Two Years · 1:52am Apr 29th, 2014

Two years,

it has been over two years since that fateful day when I sat down in front of my computer and typed in the words My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic for the first time in the search bar of YouTube. I don't remember the exact day because at the time I didn't realize how important to my life it would become, but it was this month, two years ago. It may seem strange that something so simple could literally change how I think and exactly who I am, but it did, and continues to do so to this day. Without the encouragement of a certain few friends of mine and the piqued curiosity of catching a tail end of an episode on television, I really don't know what I'd be like today.

Plugging in my headphones and gazing around the room suspiciously as the very girly and very cheesy intro song blared into my ears; I would have never guessed that in the near future, that happy, bright song would make my heart jump with joy and my lips curve into a smile whenever it came on. I would've never guessed that it would remind me of not only the great characters, stories, and morals within the show, but of my experiences with the fandom and the many great people which it consists of. People who helped show me that it's okay to be myself, and that helped show me that there is a lot of good in this world, good that I can be a part of. This fandom isn't perfect, but nothing is. You people aren't perfect, but no one is. To many of us though, that doesn't mean we aren't going to try to be the best we can be.

I also never expected something like a children's show to ignite an artistic passion within me. Something which I knew existed, but never knew was so strong. In my mind, there was so much more to the show's stories than met the eye, so many side tales which were never explored. Ideas of these stories, these alternate realities and adaptions filled my mind. I wanted so badly to let them out. So I did, in the form of words upon my computer screen. These words were, at first, unrefined, unstructured, and lacking in any form of elegance. The meaning behind them was there, but so hard to find. Although, of course, there was scorn and hate, there was plenty more praise and encouragement from many of you. Along with that, there was even suggestions and aid. Without those words of kindness and support, my passion for creating stories would have never have grown so strong. Without so much help from other writers, readers, and grammar aficionados like you, the meaning behind my words would never be understood. Without you, the many fans of my writing, and over 28,000 story views combined and counting, which I have received in the time since I posted my first story only four months after that fateful day to now; these words would not be heard. Without my many friends within the fandom I met along the way who supported both me and my writing, I'm sure I would have never kept it up. Without all of this, I would never have realized what I major part of my life both writing and this fandom are.

Without this show, this fandom, and the you wonderful people within it, I wouldn't be who I am today. I wouldn't be so happy, so hopeful, or so...well, good. I am not boasting, no; it is just that all of this has truly changed me for the better. I will soon be graduating high school, and without all of this, I don't think I'd be planning a career in scriptwriting either. Before that fateful day, the only form of writing I ever really wanted to do was for video games, but even that was just a minor thought which was shrugged off multiple times. Friendship is Magic, and you people which surround it in the form of a fandom, truly inspired me to find out what I wanted to do with myself and my life. It may seem rather unusual that such a small decision like typing those words into a search bar could affect my life so much, but it has.

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