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Loving Black Women Is Not A Fetish – It’s A Preference!

March 16, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 1 Comment

A bit of time has passed since we presented an edition of Mondays With Mike, featuring our good friend and Team Member, Australian Michael Miocevich.

When we began corresponding with him on The Swirl World Facebook page, he told us,

“I am a white guy from Western Australia, and I have always been attracted to black girls/women. At my first school social I danced with a girl from South Africa, and I never forgot it, or her. I have met and dated a lot of girls, but I never fall as hard as I do for Black women.”

Mike started writing a column for us and became a member of our Team.Since then, he’s been busy – working and doing things like being on national Australian television to discuss interracial dating.

You go, Boi!

Mike slowed down enough to chat with our Men’s Editor Mark Custard for a special segment of The Swirl World Podcast – The Men’s Edition.

Mike doesn’t hold anything back as he talks about his love for and appreciation of Black women.

He says unabashedly that his love for Black women is not a fetish – it’s a PREFERENCE!

What Black woman doesn’t appreciate knowing that?

If you don’t see the podcast player, click here to obtain a direct download of this episode. To listen on the podcast website, click here.

To listen on Sound Cloud, click here.

Follow Mike on Twitter @500and50, read his blog at 500and50.com, or message him on his 500and50 Facebook page.

Got questions for Mike? Send them to us via inbox on Facebook or email them to ASwirlGirl@TheSwirlWorld.com.

This week’s “Shout Out!” goes to fellow podcaster Joel Louis of The Start Up Dad HQ Podcast, available on iTunes and Android platforms.

Joel is on a mission to help extraordinary Fathers of today who are/want to be fully engaged in every aspect of their children lives and who are also trying to figure out how to purse their dreams of entrepreneurship. To visit his website, click here.

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Black Men, You Mad Bro?

March 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

This is the final episode of “Chatting with CHONILLA,” Sherley Joseph and Clove Roy of Montreal, Quebec, a.k.a. CHO & NILLA.

In this episode, Clove asks, “Do Black men have legitimate concerns about Black women dating and marrying interracially?

Clove had questions – Sherley, Adrienne and I have answers!

(Black Men, You Mad Bro? Do We Care?)

We dig deep, y’all.

Thanks, Sherley and Clove – it’s been fun hanging out with you!

If you don’t see the podcast player, click here to download Part 3. To listen on the podcast site, click here.

To listen to this episode on Sound Cloud, click here.

If you missed Chatting With CHONILLA – Part 1, click here.

If you missed Is This TMI – Too Much Information? Part 2, click here.

Sherley and Clove have been blogging and podcasting from Canada for years.

Be sure to go check out Sherley (@Sherasaurus on Twitter) and Clove (@Clovasaurus on Twitter) on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to their podcast.

The shout out for this episode goes to blogger Lorraine Nowlin of LorMarie’s Place. She’s a writer with strong opinions on just about everything. Whether it’s using humor, ranting and raving, or writing positive affirmations, she does it all.

To visit LorMarie’s website, click here. To visit her blog page on Facebook, click here. If you’re not easily offended or afraid of controversy, she’s the person to follow on Twitter, so click here.

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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#74| Bring The Sunshine!

March 15, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.”

Bring the sunshine – every day!

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.

#70| You Look So Much Better . . .

March 11, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

You look so much better. . . when you smile!

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 Loves Me, He Loves Me Not…

March 10, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Strolling Down Memory Lane

How many of us can remember playing this game as a child? It seemed so sweet at the time. Well, that’s if the last petal ended in “he loves me.” Some would take it at face value, while others would immediately search for another flower.

It was so common to play this game, back in the day. Older ladies would smile sweetly at a young girl, slowly picking off each petal. Perhaps it transported them back to their younger days, when they too wondered if their childhood crush loved them.

What a sweet stroll down memory lane! But how many of us still play this game today – desperately trying to figure out if the object of our affection loves us? The harsh reality is if you still have to play the game as an adult, chances are-he loves you not.

When A Man Loves A Woman

I know this is a hard pill to swallow. Everyone wants to know for sure they are loved. However, we should remember that when a man loves a woman, she will know it. My father walked 18 miles to see my mom. That’s love. Constant texts and calls, that’s love.

Love shouldn’t leave you in a state of wonder. Any man who does this to a woman does not love her. I repeat, if you have to question whether or not he loves you, he doesn’t. Don’t go searching for another flower. Don’t try to rationalize a missed phone call or text, as “oh, he’s just busy.” People make time to do what’s important to them.

Live And Learn

I found myself in the “he loves me, he loves me not” battle. Trust me when I say, it is a losing game. It will have you on an emotional roller coaster until you learn to accept the truth. If you are not given the time and attention you deserve, let it go. Pick up the pieces of your heart. Cry is you must, but move on.

If you focus on loving yourself that “loves me not” may turn into “he loves me.” If not, then at least you didn’t compromise your integrity or lower your standards, which isn’t easy if you’re a woman like me.

Having standards is well worth it. You’ll be able to look back at the situation and realize that even if he doesn’t love me, I love me; and that is enough.

Natasha Hardy writes for her local newspaper, and serves as the Communications Chair for the Columbus, GA, NAACP. She recently graduated magna cum laude at Amridge University.

Natasha is also the Owner/President of her own non-profit organization, Gamma Pi Rho Sorority, Incorporated, a multicultural sorority founded January 2014. To learn more about this nonprofit organization and connect with them via Facebook, visit them on the web by clicking here.

Copyright © 2015 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, All rights reserved. Photo property of The Swirl World™. Gamma Pi Rho crest Copyright © 2014 Natasha Hardy and used with permission.

Is This TMI – Too Much Information?

March 9, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Last week we gave you Part One of “Chatting with CHONILLA,” Sherley Joseph and Clove Roy of Montreal, Quebec, a.k.a. CHO & NILLA.

We’re back with Part Two. In this episode, Sherley speaks very candidly about some reservations she had about her body when she started dating her now-husband Clove.

They also discuss why they don’t ascribe to the “kum ba ya; we all bleed the same” mindset.

They keep it real, they keep it 100 – that’s the CHONILLA way!

If you missed Part One, click here. If you don’t see the podcast player, click here to download Part 2. To listen on the podcast site, click here.

To listen to Part 2 on Sound Cloud, click here.

Sherley and Clove have been blogging and podcasting from Canada for years.

Be sure to go check out Sherley (@Sherasaurus on Twitter) and Clove (@Clovasaurus on Twitter) on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to their podcast.

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.