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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.
“LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER,” said Albert Einstein. Yes, what matters more for your life is a better look at nature and how it helps trees, plants and animals to survive. Hermann Hesse found out that when trees are left to themselves they […]
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Most people seek acceptance, respect, trust, brotherhood, sisterhood from others. It is a most natural desire. To do this we must open our perspective on life. As we do when we read a book, go to a museum, as we walk in nature, all these are pleasing to the mind […]
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I absolutely value my friendship, relationship with the Chief, his wife, his family and the rest of the Haudenosaunee (people of the Iroquois). The values that I possess as a Human is because of my stay with them from the time I was a teenager. The Chief, as some […]
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Seneca said; “nothing is ours, except time.” Time is what we are. With a full living in the present, each day we must cherish the LITTLE JOYS OF LIFE. We must be more attentive and appreciative of the present. Happiness begets happiness. We have to keep our sight on […]
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“WE MUST LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS OR PERISH TOGETHER AS FOOLS,” said M.L.King Jr. Living with hate or contempt takes more energy than living with LOVE. It is necessary to speak up in a LOVING and CARING way. Nobody cares on how much you know, […]
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As a child we are never fearful of being CREATIVE. It never matters if it is good, it matters if it is fun. As we age we tend to avoid the feeling of being incompetent or looking foolish. So we stick to what we are good at and avoid […]
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When one ACCUMULATES IN LIFE it requires great restraint, or great care, for the individual to possess. The person of WISDOM cares for and nurtures everyone and everything, with the WISDOM that they have ACCUMULATED. Developing and cultivating a determined and unwavering character of VIRTUE is essential. VIRTUE contains; […]
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There are many people that constantly try to perfect themselves to avoid their feeling of being unworthy. We are too judgmental on ourselves. We have to adjust ourselves on how we think. In a way we have to accept ourselves as we are. Acceptance of ourselves is key to […]
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DEDICATION is to assign oneself to something serious. It is to make a vow or devote oneself to a cause. IT IS A COMMITMENT WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE, SOMETHING MEANINGFUL, SOMETHING HONORABLE. To dedicate oneself to something HONORABLE is to be VIRTUOUS. To be VIRTUOUS is to be […]
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The Haudenosaunee (the Iroquois Nation) teach you in their philosophy that TRUTH is repeated again and again so that eventually what is said leaves the head and goes TO THE HEART. So it is not too late to learn from Ben Franklin’s action and learn as he did from […]
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