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I Choose Happiness!

March 28, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

I Choose Happiness

Want to see your life change for the better?

Make this affirmation, speak and live it out throughout the day:

“Today, I choose happiness!”

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The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing inspiration in 2016. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

Today’s post features Gaye and Evan.

We love to feature happy couples and singles in our posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com. Selfies are fine – just make sure they’re not blurry and send at full size.

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The Third Day

March 27, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

The Third Day

Darkness fell, His friends scattered, hope seemed lost. But heaven just started counting to three. ~Bob Goff
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Today and always, we’re grateful for the third day.

Happy Resurrection Day!

 

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The Doorway To Your Heart

March 26, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 2 Comments

 

The Doorway To Your Heart

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

~Audrey Hepburn

 

Your eyes are the doorway to your heart.

When people look into your eyes, what do they see?

 

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Today’s featured model is Dalma Brown.

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A Wonderful World

March 25, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

A Wonderful World

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”

~Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Prime Minister Of India

 

It’s “Travel Thursday” and we want to inspire you to not just dream about taking a trip or going on vacation this year, but actually do it.

Need some additional inspiration? Click here to listen to a podcast with Dating Coach Lorraine Spencer of Interracial Marriage & Family concerning the importance of traveling.

This year, make sure you have your eyes wide open for opportunities to save money for a trip.

Sure, a new handbag, shoes or jewelry is a great pick-me-up. However, the newness will eventually wear off and those items will become old.

But think about it – the sense of adventure, joys and well-being gained from travel will last forever.

This year, let’s TRAVEL!

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Today’s featured model is Alli Baba.

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You Brought The Sunshine!

March 18, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 5 Comments

You Brought The Sunshine

“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 one who brought 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. Instead, focus on being a positive force. How ‘bout you go about shining some much-needed light on every person coming within your individual circles of influence?

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

You brought the sunshine!

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Today’s featured model is Dineo Matapeng.

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Expect More!

March 14, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Expect More

I expect more from myself than anyone else.

 

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The Best Way To Learn

March 10, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

One Of The Best Ways To Learn

And then she realized that adventures are the best way to learn!

Want to have adventures??

Travel!

 

The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing inspiration in 2016. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

Today’s featured model, Brittney, hails from Dallas, TX. We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our posts!

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Who To Fall In Love With?

March 9, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Who To Fall In Love With?

Want to know who to fall in love with?

Fall in love with someone who’s comfortable with your silence.

Find someone who doesn’t need your words to know it’s time to kiss you.

Chassitie and Josh Thornton did just that – and you’ll never guess where they met!

To read their story, click here.

 

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How To Make Progress

March 8, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

How To Make Progress

Want to know how to make progress?

Consider the sage words of wisdom from the late, great Shirley Chisholm:

You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

Shirley Chisholm

 Whether in life, love, business, personal improvement, spirituality, whatever, making progress involves effort.

It involves putting yourself out there, being willing to get off your seat of do-nothing out of your comfort zone and take risks.

If making progress could be gained by complaining, blaming and pointing fingers I dare say most people would have circled the earth 10 times over.

If we want to accomplish goals and excel, then we’ll have to engage in the same processes legends such as Shirley Chisholm and countless others did.

Get those ideas out of your head, and take action.

Execute.

Implement.

Progress.

Happy International Women’s Day 2016!

The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing inspiration in 2016. 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 posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com. Selfies are welcome – just make sure they’re not blurry!

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Will You Take One Step?

March 7, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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It’s Monday, and today many of us return to full or part-time jobs outside the home. Others are entrepreneurs who are running their own business, or “passion-preneurs” striving to do the work they love.

Regardless of your work status, motivation is paramount.

What’s driving you in the direction of success – and how badly do you want it?

Take One Step

Here’s a suggestion: Today and every day moving forward, take at least one step toward achieving your goals.

(Make sure it’s a tangible step!)

If you start today and hold fast until December 31, you will have taken 299 steps.

299!

Hold yourself accountable. Each day, jot down the step you took.

When December 31 rolls around, we’ll be able to review the year and see just how far we’ve come.

Shucks, in 299 days we can conquer the world!

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