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Loving Day Celebration – And A Podcast First!

May 30, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Loving Day 2016

Loving Day is for Swirlers!

If you’re a Swirler – someone who dates/marries interracially – then you’ve probably heard of Loving Day.Richard and Mildred Loving.

Loving Day was created in honor of Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving. In June of 1958, Richard and Mildred decided to buck the tide of ignorance and racism and pursue their American dream.

They simply wanted to spend their lives living and loving each other in holy (and legal) matrimony. They went to Washington, DC for the ceremony but were arrested in their own bedroom in the middle of the night by sheriff’s deputies for the “crime” of interracial marriage.

Right.

The “crime” of interracial marriage.

They fought back and in June of 1967, nine years to the month that they were married, in a landmark Supreme Court case they eventually won the right to live and love in marital bliss anywhere in the United States.

That’s right.

ANYWHERE.

Another Landmark “First”

In Podcast Episode 105, The Swirl World Podcast enjoys another first: A video to accompany the audio!

Former podcast guest and fellow Swirler Williesha Morris shares a slide show commemorating her crowd funding campaign for Loving Day 2016 in Birmingham, Alabama.

We’re honored to partner with Williesha in this worthy campaign and “Loving” cause.

Check out Williesha’s slideshow, and then head on over to her site to contribute to her campaign.

https://theswirlworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Williesha_Loving-Day-Swirl-World-Recording.mp4

Because of Richard and Mildred Loving, we have couples like Williesha and Jason Morris.

Loving Day 2016

We LOVE it! (pun intended)

 

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Angels Wake Me Up

May 29, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 5 Comments

When Angels Awaken Me

Rated M for Mature.

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I am sleeping, drifting…floating….somewhere in that insensate where I am not quite asleep and not yet awake. I don’t feel anything…I don’t hear anything…I am suspended….rising….slowly into my senses.

As I float slowly float upward, I am aware of your nearness…you are close to me and I feel secure. In my sleep, I feel your breathing, your body against mine.

You are asleep as well. I don’t know what time it is….I don’t know if it is still dark. It doesn’t matter. I am comfortable, content, drifting ever upwards.

I feel my lightness dissipating. I am aware of my body. I feel my legs, sensations moving upwards as I move slightly closer to your warmth. I have kicked the covers off and I feel the chill of the air on my flesh.

Your breathing changes slightly and our bodies move into the position we rest in….my back against you, my ass curved into you….our legs tangled. As I continue to awaken, I move back into sensations….flickers of light…soft sounds…the faint scent of the love we just made before we fell asleep.

You pull me closer to you as you awaken. My ass presses into your belly and you adjust me slightly so that your breath rustles across my neck. Your arm is resting on me and you cup my breast and kiss my shoulder. I am still floating in the warm cocoon of sleep.

I am not yet aware of your need.

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You are awake now and your kisses move across my shoulder to my neck. I feel so safe and warm. It is wonderful….maybe I will sleep just a while longer….

I turn my face towards you unconsciously to accept your morning kiss. Your fingers squeeze my nipple and your hand caresses my breast. You are so close to me now, I move to complete the link between our bodies. I breathe slowly as I float into my reverie again. I know you are there, and I feel you but I am unaware of your movements as you rise over me and caress my thighs. They fall open to you without my realizing what I am doing.

You smile, thinking I am awake. I am responding to your touch and you are aroused, not knowing I am still sleeping.

Only part of me is aware of what you are doing. I sigh…and see the lights around me again…soft flashes of pink and yellow lights….moving around me, guiding me up. I sleep as if I am on a cloud…..a warm cloud of gentle breezes and sounds…ever moving me…ever drifting. It is so peaceful!

I smell flowers and sweetness. Gentle hands stroke me, stroke my thighs, up my stomach to my breasts, soft lips move to my neck and around to the side of my face.

Angels are helping me awaken, I think…angels that love me and want to guide me to my senses slowly and tenderly. I smile in my sleep as I enjoy their touch.

Your lips close around my nipple and gently tug it into tautness. I sigh again. The sensations are becoming more and more intense. I feel that pulling in my stomach that signals arousal. I turn until I am flat on my back. The air moves across my breasts and I feel your hand cupping me, squeezing me, your tongue lapping softly and then your teeth pull at my nipple….ever so tenderly.

I love waking up slowly like this.

You move your body over mine, your hands and your mouth move across me causing ripples of feelings to move through me. My skin is heating up…it is difficult to breathe.

I don’t know what is happening, but I am enjoying the way it feels. I moan aloud as the wetness between my legs seeps out of me. You feel it and stroke me until my womanhood is soaked in my own sweetness.

I am ready for you.

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You slide into me so smoothly, so naturally that I gasp. I feel filled….satisfied to be joined with you. You move inside me, touching places that cause my hips to rise, to move, to make circles. I have to hold on to you and wrap my legs around you.

I feel the tingles as you touch me inside…the little fires that feel so good. They continue to feel even better…and my body is moving faster now, rising, coming into you and suddenly, I am awake.

My eyes are open. I look up into your eyes, smiling as you make love to me.

“Good morning,” you say, your voice so soft and warm.

I cannot speak just yet. I cannot do anything but feel. I move my legs higher and your manhood touches my nub and it sends sparks through my body.

I am going to come.

I feel it moving through my body and my legs begin to shake. The lights come back and the sweet spasms take me even higher than my dreams.

I lay, still shivering, gazing at you.

“I was still asleep,” I say.

You laugh.

“You were responding to me so I thought you were awake and just enjoying the attention.”

“I was enjoying it, but I was still asleep. I woke up just before I came. I didn’t know what you were doing. I thought angels were waking me up.”

You hold me close to you and I realize I was right.

 


 

Brenda Thompson Brenda Thompson is a former university professor and public relations professional. An accomplished writer, Brenda also swirled with rock stars.

To listen to Brenda in the podcast episode, “How To Swirl With Rock Stars,” click here.

To visit Brenda’s blog, click here. Contact Brenda at baybay912@hotmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, LLC,  All rights reserved. Feature photo property of The Swirl World™, LLC. “Angels Wake Me Up” Copyright © 2016 Brenda Thompson, All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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Dawn Sanchez: Now I KNOW I’m Beautiful!

May 25, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Beautiful Dawn Sanchez

Dawn Sanchez KNOWS she’s beautiful!

Do you believe – rather, do you KNOW – you’re beautiful?

Dawn experienced an epiphany concerning beauty and was so inspired she wrote a book to describe it.

In this podcast episode, Co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with return guest, military wife and author Dawn Sanchez concerning Dawn’s new book, Now I KNOW I’m Beautiful.

I’ll ask you again:

Do You KNOW You’re Beautiful?

Enjoy the conversation, and be inspired!

You can also listen to the podcast 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, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, Spreaker or PlayerFM. 

Beautiful Dawn and Pedro SanchezDawn Sanchez was also featured in a previous podcast discussing her previous book, Call To Duty.

She wrote the book to uplift and encourage military spouses. To visit her author page and learn more about the book, click here.

To check out the blog post where Dawn proudly proclaims, “I love traveling with my Spanish Marine!” click here.

 

Shout Out!

Beautiful Christine St.VilThe Shout Out for this episode goes to the lovely and vivacious Christine St.Vil.

Christine is a wife, homeschooling mother of three, speaker, blogger, author and trainer. Through her work with Moms ‘N Charge®, Purpose Driven Media™, LLC (PDM) was created to help entrepreneurs drive traffic, increase registration and grow engagement for their live events. Christine walks you through discovering and defining your digital strategy to make sure your business message aligns with your brand. Christine is an instructor in the Steve Harvey Success Institute, & she has been featured in numerous local and national TV and online media outlets (including VOA, Fox 5 DC, Fox 45, WBAL, WHUR, Huffington Post AllParenting.com, Sirrius XM, amongst others). She received her BS in Biology from Marymount University.

Christine K. St.Vil

Founder/CEO, Moms ‘N Charge®
Phone: 202.630.5596

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Contributor for Black & Married with Kids and Happy Wives Club

Stay connected with Christine: Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Periscope

Did you know? Christine has a new book, co-written with her sister that is available now! Check out www.whoseshoesbook.com for details and Follow them on Twitter and Facebook for exciting updates including their Fox 5 interview & official Whose Shoes Promo Video!


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Seize The Moment Right Now

May 23, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Seize The Moment

With all the turmoil and unrest throughout the world, happiness is something you sometimes have to strive to attain – or maintain.

Whatever you do and no matter what happens, seize the moment.

Make the most of your life. Pursue your dreams, goals and passions.

Don’t waste your precious time and energy hating.

Make full use of the time you have and the opportunities presented to you.

Seize the moment – now – today!

 

Seize the moments of happiness . . . love, and be loved! ~Leo Tolstoy
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What A Difference A Smile Makes!

May 16, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

What A Difference A Smile Makes

The megawatt smile on each face says it ALL.

This is what happens when you choose character and compatibility over superficial factors that are limiting and keep you boxed in.

Want a beautiful life? Expand your dating and marriage options – and keep an open mind!

Show me a man who is smiling from ear to ear and living a beautiful life, and I’ll show you a man who is grateful for what he has and utterly in love with his wife. ~Fawn Weaver
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It’s time to get your Swirl on! We look forward to working with you.

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Today’s featured couple is Ed and Mandy Slovinsky.

We’d love to feature You and your Boo in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please email a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com. Selfies are ok – just make sure they’re not blurry!

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It’s OK To Be Zany – Zany Is Good!

April 18, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

 Zany Is Good

zany – za-ne

adjective
  1. amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
    “zany humor”

A former coworker and professional associate of mine died recently. Nick was not a close friend but was a good guy and a talented meteorologist.

His life was cut short in a tragic way – I’ll spare the details. But suffice to say there were rivers of tears at his memorial service. Several family members spoke, and you could tell that they were just shattered.

But there was also laughter. A fellow meteorologist and close friend of the deceased delivered a short eulogy, the theme of which that Nick was “the proper amount of zany.”

But what did that mean, exactly?

The Proper Amount Of Zany

As his friend recounted, “Nick and I and Scott (another friend) got into the habit of playing cribbage on Sunday afternoon at a picnic table on the Decatur, Georgia courthouse grounds. All the while, we’d talk about the ups and downs of life.”

“Nick became very passionate about cribbage. One day he told us he’d started a blog on the game, because he’d done some checking and as far as he could tell, none existed. And there just NEEDED to be a cribbage blog.”

The Off-Kilter Approach

That slightly off-kilter approach extended to his professional life as well.

Right after a significant earthquake in Japan, his coworkers were trying to get information from the Japanese meteorological and science agencies. The trouble was, in the very early going, everything on their websites was in Japanese.

Suddenly, said his workmate, an email popped up from Nick. He was supposed to be enjoying a day off, but here he was on the computer at home. (Mind you, this was very early in the morning.)

Unprompted by anyone, he’d translated the bulletins into English and was passing them along. That was how his colleagues learned of his ability to speak several languages.

When I worked with Nick in our radio department, our morning shifts started at 3:30 a.m. The rest of us would stumble in, groggy, attend a meteorologist briefing and then head upstairs. We’d flee into our radio booths and close the doors, starting our day hermit-like while quietly and desperately slugging coffee.

Not Nick. His coffee substitute was 90s alternative rock. You could hear it trickle out of the closed door of his booth.  Suddenly, it would momentarily blast full-volume as he’d open his door, run down the hall to ask if we needed help on a busy morning with answering a forecast question, or just simply grin and say “What’s up?”

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Swirling

So how does this apply to life, liberty and the pursuit of swirling?

I think we all need to consider incorporating a little more zany into our lives, and I think that done right, it’s a real conversation-starter and people-attractor.

I’m not suggesting anyone take up cribbage, but I think it’s worth exploring some new activity as a way of giving oneself a mental jolt.

Maybe it’s time to take that finger-painting class. Or to decorate your work cubicle with Mardi Gras beads and Star Wars figurines. Or take some bacon-flavored cupcakes across the street to meet that new neighbor you’ve only waved to in passing. The possibilities are endless.

It’s OK To Be Zany

Zany is good. Zany is interesting. And you never know, you might meet someone that’s “half a bubble off plumb” (as my blue-collar friends used to say) in the exact same way you are.

 

Mark WoolseyMark Woolsey is a veteran broadcaster, freelance writer and aspiring blogger. He enjoys writing for The Swirl World, so expect regular contributions in 2016!

 Essay Copyright ©2016 Mark Woolsey.   Photo of Mark Woolsey used with permission.

 

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™.

 

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Bringing The Hot Sauce – And Bringing The Love!

April 12, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Bringing The Hot Sauce - And Bringing The Love

You’re in charge of the hot sauce – what do you bring??

Fresh from a guest appearance on the Steve Harvey Show, Daniel and Patrice Love of “The Detroit Loves” chatted with Adrienne and me about life, love, interracial marriage – and hot sauce!

Needless to say, this couple is hot – and they’re definitely in love! (Yes, puns intended)

They Need Hot Sauce – And You Brought What?!

Here’s the segment from the Steve Harvey Show:

Love Culture

Daniel and Patrice are passionate about their love for each other.

They’re also passionate about diversity and enjoy seeing the rise in the number of Black Women/White Men interracial couples.

In addition to sharing their “how we met” story, Patrice shares advice specifically targeting Black Women and Daniel does the same for White Men.

This conversation is a fun and lively as the couple themselves – enjoy!

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.

To connect with Patrice on Facebook, click here. To connect with Daniel on Facebook, click here. To “Like” their Facebook page, The Detroit Loves, click here. Follow them on Twitter @TheDetroitLoves by clicking here.


Shout Out!

Stepha LaFondOur Shout Out! goes to  Stepha LaFond, creator of the Modern Thriving Mama Program. When speaking of her mission, Stepha says,

“My mission is to empower women to boldly step out into the world and create the life they have always dreamed of.”

Stepha helps ambitious women who feel like they are overwhelmed juggling the demands of life, career, and family. They desire more balance and for now but fear that it will never be their reality. Together with her clients, Stepha addresses the stories that have kept them in their current patterns and works diligently to break these patterns through delegation, boundary setting and ritual development. As a result they feel more empowered and in control and are able to approach life with more ease.

To learn more about Stepha, click here. To connect with Stepha on Twitter @StephaLaFond, click here.


 

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Get In On The Fun – Join Us For Vetting 101!

April 7, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

#Vetting101 Vetting Series

So, the “April’s Fools” post was extremely popular.

Our meme advised a truth from Joey Adams: “Never let a fool kiss you – or a kiss fool you!”

I thought about the quote and realized there are only a couple of ways we can be assured of not kissing a fool: either we don’t kiss at all, or we vet.

Vet – That’s It!

Thus was born the series I’m doing in the month of April entitled, “Vetting 101.”

So what’s vetting, you ask?

Vetting means “to appraise, verify or check for accuracy, authenticity or validity.”

Possessing and exercising good vetting skills is essential for experiencing dating success.

Want to be kissed by a fool? Don’t vet.

Want to kiss a fool? Don’t vet.

Needless to say, the members of Swirl Nation are not about that foolish life, so if we don’t know how to vet properly, we will learn.

We will learn – and we will apply what we learn!

Join Me For Vetting 101

So consider this your open invitation to join me every weekday during the month of April, when I hop on Facebook Live and on Periscope to share what I trust will be useful information on how to vet properly.

Here’s the Facebook Live video from Day 3:

To join me on Facebook Live, click here. To join me on Periscope, click here.

#Vetting 101 #Periscope

To listen to the podcast episode entitled “Internet Love” featuring The Romance Arsonist Gynger Fyer and her beau, M, click here.

Already married, engaged or otherwise boo-ed up? Then share this post with that family member, friend or co-worker who’s single!

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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 property of The Swirl World™.

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I Choose Happiness!

March 28, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

I Choose Happiness

Want to see your life change for the better?

Make this affirmation, speak and live it out throughout the day:

“Today, I choose happiness!”

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Who To Fall In Love With?

March 9, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Who To Fall In Love With?

Want to know who to fall in love with?

Fall in love with someone who’s comfortable with your silence.

Find someone who doesn’t need your words to know it’s time to kiss you.

Chassitie and Josh Thornton did just that – and you’ll never guess where they met!

To read their story, click here.

 

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