WE NEED MORE LOVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
The Goal of African American Matchmaking: To Help You Find a Loving Relationship!
African American Matchmaking is a company that promotes Black Love:
Advice, Inspiration and Matchmaking Services.
Sex & Fitness
More motivation to get fit; 83% of people who are unhappy with their sex life also say that they are too heavy.
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Courage
Courage is bravery in the face of fear. You do the right thing even when it is hard or scary. When you are courageous, you don’t give up. You try new things. You admit your mistakes. Courage is the strength in your heart.
| You are practicing courage when you:
* Stay strong even when you are afraid * Are willing to try new things * Admit mistakes and learn from them * Make amends when you do something wrong * Do what is right for you even when it is hard * Ask for help when you need it Affirmation: I have courage. I listen to my heart. I face my fears and am willing to try new things. I have the courage to do the right thing.
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Change Begins With Choice
“We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth.
We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.” Jim Rohn
Black Doctoral Network’s Conference
Alumna’s Advice: Find a Husband on Campus Before You Graduate
A letter by Susan Patton, Princeton University, Class of 1977, created quite a stir when it was printed in The Daily Princetonian. The controversy? Her advice on marriage:
“Here’s what nobody is telling you: Find a husband on campus before you graduate….You will never again be surrounded by this concentration of men who are worthy of you.”
As a Princeton University graduate (Class of 1992) where African Americans comprised only 5% of the population at the time, the pickings were pretty slim. But I wonder about her advice for undergraduates at other schools, particularly Historically Black Colleges & Universities. While it is true that some women of earlier generations attended colleges specifically to find husbands, times have changed. But, does she have a point?
Younger generations often cringe at the thought of marrying so early in their lives. One student who graduated Class of 2012 wrote, “In what universe is the majority of a graduating class ready to get married?”
For many women, waiting until after schooling and professional success to focus on relationships is not a winning strategy, either. Perhaps this type of dialogue is essential for our young men and women who more often want to include fulfilling relationships and family along with their educational accomplishments.
Helping You Find Your Match,
Angela D. Coleman, MBA
African American Matchmaker
Love Yourself, Love Each Other
President Obama Delivers Commencement at Morehouse
Atlanta, Georgia is the home of two of great Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Morehouse College (all male) and Spelman College (all female), plus other great institutions of higher learning. It is also known as a densely populated professional African American community where love is hard to find.
I am sure that the state of the economy and the emergence of new jobs will be of interest to Morehouse graduates at their 129th commencement ceremony on May 19, 2013. But I wonder if President Obama’s commencement address will include advice and inspiration about our graduates finding loving relationships with each other. Given the state of love in our communities, I believe that his advice would be well-received.
Helping You Find Your Match,
Angela D. Coleman, MBA
African American Matchmaker
Love Yourself, Love Each Other
John Holt – A Love I Can Feel
Love I can feel.
Love I can feel.
Love I can feel, yeah.
I want a love I can feel;
That’s the only kind of love, I think is real.
Don’t want you be going by, something I heard,
‘Cause baby action, speak louder than words.
I want a love that is mine,
In the rain it’s always, sun, sun, sun, sunshine.
A love that keep me warm, when it’s cold,
That kind of loving, that will never grow old.
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Don’t you know I wanna love?
I want a love that I can feel;
That kind of loving you could give to me.
That kind of the kisses that will make me mad.
That kind of loving, that will really be fair.
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Don’t you know I wanna love?
I want a love I can feel;
That’s the only kind of love, I think is real.
Don’t want you be going by, something I heard,
‘Cause baby action, speak louder than words.
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Oh, yes I do.
Don’t you know I wanna love?
Ooh, yes I do.
