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Michelle
Schiefelbein

Missouri

Michelle Schiefelbein became a Baha'i in 1998. She lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband Clay. Michelle has a Community Studies degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz and works to improve race relations and the eventual elimination of racial prejudice. She has two beautiful grown children, Josh and Audrey.

BY Michelle Schiefelbein

Seeing the Flower – or Its Shadow

Seeing the Flower – or Its Shadow

Michelle Schiefelbein

Bridging the Polarized Paths in Our Society

Bridging the Polarized Paths in Our Society

Michelle Schiefelbein

Is Promoting Racial Unity a Spiritual Responsibility?

Is Promoting Racial Unity a Spiritual Responsibility?

Michelle Schiefelbein

Avoiding the Trap of Thinking I’m Right

Avoiding the Trap of Thinking I’m Right

Michelle Schiefelbein

Valuing All People Regardless of Age

Valuing All People Regardless of Age

Michelle Schiefelbein

Coronavirus, Our Elders and a Youth-Obsessed Society

Coronavirus, Our Elders and a Youth-Obsessed Society

Michelle Schiefelbein

Working on My Negative Conditioning

Working on My Negative Conditioning

Michelle Schiefelbein

Standing for the Human Rights of All—Including Women

Standing for the Human Rights of All—Including Women

Michelle Schiefelbein

Denying Christ--Again

Denying Christ–Again

Michelle Schiefelbein

Ferguson’s Silver Lining

Ferguson’s Silver Lining

Michelle Schiefelbein

Why So Many Hits on Happy?

Why So Many Hits on Happy?

Michelle Schiefelbein

Finding Your Own Truth

Finding Your Own Truth

Michelle Schiefelbein

Truth - Through the Eyes of the Media

Truth – Through the Eyes of the Media

Michelle Schiefelbein

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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversi

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer to the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be unjust to no man, and show all meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them that walk in darkness, a joy to the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts. Be a home for the stranger, a balm to the suffering, a tower of strength for the fugitive.-#Bahaullah #Bahai #BahaiFaith GenerosityService

Is our economic system aligned with humanity’s h

Is our economic system aligned with humanity’s highest values? Discover a powerful call for ethical innovation, global cooperation, and sustainable development. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Economics #Spirituality #Money

One must see in every human being only that which

One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race. If, however, we look at people from the standpoint of their faults, then being a friend to them is a formidable task. - #AbdulBaha #bahai #spirituality friendship worldunity humanity
(Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá)

Do you ever complain? I sometimes find myself doin

Do you ever complain? I sometimes find myself doing it, and then I realize I should work on eliminating all those negative complaints from my life. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #SpiritualGrowth #Acceptance #Radiance

Be generous in your days of plenty, and be patient

Be generous in your days of plenty, and be patient in the hour of loss. Adversity is followed by success and rejoicings follow woe. - Baha’u’llah ⠀
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#bahai #spirituality #patience generosity
(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas)

The Devil: what power he holds over human thought!

The Devil: what power he holds over human thought! We have given him many names: Satan, Diablo, Prince of Darkness, Beast, and the Serpent. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #HumanNature

As the soul grows, its capacity increases. Capacit

As the soul grows, its capacity increases. Capacity is the measure of development. Love is the evidence of capacity. When we love humanity as God loves us, we have reached the perfect station. Eternal Life is then ours, and this mortal world can give us nothing more. Do good each day, if only by speaking a kind word. - #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality Love Kindness
(Ten Days in the Light of Akka, p. 42)

Education, both spiritual and scientific, is neces

Education, both spiritual and scientific, is necessary for the progress of humanity towards a just and peaceful world. But what happens when a respected religious leader changes religions? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Religion

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