From the time that I was born, it was clear that my personality was bright and bold - eager to meet life with a smile. When I learned to talk, I talked a lot, excitedly sharing things with anyone who would listen to me. Any thing new that I learned would fill me with so much excitable energy, I would feel as if I would burst unless I shared it with someone. I was confident, direct, and clear with my communications. My mother once shared a story of when I was 3 and she was