Me: What is your full name? G: Koralina Rosa Mahogany Patterson (*Interesting factoid: All of my grandmothers daughters have the middle name, "Mahogany" and so do all of their daughters.) Me: What things make you happy? Why? G: seeing my family strive makes me feel happy. As a young girl growing up in, I didnt have much opportunity to better myself until the latter yours of my life. To see my grandkids and my great grandchildren doing well in school and getting good jobs I feel like I have made some type of good impact on the world. Me: What lessons has life taught you that you would want your children or grandchildren to understand and learn from? How did you learn these lessons? G: Nothing in life comes cheap. If you want something you have to go out and get it. There is no person that is gonna bring you what you need or want on a silver platter, life just isnt like that. Nowadays children are getting things without working for them and its a shame. I was taught to never take favors from anyone. Thats a value that needs to be instilled into the younger generations. Me: What is the accomplishment that you are most proud of in your life? G: Maybe having six children (she laughed) Six healthy, accomplished children. They were very good kids. I put my heart into nurturing those kids, and I tried to give them the right speeches Still to this day, I couldn't ask for better kids. Me: How do you view the idea of beauty? What do you wish younger women knew about beauty? G: If youre beautiful it comes from your soul. You can tell from just being around other people. As for advice to younger people I hope that they remember that there are lots of ways to be attractive, use your words, your mind. Beauty isnt only your face or your body. Be happy with yourself and other people will follow. There is nothing more attractive than confidence and self-respect. Me: What tools have you used to work through the hard times in life? G: I prayed, and I