A pony receives their “cutie mark” after finding their talent, their life’s passion, their one true calling. It does make me kind of sad to see all of the artists who make ponies only have paints, pens, pencils, art-related cutie marks. I thought long and hard about it… I would have a star dust cutie mark.

Not because I’m an astronomer, that I like to clear away night skies, that I’m into navigation as some might assume. I have a talent for reaching to the stars even at the darkest hour. They’re all so beautiful, so high, so very far away… So impossible to get too. My dreams are just like those stars. I don’t think I will ever hold one in my own hands. My passion is art, stories, fantasy worlds brought to life. But there is so much more to me than just art. My talent is even when I’m brought down to my knees, even though I trip over every obstacle in my path. I push myself up. I pull myself together. I tell myself that I’m weak, I’m a cry baby, and a horrible person so often. But when I look back it’s not so true with all the craziness I’ve personally faced. And faced alone might I add. Because when you’re alone that is what truly drives the fear. So even when I was all alone I managed to hold it together, to keep fighting, and to remember to wipe away the tears so I could see those beautiful stars shining above. Dreams hovering just out of distance to remind me… Never give up.

So that’s why my cutie-mark isn’t a pen tablet or artsy stuff.