Originally Posted by deacongirl
I think being gifted isn't what you achieve, it is who you are.

I think so too.

Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
I think that most gifted persons have had a period of time where they wondered if they "weren't gifted" anymore due to some set of life circumstances or a series of poor performances/decisions.

Yup, or with me I wonder if my brain is just aging. But then, out of nowhere, it'll return... in a flash of inspiration, insight or atypically in-depth understanding of something... or maybe an intense drive to know, or an over the top emotional response.

It's always there.