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#225| A Traveling State Of Mind

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

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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?

 

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. Quotation photo property of The Swirl World™.

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Filed Under: Black Women Living Well, Goal Setting, Inspiration Daily 2015, Natural Hair, Travel Tagged With: Black women, goal setting, goals, interracial dating coach, life, living well, Lorraine Spencer, podcast

They Don’t Always Have To Be White!

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

Fourteen year-old Charlotte Spencer is a self-taught anime artist whose future aspirations include producing animated movies and cartoons.

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She has some very definite ideas about the types of characters she wants to see in her movies – and she’s not shy about sharing her viewpoint.

“Main characters don’t always have to be white!” Charlotte exclaims.

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She has her own website and has already begun putting in the work and time necessary to make her dreams come true.

Charlotte is the biracial daughter of Interracial Marriage and Family Dating Coach Lorraine Spencer. Charlotte has done the research and has some very definite ideas about the types of characters she wants to see in her movies.

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She’s determined to ensure her characters – well, listen to the podcast and find out!

One thing we have to say about Charlotte and fact that she’s Lorraine’s daughter: the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

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, Stitcher Radio and FMPlayer.

CharlotteSpencerTo visit Charlotte’s website, click here.

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

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Photos and original art Copyright © 2015 Charlotte Spencer. Used with permission.

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Help! Am I Being Too Sensitive?

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

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We often receive questions sent via email to our inboxes on Facebook and our blog email addresses.

Adrienne has taken up the bulk of this part of our work (bless her!). Her usual method has been to respond privately (oftentimes going back and forth, diving deep into responses and even following up with phone calls).

This year, we’re going to start sharing some of the emails we receive, and we’ll respond either here on the blog or via our podcast.

And yes, as women we can be very good at helping each other to figure things out.

Even so, some questions require a man’s take on an issue – and a man’s response.

Enter David Leach.

For some of the questions (and for this one), Adrienne’s husband David is going to give his take and provide his response.

WOOT!

 Here’s our first question for 2015:

 Hey.

I’m in my first interracial relationship at 44, he’s 57 and I’m not his first.  It took some time for me to be open to loving him, which I do and we are great together.  There are no non-Black people in my family, never have been. However, I’ve proudly introduced him to them.  My issue is he will not bring me to his family functions.  His father was in town for a week and my “friend” confirmed that if I were white I’d have been invited to meet the dad and mother, who lives here.  He said he didn’t want to disappoint his father. Ouch.

Today, after I told him how much I was hurt the last time, he did it again.  I cried the first time.  I’ve never had anyone treat me like an embarrassment or someone to be ashamed of.  I’m trying to not exaggerate the circumstances, but he’s almost 60.  Yes he says he loves me. And let me also add I’ve been introduced to his brother and cousin and a couple of friends.  Am I being too sensitive?  Or am I reading this in historical accuracy that having a Black woman on the side, yet not out in the open is the situation I am in?

I told him I need a couple of days to think. 

I’d appreciate your opinion.

Thank you,

TL

 

David’s response:

 

Hi TL,

 You are not being too sensitive. Men (and I use that term lightly in this instance) like this make me very angry. I’m approximately the same age as he is and I can’t fathom being afraid of what my parents would think about any decision I made. This man is clearly not in love with you or even interested in a serious, committed relationship. Otherwise, he would be PROUD to introduce you to his parents. In fact, he would want the whole world to know he loves you. The fact that he refuses to take the basic step of introducing you to his parents speaks volumes. Furthermore, he has already demonstrated that your feelings in this matter are unimportant to him.  I can’t imagine being with someone who is ashamed or embarrassed of me simply because of my skin color. You need to seriously ask yourself if you are willing to continue a relationship with someone like this. If he has not grown a spine and a set of balls by age 57, he never will. I personally believe that you can do better than this spineless jellyfish.

TL, you know what they say about a word to the wise . . . . Be sure to send us a follow-up email to let us know what you decided.

If you’d like to share your thoughts or experiences, feel free to leave them in the comments below.

 

Adrienne London Leach 2Have a question? Send it to Adrienne at INeedMySay@gmail.com or me ASwirlGirl@TheSwirlWorld.com.

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024| Session With A Dating Coach

August 18, 2014 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 2 Comments

Kozzi-cropped_black_woman_face-294x441-200x300I like to believe I know quite a bit about dating and marriage. After all, I’ve counseled more singles and couples than I can count, and I have a track record of being “spot on” in my estimations and predictions.

But never mind all that – I had the opportunity to sit down and enjoy the experience of a Dating Coach dropping knowledge on me.

And who is this Dating Coach, you might ask?

None other than Zabeth, the award-winning blogger over at InterracialDatingCoach.com, and author of The New Dating Rules For Black Women: Dating Etiquette.

I snagged a copy of Zabeth’s book and I advise you to do the same. You can purchase it from her site via PayPal by clicking here, or obtain a download from Amazon for your Kindle by clicking here.

Zabeth has the uncanny ability to be classy, cool and instructive, all while exuding a vibe that makes you feel like you’re chatting with your Bestie.

I greatly admire Zabeth – she’s sharp and she’s smart, and she keeps her fingers on the pulse of current events and issues affecting Black women.

I’m not ashamed to say I stalk her Twitter feed – @Zabeth8 – I admire her just that much.

I advise you to grab a pen and paper, and get ready to jot down some notes. Zabeth discusses “The Rules,” lays out a plan of action for women who seriously want to make advances in the dating scene.

Listen and learn, Dear Readers. Listen and learn.

You can also listen to the podcast on Sound Cloud.

 

NichelleWant some good interracial dating coaching? Send Zabeth an email at Zabeth91@yahoo.com.

To read Zabeth’s blog, click here. To follow her on Twitter, click here.

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