Completely ignoring the fact that...well...I have limited experience acting, I think there needs to be something said for the fact that I think in trailers and scenes. That's how I write too, which is a problem occasionally, well more than occasionally.
Oh, but that's not the point. Sorry, I'm tired tonight and I might not make much sense. But here goes nothing.
I've always had a creative imagination. My cousin made a comment a couple of weeks ago about how most people have imaginary friends in their childhoods. And that got me thinking back and remembering my own childhood. I never had an imaginary friend. I was my imaginary friend. Let me explain that. The memory that always springs to mind is my little hand, dinosaur...things. I created stories and worlds and stuff for them. I did the same with my stuffed animals, putting myself into their stories. I acted those stories out. I've always been doing that, ever since I can remember. I've been a dragon, a cat, a dinosaur, a warrior princess, an owl. My mom has one memory in particular of when we were driving home, I asked her what color dragon she was that day and then proceeded to explain why I thought I was the color I was (I think I was dark blue) and what color I thought she was. So, yeah. I've always been different people, acting them and their stories out on my own. I can't tell you how many bruises and scrapes I've given myself from falling on the ground and thrashing around to act out a scene for whatever story I happened to be telling at that time.
I'm a story teller, but my world lies in the realm of kinesthetics and words. That's how I learn, through seeing and action and that's how I tell my stories.
You and I, my friends, we stand at the pinnacle of human achievement. We continue to move forward in all forms of learning and teaching and most importantly, telling stories. And that is what I want most of all. Even if they aren't my stories, I feel like all stories have the right to be told. No matter the person and no matter the story.
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