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minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2021-07-26T11:30:58+00:00\" >July 26, 2021<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"comment-container minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soulfoodqueen.co.uk\/?p=112#comments\" class=\"comments-link\" >9 Comments<\/a><\/span><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/soulfoodqueen.co.uk\/?cat=3\" rel=\"tag\">My Self-Love Journey<\/a><\/span><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soulfoodqueen.co.uk\/?author=2\" title=\"Posts by Kirsty\" rel=\"author\">Kirsty<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cI desire a love and connection to all things, a love so deep, so passionate, so raw, a connection that goes beyond the imagination that even when physically apart, we will forever know and be one heart.\u201d \u2013 Soul Food Queen Soul Food has a whole new and different meaning to me now! 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