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People Like This

January 18, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 3 Comments

People like this . . . .

Helped to pave the way for people like this . . .

And this . . .

And thousands more!

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Today, we salute him – and we Swirl on.

To read Dr. King’s Nobel biography, click here. To read Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech, click here.

Join in the Fray: Who were the people who helped shape your thoughts about interracial dating and marriage?

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.

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#289| Celebrate Your Life!

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

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

~Oprah Winfrey

I’ve attended a number of funerals in my life.

More often than not, a funeral program is where I most often see the words, “A Celebration of Life,” or, “Celebrating the Life of _________________.”

How much more sense does it make to celebrate life during the time you are alive?

The good. The bad. The ugly.

The whatever.

Celebrate.

Velda Rose Austin recently celebrated a birthday. She loves her life!

Join in the Fray: We’re having a party – and we’re celebrating #TeamYOU! What should our toast to you consist of?

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.

#185| Celebrating Freedom

July 4, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

~Albert Camus

Today we are celebrating freedom, because it’s a chance to be better – and to do better.

Happy 4^th of July, America.

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.

#19 | A Dream Come True

January 19, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 – a mere 10 months after the Loving v. Virginia decision legalizing interracial marriage.

Today, more and more Black women are deciding to expand their dating and marriage option and include men of all races as viable prospects. As a result, many Black women are marrying quality men – for them, a dream come true.

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Copyright ©2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, All rights reserved. Photo of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taken by Alan Crosthwaite and purchased by The Swirl World™.

Mondays With Mike: “Why I Celebrate Black Women In Poetry “

March 10, 2014 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Mondays With Mike is BACK!

Our guy Mike in Australia has been on a bit of a hiatus since he took a new job. He’s a sensitive soul, Mike is, and he’s a poet.

His muse is a beautiful Black Woman whose Twitter handle is @MissLJay20.

Mike wrote a poem for her and shared it with us:

Just one word and I’m over the edge,
Falling from the walls of isolation,
Into the abyss so open and inviting,
Calling your name on the spiral down.

I once held on for dear life to it,
Clutching my fears with bloodied fingers,
Bruised and scraped my way to a higher loft,
And saw to lock myself away in a gilded cage.

But the merest whispers of your words sang,
And the locks and chains broke away,
So easily the walls did fall,
Did they even exist?

So now I descend freely into the space,
And a song of a thousand voices bear me aloft,
To fall with the weight of a feather,
Burning heart into the arms of an Angel.

We love it!

Stay tuned; next week in Part 2, Mike goes into detail about why he celebrates Black Women in his poetry.

Got a question for Mike? Send it to us via inbox on The Swirl World’s Facebook page or by email to ASwirlGirl@TheSwirlWorld.com.