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#272| Be Fearless

September 29, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 3 Comments

You have to be fearless to have success.

~Serena Williams

Join in the Fray: When and under what circumstances has fearlessness helped you gain success?

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.

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™.

#257| Do The Work!

September 14, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 2 Comments

Dreams don’t work unless you do.

Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

And yet, far too many live in the dream stage and fail to produce any real effort, or work.

Still others begin to work and then fade away because success doesn’t come fast enough.

Experiencing success in any facet of life – be it a business venture, relationship, losing weight, going to school, whatever – isn’t going to just happen.

Success comes when we do the work.

Wanna make your dreams come true?

Do the work.

Join in the Fray: For which of your dreams do you need to “do the work?”

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.

#256| Don’t Get Carried Away

September 13, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 9 Comments

It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way that you carry it.

What kind of load are you carrying around today?

I believe we each carry something, in one form or another.

Yet, even the heaviest loads are bearable – if we carry them correctly.

So don’t get carried away by the burdens of your life.

The Serenity Prayer is helpful, especially if we practice it and apply it.

(The refrain of “Let It Go” from the movie Frozen also comes to mind, but I’ll spare you!)

Join in the Fray: What burden do you need to let go?

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.

#242| Family Is Everything

August 30, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 11 Comments

Whether by blood or by affinity, family is everything.

We trust you will have the opportunity to spend quality time with your family this weekend.

And for those family members living in other places, thank goodness for Skype, Face Time, Google Hangouts – and good ole telephones!

Join in the Fray: Which family member or friend will you spend time with (or contact) this weekend?

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.

#239| We May Become Friends

August 27, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.”

~Maya Angelou

Here on the blog we talk a lot about the benefits of travel. For me, this quote by Maya Angelou goes a long way toward highlighting the multiple benefits of travel.

Today’s photo features Michelle and her daughter Bella while in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

Michelle has agreed to share with Swirl Nation more of her life and her travels via photos and blog posts.

Stay tuned!

Join in the Fray: What new friends (or acquaintances) have you made as a result of traveling?

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.

#193| Your Sunday Best

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

Do not let Sunday be taken from you.

If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

~Albert Schweitzer

Whatever you do to today, whether it’s going to church, relaxing with the Sunday paper or heading out to brunch, make sure to give it your Sunday best!

Today’s post features Little Miss Rylee Jones, who sits near me at church. She’s a beautiful little girl, and I’m privileged to interact with her and watch her grow up!

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.

I’m A White Man – Raising A Black Daughter

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

Rod, a White man married to a Black woman and living in Birmingham, AL, was a recent guest on the podcast in an episode entitled “Swirling, Southern Style.”

Today, Rod returns to the show with his wife Stephanie.

Stephanie discusses how much time she took to introduce Rod to her 12-year-old daughter (who has a Black father). She also shares the steps she took to ensure she was making the right relationship moves for her and her daughter.

Rod shares his thoughts on the process, and tells what it’s like to raise a Black daughter.

This powerful, enlightening conversation is a “must listen” for any Black woman with children desiring to date and marry interracially – and for any White man who wants to date and marry a Black woman who has children.

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 and listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or PlayerFM.

The shout out for this episode goes to Shimeka Williams of the Design The Life You Want Podcast.

Shimeka equips you with the tools to Design The Life You Want and escape cubicle captivity.

Download her Escape Plan by clicking here.

To listen to the podcast or learn more about the show, click here.

Follow Shimeka on Twitter @Shimekism.

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

Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com.

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Copyright © 2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo of interracial couple property of The Swirl World™. Photo of Shimeka Williams obtained from Twitter.

#115| The Golden Rule

April 25, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Girls play by the golden rule . . .

We won the gold! We Rule!

~Author Unknown

Let the little girls in your life know . . . we rule!

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.

#103| You Lift Me Up

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

Many of us chat with our Besties on the regular, whether in person, by telephone call, texts or IM (or all of the above).

Sidebar: If you live close enough to your best friend to see him or her in person, you’re extremely fortunate and I’m jealous. I live in Louisiana and my best friend lives in Ohio.

Any who, Besties are good for lending a listening ear, shoulder to cry on, pint of ice cream, package of Oreos . . .

In other words, your Bestie lifts you up, and you return the favor.

The next time you speak to your best friend, be sure to let them know how much they mean to you and how much you appreciate them.

Jacque, you lift me up! Thanks so much for being you.

Kambrey and Kaelie are first cousins and best friends living in Lafayette, LA. Tammy, their Grandmother, calls them “Bayou Bébés.” We’ll be featuring more photos of Kam and Kae, so stay tuned.

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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