THE GOOD LOVE PRESCRIPTION
Part 2: Good Love Is Good Food:
"The Ultimate Soul Food"
By: Margo Hudson

Good Love begins with a big hot steaming bowl of Acceptance with a dollop of Allowance on the side! It’s the kind of soul food that can nourish you for a lifetime! Hungry? Let’s cook! If you can Acknowledge and Accept “all of you” no matter what you see when you look at yourself on the inside and outside you’ll experience the greatest love. When you’re judgmental with yourself, you diminish your self worth and self love. In judging yourself, you’re judging The Creator of all life. You’ll soon find that in accepting yourself, you’ll love yourself more, and begin to naturally reject anyone or any situation that’s unloving. You’ll radiate loving energy and have sweeter life experiences. Self love has a very profound effect on every part of your life. Accepting people for who they really are and not for who you’d prefer they were will free you and them, allowing your life to be infused with real peace and joy. Loving and accepting yourself, results in the ability to love and accept others more easily. Peace is the powerful byproduct of acceptance because you have now released your attachment to the heavy expectations you may have placed on others. It’s so smooth going down!

Perhaps allowance may be one of the greatest side dishes to serve someone you love, starting with yourself. Allow others to express what they believe without your need to be right, to defend, or need validation. Your inner knowing is sufficient. Know that you are enough, and trust yourself without needing the validation of others. Sometimes we discover through this process that we must embrace, release or eliminate, people or bad habits for our own health. Allowance allows for honest decision making. Allow yourself to make mistakes, because they are necessary for your discovery and growth. Don’t be so hard on yourself that you create feelings of guilt and shame. These feelings only serve to make you fearful that you’re not enough. Trust and know that you are enough as the creator has created you to be.

LOVE YOURSELF NOW: Delicious recipes for nourishment!

The best investment you’ll make, is the investment in your own wellbeing. You do maintenance on your car and home regularly. Always taking care of everyone else, and putting yourself aside ? What about you? Don’t wait, take time and start today!

*Cook a special candle light dinner especially for yourself sometimes, or take yourself to a nice restaurant and enjoy a delicious meal to celebrate you. Allow yourself to give and receive this special treatment. You must grow accustom to receiving special things if you are to attract or continue to attract people who treat you well.

*Do things and go places often, that you really enjoy and have a genuine interest in. If you’re not sure yet of what that is, make a list to explore and try new things. In these places, you may discover others who share your interests. Start with simple things that make you smile or excited. This makes your life worthwhile, increasing your love and appreciation for yourself and your life.

*Treat yourself to at least one spa visit per month. Massage, reflexology, and other healing modalities can be both energizing and rejuvenating. The positive effects can be experienced for several days. It’s an extremely loving and caring gesture to yourself.

*Run yourself a nice hot bath, with special bubble bath or bath salts. Light a scented candle(s). If you’d enjoy soft music and a little wine, then by all means do it! It’s your party! Relax and enjoy.

*Buy yourself a gift. Enjoy and appreciate it without guilt! Know that you deserve good things. Small and inexpensive or big and extravagant, It’s the intention that counts. Be good to yourself whatever you do.

Feel good and not guilty for giving to yourself. By taking care of you, you have more to give. The better you treat yourself, the more confident and happy you’ll become. Your standards for what you will and won’t allow into your life will be higher. As your love and appreciation for yourself grows, you’ll have a glow that attracts more of those who recognize it because it‘s familiar.

Love is powerful, and will transform your life if you allow it. Cultivate and harness the love energy inside of you and you’ll experience the outgrowth of this love expressing itself back to you. It may come as the kindness of a stranger, or possibly that new love in your life that adores you and treats you well. While relationships aren’t always perfect, it’s very possible to experience a fulfilling love. With this kind of “good food for the soul”.. you’ll never suffer malnutrition. Love begins and ends with you. Your outer world will always reflect your inner world. Remember, “Love is attracted to those who radiate Love.” Bless you all on your journey of love!