Becoming Storyteller

In class one day last week, we were discussing the contents of our textbooks and the terminology of discourse analysis. We were also discussing various storytellers and their styles, which most seem to be very different, even when some are kind of alike. During the discussion, one of our classmates, Marci, who has been on a stage since she was seven years old and very comfy already in the storytelling arena and on a stage, was talking about her experience as a new storyteller. She plans to make it a new career opportunity, and i greatly admire that. I had expressed how brave I thought that she and Chris both were in that endeavor. I think it takes a lot of courage to step out new to the field and science of story and do that. I was also saying that I could never do that right now or probably ever; just stop what I'm doing now and give up my current livlihood and income to go professional storyteller all the way. I was saying how I was a "becoming storyteller" and Marci remarked after some of my conversation that she thought that was beautiful how I had phrased that, a newly coined word, hot of the press. I had no idea that I had even said that, but come to think of it, that's exactly what I am, a budding, growing storyteller in bloom. I'm glad I am.