There is a black-and-white photo that sits in my office. The photo is of a favorite four-year-old. In it, she is outside. Even in black and white, I know the sky in the photo is brilliant blue. She is looking straight into the camera lens. Her lovely little face fills the frame, blonde strands of hair blowing wild in the wind. Her eyes are dancing, confident, carefree, and intent on her subject. Her puffy cheeks frame a mischievous, open-mouth smile. Small, white, baby teeth perfectly fill her feisty grin. You can tell she is having the time of her life. You can tell she believes in joie de vivre. The moment looks unforced, uncoerced and uninhibited. The photographer captured the essence of the little girl in that moment, and of who I hope she gets to be her whole life---exuberant, present, intent, joyful, secure, and just a little bit unrestrained and wild.
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