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Dianne Poston Owens

Dianne Poston Owens

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Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane

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A Southern journalist, Dianne Poston Owens has learned a thing of two about people and community—that people want to know their lives matter, their pets won’t rat them out, and that they are not alone. As an observer and recorder of people, places and things, she understands that every day is a new day, and each day is played out in tandem and in gathering. 'Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane' is a collection of short essays intended to be read for inspiration and encouragement. Owens poses questions and offers photographs that allow readers the opportunity to reflect and pause before forging ahead. Written with charming wit, Southern twang and a deepness that is drawn out by nature, Owens explores what we see, say, and choose, and how we connect to the people we interact with in the “communities” in which we gather.

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Dianne Poston Owens is a former newspaper reporter, columnist and editor, serving rural communities in South Carolina for more than 30 years. Though she wandered from her roots, she now lives in the same neck of the woods that her family has lived and died on for more than 250 years ... Along with two goats, at least four chickens, two cats and whatever else lives in the woods!

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What can you give up?

What do you have to give? What can you give up freely? It's the giving season. It begins with Thanks-giving and continues until ..., well, when does your giving season end? Dec. 25? (Or for you is this the getting season?) No matter. The next several weeks will slip right out of our hands like a drink in a sweaty glass. Oops. There it goes. In "Gathering , Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane," I talk about the Giving Season. Gifts we can give ourselves and others. I hope you'll read the entire essay for yourself in your copy of the book. I'm sure you have one for you and have copies purchased as gifts for friends. Happy thanks-giving!

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Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane

But, if …

We give up on getting perfection …

We give up needing perfection …

We give up seeking to give perfection …

We might be able to sit back, ride this one out and enjoy.

Let’s say “no” to things we don’t really want to do and that bring us stress.

Let’s say “yes” to things we really want to do.

Living with intent is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves and those around us.

Live the next few days with purpose and intent.

Enjoy the lights that brighten the days and nights between Thanksgiving and the New Year.

Practice the art of moderation, for it leads to contentment, enjoyment. Overindulgence leads to … well, not those things.

Be benevolent without extravagance. Give enough. And no more.

“Enough is a feast,” the old proverb says.

What does enough look like?

Where do you share your more than?

Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane

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