smaller and review the post.

Yesterday I gasped, and then giggled when I saw what I had done:

I’d put up a Travel Thursday post – and yesterday was Wednesday.

What Had Happened Was . . . .

See, what had happened was, I was excited about sharing the photo of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai and eagerly prepared the post.

I was supposed to set that one to post for Thursday and post something else for Wednesday – well, you get the picture.

Making Mistak3s .. . .

I giggled when I saw yesterday’s post, and then laughed at myself because the snafu wasn’t the first one I’ve made since I began these daily posts.

I’ve gotten my count incorrect, and after making that mistake a few times between January and February, I went out and purchased a calendar that shows the number of the current day in the year, and how many days remain.

With that calendar in hand my mistakes became fewer – but I still made them.

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In the upper right hand corner, you see that today is the 169th day of the year and we have 196 remaining days in 2015. (I also have sorority meeting tonight at 6 p.m.)

What I Learned

I’m a perfectionist at heart, yet I’m so happy I’ve reached a point in my life that I can literally LAUGH at myself when things don’t turn out . . . . Perfectly.

Instead of being ticked, I’m tickled that not only do I make certain mistakes once, I’m prone to make them two, three, four times . . . or more.

I also learned that some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

Am I advocating sloppiness? Of course not. What I do advocate is the freedom to make mistakes, accepting the fact that mistakes happen – and realizing if they do, it’s ok, because there’s always tomorrow.

There’s always tomorrow, and we can never have too much fun.

 

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Filed Under: Black Women Living Well, Blogging Challenges, Fun & Games, Inspiration Daily 2015, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: blog posts, calendar, fun, mistakes, travel

#168| Artificial Inspiration

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

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Burj Al Arab is a luxury 5-Star hotel built on an artificial island in front of Jumeirah Beach.

An “artificial” island?

Real or not, that setting of placid blue waters sparks nothing less than inspiration.

I’ll take it – how about you?

 

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Filed Under: Black Women Living Well, Goal Setting, Inspiration Daily 2015, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: artificial island, beach, Dubai, inspiration, island, travel

Book Review: The Stranger By Harlan Coben

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

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I learned my ABC’s at a very early age and began reading not soon after.

With the exception of gumbo, ice cream and popcorn, I can think of few things I love more than BOOKS.

Along the same line, there’s almost no other place I’d rather be than a library or a bookstore, and very few things I enjoy more than reading or listening to audio books.

With that being said, I’m pleased to announce a new addition to the blog:

Book Reviews!

My friend Karen Talley launched a YouTube channel to present book reviews. Like me, she’s a certified bibliophile and loves a good book – and she’s read enough of them to know the difference!

We’re going to share Karen’s book reviews as she posts them, so stay tuned.

Here, Kay reviews The Stranger by Harlan Coben.

Kay’s handle on YouTube is KayTheReader. To visit her YouTube Channel, click here.

 

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#167| Dance With Me

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

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Together, let’s dance lightly with life.

Life is short – so let’s make the most of it.

Dance with me.

 

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#166| In Memoriam

June 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

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Demita Usher, an interracial blogger, book author and entrepreneur popularly known as “Brown Betty,” passed away suddenly yesterday morning.

She was 42.

Today’s photo of Demita was first presented on February 6, 2015 when she was featured in our Inspirational Daily post.

I was blessed to do a podcast with Demita on May 10, in anticipation of her new website launch.

Out of respect for Demita’s family during this difficult time, we will air her podcast episode after the final services.

Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.

To share an “in memoriam” message of condolence on Demita’s Facebook page, click here.

 

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#165| No Place

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

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Wherever you are in the world, we hope you’re with the ones you love.

There’s no place better, right?

Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Ruth 1:16 NLT

 

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#164| What Do You See?

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

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Pause . . . no, stop.

Look around.

What do you see?

Indeed, beauty is all around us – if we are observant enough to recognize it.

Make time to see the beauty in your surroundings, in your life and in your world.

Beauty is there – do you see it?

 

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