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Makeena
Rivers

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Makeena Rivers is a recent graduate from Columbia School of Social Work where she focused on race, incarceration, education, and class. Before New York, she studied psychology and sociology at Emory University. She is passionate about seeking justice and healing through building creatively.

BY Makeena Rivers

Your Mind’s Greatest Potential Is Spiritual

Your Mind’s Greatest Potential Is Spiritual

Makeena Rivers | Dec 6, 2019

How To Find the Right Workplace For Your Spiritual Health

How To Find the Right Workplace For Your Spiritual Health

Makeena Rivers | Nov 26, 2019

Finding Organizations that Fit Your Values

Finding Organizations that Fit Your Values

Makeena Rivers | Nov 19, 2019

The Many Uses of Meditation

The Many Uses of Meditation

Makeena Rivers | Nov 5, 2019

I’m So Sorry: Making Meaningful Amends

I’m So Sorry: Making Meaningful Amends

Makeena Rivers | Oct 25, 2019

Staying Truthful – Under All Conditions

Staying Truthful – Under All Conditions

Makeena Rivers | Oct 12, 2019

Trouble Comes in Threes: Turning Tests into Spiritual Progress

Trouble Comes in Threes: Turning Tests into Spiritual Progress

Makeena Rivers | Sep 26, 2019

Love: An Action, not a Feeling

Love: An Action, not a Feeling

Makeena Rivers | Sep 22, 2019

Quieting the Mind Through Meditation

Quieting the Mind Through Meditation

Makeena Rivers | Sep 9, 2019

How I Try to Break My Unwanted Patterns

How I Try to Break My Unwanted Patterns

Makeena Rivers | Sep 3, 2019

One Report Magazine—Spiritually Minded Media

One Report Magazine—Spiritually Minded Media

Makeena Rivers | Aug 24, 2019

I Am Not My Job

I Am Not My Job

Makeena Rivers | Aug 19, 2019

Improving Emotional Access to Healing—Especially for Men

Improving Emotional Access to Healing—Especially for Men

Makeena Rivers | Aug 12, 2019

3 Ways to Overcome Irritation

3 Ways to Overcome Irritation

Makeena Rivers | Aug 7, 2019

Rethinking the Meaning of Sacrifice

Rethinking the Meaning of Sacrifice

Makeena Rivers | Aug 4, 2019

Helping Others—While Avoiding the Messiah Complex

Helping Others—While Avoiding the Messiah Complex

Makeena Rivers | Jul 31, 2019

Praying for Mother Nature

Praying for Mother Nature

Makeena Rivers | Jul 27, 2019

Building Community Despite Gentrification

Building Community Despite Gentrification

Makeena Rivers | Jul 24, 2019

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Let each morn be better than its eve and each morr

Let each morn be better than its eve and each morrow richer than its yesterday. Man’s merit lieth in service and virtue and not in the pageantry of wealth and riches... Dissipate not the wealth of your precious lives in the pursuit of evil and corrupt affection, nor let your endeavors be spent in promoting your personal interest - #Bahaullah #Bahai #Spirituality #Unity #SpiritualGrowth
(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)

The first sign of faith is love. The message of th

The first sign of faith is love. The message of the holy, divine Manifestations is love; the phenomena of creation are based upon love; the radiance of the world is due to love; the well-being and happiness of the world depend upon it. Therefore, I admonish you that you must strive throughout the human world to diffuse the light of love. The people of this world are thinking of warfare; you must be peacemakers. The nations are self-centered; you must be thoughtful of others rather than yourselves... - #AbdulBaha #bahai #spirituality #love #humanity #lovehumanity
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Let not your hearts be fettered by the material th

Let not your hearts be fettered by the material things of this world; ... prisoners of matter, but to arise and free yourselves from its chains! - #AbdulBaha⠀
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Let’s work together to dispel these harmful Nati

Let’s work together to dispel these harmful Native American stereotypes that are fueling hatred and oppression. Read the full article -- link in bio🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #AmericanIndianHeritageMonth #MediaRepresentation

Let us have love and more love, a love that melts

Let us have love and more love, a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes, a love that sweeps away all barriers, a love that aboundeth in charity, large-heartedness, tolerance and noble-striving, a love that triumphs over all obstacles,—a boundless, resistless, sweeping love. Ah me! Each one must be a sign of love, a sea of love, a center of love, a sun of love, star of love, a haven of love, a pearl of love, a palace of love, a mountain of love, a world of love, a universe of love. Hast thou love? Then thy power is irresistible. - #AbdulBaha
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If I haven’t learned the spiritual lessons my so

If I haven’t learned the spiritual lessons my soul needs for its existence in the next world, then am I not yet qualified to die? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Afterlife #Soul #NextWorld

The only real difference that exists between peopl

The only real difference that exists between people is that they are at various stages of development. Some are imperfect—these must be brought to perfection. Some are asleep—they must be awakened; some are negligent—they must be roused; but one and all are the children of God. Love them all with your whole heart; no one is a stranger to the other, all are friends. - #AbdulBaha⠀
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