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Her Lips Were Air

February 3, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 3 Comments

He kissed her like her lips were air and he couldn’t breathe . . .

All right, Swirlers!

It’s February, one of my favorite months of the year.

Why? Because it’s Black History Month, and it’s also the month for one of my favorite holidays – Valentine’s Day!

We’re going to share the love this February by featuring some of the beautiful couples from The Swirl World’s Facebook page.

And you know how we operate around here – we’re going to continue to feature our gorgeous Swirling Singles.

Stick around – some beautiful sights are coming your way this month!

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.

Copyright ©2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, The Swirl World, LLC , ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo used with permission.

I Met My Husband At Dragon-Con!

January 28, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Remember blogger and freelance writer Williesha Morris? She’s written a couple of guest posts for The Swirl World, and she and her husband Jason were featured in our 2015 Loving Day post. (To read that post, click here).

Williesha came on the podcast and proceeded to chat it up with Adrienne and me.

She shared the story of meeting her husband Jason – at Dragon-Con!

Williesha is smart, funny and loads of fun – I know you’re going to enjoy this episode!

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here or here.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over and listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Spreaker or PlayerFM.

Shout Out!

The Shout Out! for this Podcast Episode 97 goes to Siedah Mitchum of The Freedom Biz Podcast.

Here’s what Siedah says about The Freedom Biz Community:

“The Freedom Biz™ is a community of soulful heart-centered creative entrepreneurs. Those who listen into The Freedom Biz™ Podcast are in transition and are on a mission to create a biz and life they desire on their terms!”

The Freedom Biz™ Podcast shares the stories of brave women entrepreneurs who’ve ditched their 9 to 5 job for freedom.

Tune in for new episodes every Tuesday morning!

To follow Siedah on Twitter, click here. To visit or join The Freedom Biz Facebook Community, click here.

Williesha was named an “Agent of Change” by the Alabama Media Group for her work in hosting Loving Day Celebrations in her city. Alabama Media Group is a digitally-focused news and information company that combines the quality journalism from The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times, Mobile’s Press-Register and The Mississippi Press with the up-to-the-minute access of AL.com and gulflive.com.

Be sure to visit Williesha’s blog, Nerdy Thirty-Something Life. Find tools and resources for “the writer’s life” at her website, My Freelance Life. Follow Williesha on Twitter @WillieshaMorris.

Copyright ©2015 The Swirl World, LLC, Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Feature photo Copyright © Jessica Messer Photography. Used with permission from Jason and Williesha Morris.

A Wide Eyed Grin

January 11, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Give me a wide eyed grin . . .

~Debbie Gibson

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.

We Did It!

January 4, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

We did it!

Yesterday, Adrienne and I held our FIRST webinar for The Swirl World!!

YIPPEE!!!

There are not words to describe how elated we feel! Our desire is to always present quality content to the members of Swirl Nation.

When it came to presenting our first webinar, we pulled out all the stops and did our best to provide stellar content to those in attendance.

We’re yet receiving feedback, and so far the response has been extremely positive. We want to thank everyone who signed on for the live presentation, and thank everyone who took the time to watch the replay.

Woot!

Here’s A Special Offer

In addition to providing great content and taking time for a Q & A, we also made a special offer – and we’re extending that offer to you.

We’re offering a course entitled 4 Weeks To Swirling With Confidence.

Over the course of 4 short weeks, you will receive strategic plans of action you can immediately implement to take your Swirling to an exciting new level!

The course is being offered at the low introductory price of $97, and that price expires January 8 at 11:59 pm. After that time, the price of the course will increase.

For more details concerning the course offerings (laser coaching calls, specialized worksheets, actionable strategies, etc.) click HERE.

We look forward to working with you!

Copyright ©2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, The Swirl World LLC , ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo property of The Swirl World™.

A Special Invitation Just For You!

January 3, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

We have a special invitation just for you!

With great pleasure we would invite you to join us for our FIRST-ever webinar.

Our first-ever, totally FREE webinar!

Adrienne and I have been feverishly preparing for this day, and with great excitement and pride we would like to invite you to join us today, Sunday January 3, at 5 pm EST for a webinar entitled,

3 Steps To Swirling With Confidence!

I could gush and gush and tell you all about it, but instead I’m going to ask you to click the link below, read the juicy details and sign up!

To read about the webinar and sign up, please click HERE.

At the close of the webinar, we’ll be making a special offer:

An invitation to participate in our very first course!

That makes two firsts for The Swirl World in the first week of 2016.

Woot!

Please forward this email to your friends because, well, sharing is caring.

See you this evening on the webinar – thanks in advance!

You're invited to The Swirl World's first-ever webinar today at 5 pm EST! Details at bit.ly/BPEWebinar.

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#365| I Hope You Dance!

December 31, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 3 Comments

We’re on the threshold of a brand New Year.

It’s less than 24 hours away!

Whatever you decide to do in 2016, I hope you dance!

Never miss a chance to dance.

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Today’s featured couple is William and Lashana Howell.

Lashana was in the Army for 10 years and William is still enlisted, and has been for almost 22 years.

They’ve been dancing through all their years of marriage and look forward to many, many more.

Keep dancing, William and Lashana – and thank you for your service!

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, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#364| What Makes You Happy

December 30, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

In 2016, how bout we follow this command:

Do more of what makes you happy!

Caveat: More of the good, positive, non-destructive things, of course!

Do more of what makes you happy!

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

#363| A Going On

December 29, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

A going on.

What a novel way to think of the New Year!

I like the idea of viewing entering 2016 as “a going on,” with me carrying my wisdom and experiences with me.

Going on to living more in the moment; to slowing down long enough to take everything in.

Going on to better and richer experiences.

Going on to become a better person. To help more. To serve more.

To love more.

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.

~Hal Borland

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. ~Hal Borland

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Join in the Fray: What do you think of the concept of looking at a New Year as a means of “going on?”

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

#362| What Will You Bring To The New Year?

December 28, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

Have you ever heard the term “church hopping?”

The term references people who “hop” from church to church in a vain attempt to find utopia.

The church hopper doesn’t deal with or face the problems inherent in his personality or outlook on life.

Instead, he believes that changing his environment is the answer. He tries to change the outside, yet does no changing on the inside.

And therein lays the trouble: if the church was a utopia, it loses its utopian status with the arrival of the church hopper.

Why? Because the church hopper brings his dysfunction into his new church environment!

Side note: The same analogy can be used for people who relationship hop. I’m just saying.

I’m sure you get where I’m going with this.

As Vern McLellan so simply and eloquently states:

What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year.

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What Will You Bring?

So, what will you bring to the New Year?

I’m all for taking a good, earnest and honest look inward. Next up is letting go of any dysfunction, and then tossing out the things in my life that no longer serve me.

The New Year offers a clean slate (shucks, when you think about it, every new day does that!).

Let’s go into 2016 sans the baggage.

And if we do any hopping, let us hop on to bigger and better things!

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

5 Steps To Take If You’re Feeling Lonely

December 28, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Are you feeling lonely or know someone who is?

In an audio excerpt derived from a Periscope recorded on Christmas Eve, I asked the question, “What do the lonely do at Christmas?”

I answered the question by sharing 5 steps that can make a difference in dealing with loneliness – whether from the lack of a relationship or the loss of a loved one.

(So, are you following me on Periscope yet? If not, what are you waiting for?)

I refer to Christmas in the audio, but these tips are good basically all year round.

If you’re feeling lonely, I encourage you to implement some of the tips.

Swirl With Confidence

I also want to take the opportunity to invite you to our upcoming FREE webinar, “Three Steps To Swirling With Confidence.”

The webinar is Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 5 pm EST. Click here to sign up!

Feel free to email me and let me know what you think of this podcast episode.

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here or here.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over and listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Spreaker or PlayerFM.

Shout Out!

The Shout Out! for Podcast Episode 95 goes to Jacqueline M. Dawson. We’ve featured Jackie before, and plan to continue to do so whenever we present posts concerning mental health and emotional well-being.

Jackie is a Substance Abuse & Mental Health Therapist/Coach with more than 16 years of experience. In addition to coaching, counseling and Consulting, she’s also a popular blogger and advice columnist.

Jackie (affectionately known as “Jackie O’Nappy” around the web) is well-connected in the mental health field. If she can’t personally help you because logistics won’t permit, she promises to connect you to someone who can.

We want you to enjoy complete wholeness of mind, body, soul and spirit.

We want you to know help is only a mouse-click or an email away.

To connect with Jackie on Facebook, click here. To connect with Jackie via email, send an email to hello@jackieonappy.com.

Want to be a guest on The Swirl World 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. You can also hear us on PlayerFM!

Copyright © 2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo property of The Swirl World™. Photo of Jacqueline Dawson used with permission.

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#365| I Hope You Dance!

Today’s featured couple is William and Lashana Howell.

Lashana was in the Army for 10 years and William is still enlisted, and has been for almost 22 years.

They’ve been dancing through all their years of marriage and look forward to many, many more.

Keep dancing, William and Lashana – and thank you for your service!

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Lashana was in the Army for 10 years and William is still enlisted, and has been for almost 22 years.

They’ve been dancing through all their years of marriage and look forward to many, many more.

Keep dancing, William and Lashana – and thank you for your service!

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