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Purposeful living in 2020

Dianne Poston Owens

Dianne Poston Owens

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Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane

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We are the makers of subcultures. Of all our communities, where are we the happiest? As an award-winning Southern journalist, Dianne Poston Owens has learned a thing or 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. 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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Author Biography

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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Purposeful living in 2020

We are often asked to see into the future and envision where we will be six months from now, a year from now, or five years from now. What will my life look like when we meet again at the beginning of 2021? I see me standing at the computer in the corner of my office, fingers poised over letters on a keyboard, begging the board to bring my thoughts to life. I see me signing my books and interacting with my readers. To get there, though, takes a lot of sacrifice and work and editing and sacrifice and work and, well, some things don't just happen on their own. Some say if you can see it, you can be it, or do it. I'm a believer in positive imaging. Enjoy this essay in my "Gathering, Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane," about getting to it. Live with purpose. Make a plan. I can see you achieving your goals.

Book Excerpt

Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane

Throw the covers back, get up. Show up.

Get started. Smile. Walk around.

Don’t give in to stagnation.

Call someone.

Text your grandma and grandpa, separately.

Jump. Dance. Keep moving.

Meet your deadlines.

Be thankful.

Forgive.

Some say life doesn’t come with directions, but directions are clear to those who seek.

Once, at the zoo, I saw the sign that said “Treetops Adventure,” arrow left; “Nature’s Edge Walk,” arrow right.

Good directions. Choose a path. Enjoy.

Rest. Repeat.

Do you remember a time in your life when you got lost and it turned out to be a good thing?

Why do you need directions?

Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane

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