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#285| Unapologetically Black

October 12, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 6 Comments

Nina Simone &

Nikki Giovanni &

Maya Angelou &

Angela Davis &

Zora Neale Hurston &

Me.

They paved the way in history for black women by being authors, poets, civil rights activists, songwriters, television personalities, professors, singers, writers, anthropologists, and actresses.

They all had one thing in common . . . being unapologetically Black and unapologetically women. Their legacy carries on through you.

~Shelby Birch

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Join in the Fray: In what aspect of your life are you unapologetic?

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.

#269| Be Good

September 26, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 5 Comments

It’s better to be good than lucky!

~Unknown

Join in the Fray: Do you agree or disagree with today’s quote?

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#267| A New Way Of Seeing Things

September 24, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 4 Comments

Quotes abound concerning journeys and destinations – we’ve shared a number of them on Travel Thursday.

I especially like today’s quote because it speaks of a destination as a state of mind.

Going places – reaching destinations – changes the way you see things.

By the time you reach your destination, you’ve obtained a new way of seeing things.

You see things in a new way because you’ve changed – and with a result like that, change is a good thing!

Join in the Fray: How do you react to change?

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.

#266| No Comparison

September 23, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 5 Comments

There’s only one you, so there’s no need to compare yourself to anyone.

Why?

Because there’s no comparison!

Join in the Fray: When do you feel your truest, best self?

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.

#252| Making Progress

September 9, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 18 Comments

It’s Wednesday – as good a time as any to chat about wellness.

Hopefully, like me, you’re making progress with your health and fitness goals.

If you aren’t, don’t despair.

Every day is a new day, which means you have another day to begin moving in the desired direction.

Remember: Strive for progress – not perfection.

Join in the Fray: Where do you stand on your 2015 health and fitness goals? Are you making progress?

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.

How To Manage Your Mind After Divorce

September 7, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Author, Speaker and Award-winning Blogger Wilma Jones was a featured guest in Season 1 of our podcast.

Wilma is the Founder/Publisher of the Living Happier After blog and Founder/Leader of the Living Happier After Facebook Community.

She is also a speaker and author of the book, Living Happier After: 20 Women Talk About Life After Divorce. Her goal is motivating and empowering women to live better, not bitter, after divorce.

In this podcast episode, Wilma candidly shares how to manage your mind after going through a divorce.

We appreciate her transparency and believe you’ll benefit from the practical tips she provides.

Wilma also dishes about her newest venture – her new podcast.

Woot!

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 or PlayerFM.

To listen to our previous episode with Wilma, click here.

To check out Wilma’s Facebook community, click here. Subscribe to her blog and visit her website by clicking here. You can find Wilma on Twitter at @LivingHappierAf.

In addition to her wonderful book, her FREE e-book – A Short Discourse To A Kick-ass Life is a great read!

The Shout Out! for this podcast episode 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.

Want to be a guest on the podcast, or know someone who should?

Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com.

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You can also follow us on Sound Cloud and listen to the show on Stitcher Radio. You can also hear us on PlayerFM!

#236| Brave Heart

August 24, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 8 Comments

We like to jump-start each new week by providing a quote fierce enough to get you going.

I know I’m facing challenges this week, and as far as I’m concerned, every bit of motivation and encouragement helps me with pushing past, pushing thorough and pushing forward.

A brave heart is required to push past the naysayers, haters and saboteurs.

A brave heart is required to push through our own fear and sense of inadequacy.

A brave heart is required to push forward into our purpose, and ultimately into our destiny.

Today is the start of a new day and a new week.

Let’s get started, shall we?

Join in the Fray: What’s the thing you need to be “brave enough to start?” When will you begin?

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.

#227| Magic Things

August 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 2 Comments

Can you discern the sense of wonder and rapture little Iyona (pronounced eye-yon-ah) is experiencing in this photo?

W. B. Yeats says, “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”

Though I’m planning to catch up on work this weekend, my goal is to deliberately be on the lookout for magic things: the teasing expression on a friend’s face, the inquisitive tilt of the head of my neighbor’s cute little dog or the chatter of the birds taking advantage of my Mother’s feeder.

I don’t want my senses dulled by busyness or distractions.

I want to see.

I don’t want to miss the magic things.

How about you?

Join in the Fray: What are some “magic things” you don’t want to miss?

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.

#225| A Traveling State Of Mind

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

When we began the practice of daily uploading blog posts during 2015, the concept of “Travel Thursdays” was instituted fairly quickly.

Travel Thursdays was inspired by an impromptu conversation I had with Interracial Dating Coach Lorraine Spencer, who at one point in her life packed up and moved to Alaska.

We were conversing prior to her guest appearance on the podcast, and she gave me my entire “Travel Thursday” life when making the declaration, “Black women need to travel!”

(If you want to listen to that episode, click here)

Most of us want to travel, yet for many, budgetary constraints pose a significant obstacle.

If you won’t be able travel abroad – or stateside – this year, don’t despair.

We can all still travel – even if we only travel across town, to a local park or lake.

Remember, “There is sanctuary in being alone with nature.”

If traveling isn’t possible as a state of being, make it a state of mind.

Join in the Fray: What are the best local places in your city you can visit on a day trip?

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.

#154| Be Yourself

June 3, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Don’t ever lose sight of who you are.

Be yourself.

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.

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#285| Unapologetically Black

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