NORINA

You wont hear me making any apologizes for 'who I am' - well at least not any time soon. However you will find me the first to apologize for the many things I say, think, do and not do that offend, sometimes anger and unfortunately hurt other people. I've come to the realization that we are all works in progress who never truly arrive and were ultimately never really designed to. Probably the biggest lesson I've learned is the value of relationships. Looking back I literally see years I wasted trying to be someone that 'everyone would like'. To be honest, relationships became more about quantity than quality. I did everything to be 'agreeable', lost most of my conviction and stayed clear of anyone or thing that made me feel too much or be too real. Sure I had a lot of friends but yet I knew that even those closest to me didn't really 'know' me. I live now to be known, even if only by a few... and if God finds me trustworthy and chooses to grace me a long life... maybe a few more.