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in your subconscious mind for you to dream about it, it’s proof that all energy, whether intentional or not, gets put back out into the universe- recycled- and the universe responds accordingly…The ‘subconscious becoming conscious’, nothing in the universe is independent and without cause.<h2 id="a882">A(basic) example of the universe responding to the energy we put out…</h2>When I meet someone and we have so much in common that I find myself thinking, ‘surely this must be fate, what are the chances?’, it is not ‘fate’, it is not a ‘coincidence’, but connectedness, oneness, manifestation being manifested. It is simply the universe responding to the energy I have been putting out, whether intentionally, through manifestation/prayer, or unintentionally, when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed moaning about how ‘awful life is’… Such energy is picked up on by the universe, the ‘higher power’, which responds accordingly.(‘Higher power’ not being ‘God’, a ‘superior being’, at least, not in the traditional sense, (where everything is one, there can be no superiority or inferiority, only oneness), but the universe- ‘higher’ because it is ‘higher’ than our ego driven consciousness)…‘We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with an impure mind and trouble will follow you as the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart… Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow you as your shadow, unshakable.’I believe in the law of attraction, in the power of manifestation- give out what you want to attract, pray for the things you want, manifest the life of your dreams.Was I destined to write about eating disorders, the catalyst to me setting up my blog 5 years ago, was that predeterm

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ined by a higher power, or was it simply a case of the universe responding to the energy that I was already putting out into the world? A desire to help people, to talk about my experiences, to be an advocate for recovery?…‘Although we might not get to choose the cards that life deals us with, the way we play them is all about our own freewill.’Believing in free will, I don’t believe that things just happen for us without us putting the work in, too. To use myself as an example here, in the summer, I really wanted to start writing full-time. I’d talk about it every week when I was out walking with my Dad, putting the energy out into the universe, telling it of my intention but, I’d never do anything to get there.Having started writing more, and started submitting my work to publications, I was taking steps to get there, but there was still one thing I needed to do, something that all the manifesting in the world wouldn’t do for me- I had to quit the job I already had.At the time, I was selling vintage things online, lucrative. I made money doing it, but it took up all of my time, meaning that I had no time to write, and it left me feeling very creatively unfulfilled. I’d talk about how much I wanted to be a full-time writer, but before the universe could respond, I had to, with my free will, leave my current job. I did and, within a few weeks, my writing started taking off.‘The grass grows where we water it…’No such thing as ‘coincidences’ then, as I wrote about in <a href="https://portfolioofhope.com/2023/07/12/does-believing-in-fate-make-you-lazy/">this </a>post, manifestation works- the universe listens and responds- but, you have to put the work in yourself to ensure that the conditions for the universe to respond accordingly are in place, so that you are primed to thrive.</article></body>

The Legacy of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a Pioneering Feminist

How one lady inspired Ms. Magazine.

Dorothy Pitman Hughes, 1938–2022, was not only a pioneering feminist, child welfare advocate, a lifelong community activist, and an inspiration for the founding of Ms. magazine.

Hughes and Gloria Steinem toured the country as an activist and were very vocal about their stance for women and the betterment of the community. Together they forged a powerful speaking partnership in the early 1970s in the face of feminism being seen as a predominantly white and middle-class concept rooted in the American women’s movement. Steinem credited Hughes for being her backbone in becoming a confident public speaker.

Hughes organized the first shelter for battered women in New York City and co-founded the New York City Agency for Child Development to broaden child-care services. Most notable was her assisting countless families through the community center she established on Manhattan’s West Side. The center offered daycare, job training, advocacy training, and more.

Hughes was a native of Lumpkin, Georgia where she began her activism at an early age after experiencing her father having been beaten nearly to death, and left on the doorstep. They believed he was beaten by the Ku Klux Klan. At this time her activism was sparked as she dedicated herself to helping others.

Moving to New York City in the late 1950s, she worked in several laborious jobs and by the 1960s she was involved in the civil rights movement and other causes. She worked with Dr. King Jr., Malcolm X, and others and went on to start her West 80th Street Childcare Center, providing daycare and support for parents. She met Steinem, a journalist at this time and they forged a partnership. They traveled across the country for four years to colleges, community centers, and other venues related to gender and race.

Proving that two are better than one as activists, Hughes, and Steinem founded the Women’s Action Alliance, a feminist network whose aim was to coordinate resources and push for equality on a national level. These two ladies forged their activism together and became renowned lecture partners tackling and protesting poor New York families in New York “welfare hotels.”

Hughes moved to Harlem in the 1980s and opened a business, Harlem Office Supply, a rare stationery store run by a Black woman. She was later forced to sell her store due to Staples moving into the neighborhood as part of former President Clinton’s Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone program.

In conclusion, a life well lived is a life that will be forever remembered for the many Hughes touched with her activism. Her passion for helping others was her badge of honor and now is her legacy badge. May she rest in power and she deserves the highest recognition. Long live the legacy of Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

The Legacy of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a Pioneering Feminist

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