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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

How to Build a Habit of Prayer

How to Build a Habit of Prayer

Makeena Rivers | Mar 12, 2019

How a Film Student is Infusing Her Education with Baha’i Principles

How a Film Student is Infusing Her Education with Baha’i Principles

Makeena Rivers | Feb 18, 2019

Love: More than the Media Portrays

Love: More than the Media Portrays

Makeena Rivers | Feb 14, 2019

How the Baha’i Faith Shaped a Sociology Student’s Experience

How the Baha’i Faith Shaped a Sociology Student’s Experience

Makeena Rivers | Feb 7, 2019

What Kind of Nourishment Does Our Soul Need?

What Kind of Nourishment Does Our Soul Need?

Makeena Rivers | Feb 4, 2019

4 Ways to Stop Backbiting and Gossip at the Source

4 Ways to Stop Backbiting and Gossip at the Source

Makeena Rivers | Jan 31, 2019

What It’s like to be a Baha’i on a College Campus

What It’s like to be a Baha’i on a College Campus

Makeena Rivers | Jan 22, 2019

Self-Care, Oppression, and Community

Self-Care, Oppression, and Community

Makeena Rivers | Jan 16, 2019

How Your Guilt Can Prevent Change

How Your Guilt Can Prevent Change

Makeena Rivers | Dec 30, 2018

How Youth Can Move the World

How Youth Can Move the World

Makeena Rivers | Dec 26, 2018

The Power of Friendship to Reveal Your Soul

The Power of Friendship to Reveal Your Soul

Makeena Rivers | Dec 24, 2018

Education for Equality and Opportunity

Education for Equality and Opportunity

Makeena Rivers | Dec 21, 2018

Increasing the Love in Community Building

Increasing the Love in Community Building

Makeena Rivers | Dec 19, 2018

The Spiritual Effects of Expressing Gratitude

The Spiritual Effects of Expressing Gratitude

Makeena Rivers | Dec 15, 2018

Social Media: Force for Change or Just an Ego-Boost?

Social Media: Force for Change or Just an Ego-Boost?

Makeena Rivers | Dec 5, 2018

The Spiritual Symbolism of the Sun

The Spiritual Symbolism of the Sun

Makeena Rivers | Dec 2, 2018

Is Voting Enough? What You Can Do to Improve Society

Is Voting Enough? What You Can Do to Improve Society

Makeena Rivers | Nov 30, 2018

Healing and Health, from the Scientific to the Spiritual

Healing and Health, from the Scientific to the Spiritual

Makeena Rivers | Nov 25, 2018

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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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(Star of the West)

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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