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Sunday, August 27, 2017
Precious Little Stones
Today was my birthday. After a nap, I read a quick little story called "Precious Stones". In the story a professor at an American business school, pulled out a jar. In the jar he placed large stones, then small stones, then sand, then water. The ultimate lesson that he to taught his students was that it is always important to schedule into our is life what's most important. I wondered, how often are we sidetracked by the small insignificant things in our life?
At that point I, before I jumped on Facebook to check for, or post a status update and then subsequently, turn down an old friends request to play a new the Zynga game, Farmville, Farmtown, or whatever the game of the week. And see who'd given me a birthday shout out, we all love to see those on our "special" or "moment" or day that we choose to share to celebrate.
I then had a thought, how many times or of the actual moments are stealing away to share these moments on carious social media platforms. However, at the same time, we seem to never be able to fit in our schedule the Father and Daughter dance, or the Father and son camping trip. Ask yourself. What are my precious stones? And how can I fit them in first. Because, as I begin this next year in my life, I'm going to ask myself.
Darrin
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| Ian and Allie. My precious little stones. |
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
It's hard being Darrin Marion a lot of the time.
Darrin Marion of Darrin's Coffee Company.
I've been in a blah mood about Darrin's Coffee lately. I think it's because in the past 6 years, I've been through a lot to make this thing happen. I've been defrauded, scammed, lied on, discriminated against, verbally abused, stolen from, cyber-bullied, bullied, more than you could imagine any business owner, let alone a small coffee shop should ever have to endure. I've endured a couple of lifetimes of trials and tribulations. I try to remember Job 1:21, and keep moving. That's always helped. I recall when I needed an Indiana criminal defense lawyer and I was on my own, what was I to do next.
There was one little thing, albeit the smallest of things that happened to me today. It caused me to instantly want to shut the doors and walk away. I was ready to close down the shop, end Darrin's Coffee altogether. But in the midst of my "I've had enough moment", there was a little thing, actually a lot of little things, at least 20 or so that forced me to dial back. And remember the other side of the little things. Hopefully you'll watch this video, and it will make you think for a second, or see a bit into my eyes and you'll be able to use what happened to me and make your day and someone else's day a little better.
www.darrinscoffee.com/blog
www.darrinscoffee.com
I've been in a blah mood about Darrin's Coffee lately. I think it's because in the past 6 years, I've been through a lot to make this thing happen. I've been defrauded, scammed, lied on, discriminated against, verbally abused, stolen from, cyber-bullied, bullied, more than you could imagine any business owner, let alone a small coffee shop should ever have to endure. I've endured a couple of lifetimes of trials and tribulations. I try to remember Job 1:21, and keep moving. That's always helped. I recall when I needed an Indiana criminal defense lawyer and I was on my own, what was I to do next.
There was one little thing, albeit the smallest of things that happened to me today. It caused me to instantly want to shut the doors and walk away. I was ready to close down the shop, end Darrin's Coffee altogether. But in the midst of my "I've had enough moment", there was a little thing, actually a lot of little things, at least 20 or so that forced me to dial back. And remember the other side of the little things. Hopefully you'll watch this video, and it will make you think for a second, or see a bit into my eyes and you'll be able to use what happened to me and make your day and someone else's day a little better.
www.darrinscoffee.com/blog
www.darrinscoffee.com
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Darrin's Coffee
Having a good time doing lots of new things, meeting lots of new people. Some of the best, awesome, in short. Check out the new website: www.darrinscoffee.com
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Unconditional Love
I recently read a quote by Robert Ingersoll. He stated, "We rise by lifting others". After reading that pearl of wisdom, I reflected. How can I uplift? The path of least resistance, would be by fulfilling an immediate and essential need.
What is need? Need as defined in the Webster Dictionary as "the requirement of something because it is essential or important". After thought and consideration, I concluded that the way to accomplish this task, as a parent, as a son, a husband, a brother, a friend, even an acquaintance is complete and unconditional love. Unconditional love means no matter what wrong, issue, word, slight or misstep I have to love. I am going to uplift as many people as I can today.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Coming of Age
Today was a very busy day at my shop. Saturdays are always busy, but today was just a slight by a touch, busier than most. Like always, during the hustle and bustle of the craziness that Saturdays usually present, the kids are helping here and there. Today was a bit special. My son had the honor of acting as one of the kid judges at the CruZionsville car show. He was so happy and excited, as you would expect any 10 year old little boy would be.
During a brief pause in the action, we were able to steal away for a moment, and he and I scooted to Tiff's truck. We needed to grab more ice, milk and water, like always around that time of day, things were beginning to get low.
As my son and I were lugging ice and milk jugs to my shop, plenty of women, dressed for a warm summer day, very conspicuously, to put it kindly, clutched their purses nice and close. While at the same time, giving that slight glance of alarm and apprehension that I've been exposed to, many, many, many more times than I care to recall. So many times, its no more consequential than a bird chirping, or the smell of a barbecue on Memorial Day. But today was much different, because Ian, my son took notice. When we packed up and were in the car on the way home, he asked me in his usual inquisitive tone, "Daddy, why were all of those ladies looking so scared, grabbing their purses like that around us?”
I then took a deep breath and I told him one of the few lies I've ever spoken to him, but also a truth in the same breath. I said, “Ian, I don’t know. I really just don't know." And then my heart became sad, because from now on, he is going to experience what I prayed he never would. He is becoming a Black Man in America.
And, I am going to still teach him to love a country that may never respect him nor love him back, because of the idea of America and what it could be.
During a brief pause in the action, we were able to steal away for a moment, and he and I scooted to Tiff's truck. We needed to grab more ice, milk and water, like always around that time of day, things were beginning to get low.
As my son and I were lugging ice and milk jugs to my shop, plenty of women, dressed for a warm summer day, very conspicuously, to put it kindly, clutched their purses nice and close. While at the same time, giving that slight glance of alarm and apprehension that I've been exposed to, many, many, many more times than I care to recall. So many times, its no more consequential than a bird chirping, or the smell of a barbecue on Memorial Day. But today was much different, because Ian, my son took notice. When we packed up and were in the car on the way home, he asked me in his usual inquisitive tone, "Daddy, why were all of those ladies looking so scared, grabbing their purses like that around us?”
I then took a deep breath and I told him one of the few lies I've ever spoken to him, but also a truth in the same breath. I said, “Ian, I don’t know. I really just don't know." And then my heart became sad, because from now on, he is going to experience what I prayed he never would. He is becoming a Black Man in America.
And, I am going to still teach him to love a country that may never respect him nor love him back, because of the idea of America and what it could be.
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