This is a quote from Chief Leon Shenandoah; “There must be LAUGHTER. That’s one of our Instructions. When the Peacemaker was leaving us to go back to the Creator, he told us to have LAUGHTER. That would show him how much we were enjoying being here on the earth and being a part of the creation. When times are the toughest we’re supposed to have LAUGHTER. It helps us to get through the hard parts that come our way. When the people have decisions to make and things get tense between them, LAUGHTER breaks that tenseness. Somebody will tell a joke to make everyone LAUGH, then they can go back to making the decision without being angry. We are not supposed to take  everything in too serious a way. We are always to have the Good Mind. IF OUR MIND IS CLOUDED, HOW CAN GOOD DECISIONS BE MADE? LAUGHTER CLEARS OUR MIND AND REMINDS US OF THE CREATOR. So, that is why he instructed us to ALWAYS have LAUGHTER. We are still following our instructions to LAUGH.”

I was at a Chief’s Council meeting in the Long House with lots of people of the reservation. It was raining, so my moccasins were wet. I couldn’t hear well from where I was sitting so I got up and walked across the floor toward the other side to be closer to the Chiefs. With my wet moccasins and wooden floor I fell and slid across the floor. Everyone stopped talking and one Chief said; “WELCOME TUMBLEWEED.” After the LAUGHTER they focused on the meeting.

TAKE CARE, STAY WELL, STAY HEALTHY. HAVE FAITH. THANK YOU.  

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ron winnegrad

Ron Winnegrad has been a Perfumer and teacher for 46 years. As a perfumer, Ron has been able to express the world he sees through a rainbow of olfactive and emotive visions. As a teacher, Ron has helped others to see fragrance through his own multi sensorial lens.