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The Moment of Truth: Twenty Questions

June 07, 2016 by Scott Todnem

Twenty years ago, I graduated from high school. The anniversary date was just a few days ago.

At that point, an answer to the notorious question was complicated. It was unknown; it was far away. Asked of graduates each and every year, I remember it being my time. My chance to hear it over and over again... especially after college entrance exams and senior year of high school came to a close. And at that point, I really didn't know.

What did I want to do?

I knew I didn't want a desk job. I knew I didn't want to go into the military. I knew I didn't want to get into sales. I knew I didn't really want to work in construction, automotives, medicine, or engineering.

I knew more about what I didn't want to do than what I did want to do.

The question didn't matter because I wasn't ready for a moment of truth.

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June 07, 2016 /Scott Todnem
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Method to the Madness: The Giving Tree

December 02, 2015 by Scott Todnem

Atop a man-made hill and without conversation, the three of us grabbed hold of a low-hanging tree branch, and with our combined bodyweight, broke the big limb straight off the trunk of the tree.

It was a thick branch, but we took it down in a split second with an echoing snap.

It started without the need for a plan; we acted without regard for an outcome.

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December 02, 2015 /Scott Todnem
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Starting From Scratch: Life After Winnie Cooper

October 04, 2015 by Scott Todnem

Grief holds a lot of faces. And like anyone, I've had my fair share of looks and expressions.

One of the hardest things to do in life is to admit that we're not okay. To admit that, in fact, no, we're not fine. That life is hard and days can be tough and while the weeks keep rolling we're a semi-truck out of control on a mountainside highway.

Sometimes we trip ourselves into the downhill disaster, other times horrible news hits us like concrete to the face.

Why this? Why me? Why do bad things happen to good people?

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October 04, 2015 /Scott Todnem
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