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#137| I’ll Keep Holding On

May 17, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”

~Audrey Hepburn

We’ll keep holding on – how about you?

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.

#136| This Is Important

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

Life presents so many things to be concerned about.

Nevertheless, this is important, and a mistake we should never make:

“Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.”

~Randy Paush

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.

#134| An Excellent Adventure

May 14, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

“Here’s to freedom, cheers to art.

Here’s to having an excellent adventure,

and may the stopping never start.”

~Jason Mraz

It’s Travel Thursday – may the Travel Bug never stop biting!

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.

A Match Made In Sierra Leone And Beijing!

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

Sierra Leone native Neneh Ada Yang met her husband, renowned Chinese artist Yang Yan of Beijing, when he came to her country specifically looking for a BLACK woman to marry.

Within one week of meeting, they were married!

Yes.

Within. One. Week!

Note: This can happen when both persons:

Know themselves
Know what they want/don’t want in a mate.

Neneh has been featured in news articles too numerous to count. She was profiled by Lorraine Spencer on the Interracial Marriage and Family website in an article entitled, “China’s Black First Lady.”

Lorraine writes, “Neneh and her husband Yan are celebrities in China and of course she is loved in her home of Sierra Leone. Neneh’s foundation provided thousands of Ebola resistant, protective wear for healthcare workers and citizens.

Neneh has become fluent in Chinese since she lives in China. Her husband taught her art and now she has her own exhibitions as does her husband in various countries. Neneh also plays a rare instrument; a guqin, one of only a few in the world who mastered it in China.

She is a philanthropist and most importantly wife and mommy.”

To read the full article Lorraine wrote about Neneh (and to see more stunning photographs and a video), click here.

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

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To read national news articles about Neneh and her husband, click here, here, here, here and here.

The Shout Out! for this episode goes to cousins Lavinia Shebeshonuf and Boughetto Rising of the Just Thinkin’ Out Loud Podcast.

To visit the Just Thinkin’ Out Loud website, click here. To visit The Nerdy Black Chicks Talk Radio Show on Facebook, click here. To visit the Just Thinkin’ Out Loud Facebook page, click here.

To listen to their podcast on Stitcher, click here, and on Spreaker, click here. You can also listen to the show on PodBean and Podomatic.

Want to be a guest on The Swirl World 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!

Copyright © 2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photos of Neneh and her husband Yang obtained with permission from the Interracial Marriage and Family website. JTOL logo used with permission.

#132| A Tender Look

May 12, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.”

~Peter Ustinov

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.

#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.

#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.

Swirling, Southern Style!

April 6, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Here at The Swirl World we receive a number of emails and Facebook in-boxes, and we’re thankful for the positive feedback we receive.

Our emails come from men and women who appreciate our upbeat, positive take on interracial dating and marriage, aka Swirling.

One of our fans, Rod, a White man happily married to a Black woman and living in Birmingham, AL, reached out to us.

He wanted to share his perspective on swirling in Birmingham, AL – a place many of us may not associate in a positive way with interracial relationships.

In this special Men’s Edition Podcast, Rod talked to Adrienne and me about “Swirling, Southern Style,” and shared with us about life and love in Birmingham – a Southern city with a storied civil rights history.

Rod also debunks the myth of the “shy guy” and shares a unique tip on a place non-Black men can go to meet Black women.

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 podcaster Mike Street of the “Smart Brown Voices” podcast and website.

Mike is a Digital Strategist living in Harlem NYC. #SmartBrownVoices is a passion project featuring the best and brightest voices of color working in the tech and creative space. If you’d like to be on his show shoot Mike an e-mail at smartbrownvoices@gmail.com.

Follow Mike on Twitter @MrMikeStreet and listen to his podcast at SmartBrownVoices.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 our podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio!

Copyright ©2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, All rights reserved. Photo of interracial couple property of The Swirl World™. Photo of Mike Street obtained from SmartBrownVoices.com.

#91| True Security

April 1, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy. Or more exasperated.

Or more… secure.” ~Jim Butcher

In today’s crazy, mixed up world, few things lend more security – more true security – than being part of a strong family unit.

#TeamFamily!

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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