A number of ponies have read a bit about my past and everyone seemed pretty shocked or sad. I just don’t want anyone getting the wrong idea about me.

I’m not some shattered, broken soul dragging her hooves through life in shell shock. I don’t really talk all that much when I’m out because I like to ponywatch. Sometimes I shut myself away for a week and work heavily on music. But I’m okay. Bad things happen. We live and try to move on.

More to the point, that’s not the extent of who I am. Nopony is built on one series of events. I’ve had some relationship problems, yes, but there’s more to me than just that. And it wasn’t all bad either! You learn to value things more when times get rough.

I drank when I was a filly, so I know how important it is not to. I’ve been in some real fights, so I understand that violence isn’t to be taken lightly. But you know what else? I’ve had a lot of help along the way too, and I know how valuable it was for me. So I try to help others.

But I’m not special either, I just take life one step at a time. I’m not completely content, but nopony should be. Everypony should trot through life striving for just a little bit more.

In the end, I’m okay with how things turned out. I don’t mope around or cry myself to sleep. And heaven knows it could have been worse.