This past year has been full of ridiculous coincidences and occurances that have led me to as sure of a place that I can be in at this point. For example, while purchasing my first training shotput and discus, which I got for $10, it required driving to Owl Dr in Great Falls. Driving onto an on-ramp, my dad had to stop the car completely because of an owl sitting in the middle of the street.

The man I bought the equipment from, his first name is Judge, which is the last name of the US Paralympic throwing coach from London, who I have had correspondence with. I obtained my own throwing coach, who is in Rhode Island. Upon driving to see him for a weekend, we discover that his daughter's birthday is the same day as mine (April 2nd) and the man at the throwing shop where I bought my discus and shot, the child he just adopted is born on the same day as my dad, who made the trip to Rhode Island with me.

If this didn't convince me that I am doing the right thing, i was taken out to lunch yesterday for my last day at work...how my last day came to be is another story unto itself, but the lunch ended with each of us getting fortune cookies. Here's what mine said:

"Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness."

Last night, in the pitch black, I went out to throw the shotput. It may be the last day I have to do this in the dark, but training is only going to become more intense and all-encompassing now that I am being given, and fuly embracing, an opportunity to not only do what I like, but like what I do.

Again, there are so many more coincidences and signs that I can explain, and I will surely explain them in time...but with my 4,000 character limit, this feels like a nice place to end.

I thank everyone for their support, help and belief in me for as long as you have known me. It's time to pursue my dream to the fullest and do what I can to not only make and leave my mark, but make and leave a mark that will inspire others and spark their own determination to make their own dreams, however impossible others say they may be, come true by taking one step a day and coming that much closer tomorrow.

I know where I'm at now, and by improving one meter at a time, here's watching all my relentless hardwork, and dedication from those around me, carrying me through regional qualifying and, hopefully, all the way to Rio in 2016.

Much love always.

Healthfully,
Greg

I may just about be one of the oldest, not to mention complete opposite gender, of the normal Script fan, but aside from being one of the most amazing bands I have seen, their music does more than just touch you--it inspires you. Danny, Glen and Mark have done so much in inspiring me to pursue my passion, and I'm so lucky to have had an opportunity to thank them for the strength they have reinforced in me. I got to talk with Glen and Danny about a month ago, and they were entirely supportive and happy for the direction my life is going. Danny even told me that I better put Hall of Fame on my training playlist and proceeded to sing it a capella to me. So yes, I'm convinced. As soon as I get my iTunes fixed, it'll be the first song added.

But here's the story for how The Script came to inspire and, maybe not change my life, but make sure that I live it the way it's been intended...and that has been more than enough to inspire me.

Three years ago today, as Danny said with his own words, I became the actual "Man Who Can't Be Moved".

How did this happen, you wonder?

My first long-term girlfriend post-college made me a mix CD one Christmas. Now, she was still in school and, as a going back to school present, I reciprocated her gesture with a mix CD of my own--the first I ever made for a girl.

I had heard The Script on the radio, I think it was Before The Worst, but it might have been The Man Who Can't Be Moved. Regardless, both of these songs make their way onto her CD.

Now, here's where it comes together. When she gave me the CD she made me, instead of giving me track titles, she wrote phrases about how each song relates to us. We went to the movies and dinner for our first date and, naturally I had written "In case anything is to happen, you know where I'll be -- Rosslyn."

It was a whimsical, romantic gesture that I made to make her smile. Make her smile, it more than did. I never saw the breakup coming though.

Now there's a lot more to this story, all of which can be read in my finished memoir that I am looking to publish. Please let me know if you'd like a copy and I'll put you on the list, but the short version of the story is that on what would have been our anniversary, I went back to Rosslyn at 9 AM, texted her a lyric from the song as a reminder, and--from the corner where I first saw her--did not move.

Waiting that day not only taught me about strength, but gave me an entire day to re-evaluate everything that I value in my life. I saw The Script in concert for the first time the following year, and waited for them after the show to tell them thank you for inspiring me and helping me realize what matters in my life.

Go figure, Danny asks if my camera shoots video and, before I know it, we have a video together of him paraphrasing the story I told him of waiting for her to come back to the place where we met and telling everyone that I am the actual "Man Who Can't Be Moved".

After I finished my memoir, I could think of no better way of saying thank you than by giving them a version with that chapter finalized. To top everything off, Glen and Danny both remembered me and sincerely thanked me for the gift that only seemed appropriate to give them.

The Script are some of the most amazing and sincere gentlemen I have had the pleasure of meeting. Yes, I have overcome a lot in my life and have done conceivably extraordinary things before I heard their music, but they have helped progress this determination and drive.

Experiences make you stronger and show you what you truly value. The experiences The Script have given me have revealed so much to me, and now I have the blessing from Danny to train for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio to Hall of Fame. It may just become my theme song, but I do know I can't wait to see them next year and tell them everything that's come true in the past year since I last saw them.