“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams
and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined,
he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
Henry David Thoreau

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February 28, 2013 | Categories: Dream | Tags: anxiety, awareness, beach, depression, Dream, Hamptons, healing, health, hope, inspiration, Long Island, love, mental health, nature, ocean, outdoors, photography, psychotherapy, recovery, Seascape, spiritual, therapy, water | 5 Comments »
one step
then two
like man
on moon
surfing soon

Sometimes it feels like we are stuck in the sand, frozen in time.
We see where we want to go, hear it, can even smell it.
But we can’t move. We’re paralyzed by the thought
that we might make the wrong move. This
alligator reminds me that there is
no such thing. One step, the
slightest movement is
progress.
©Meryl Spiegel 2012–All rights reserved–No reproduction without permission
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August 27, 2012 | Categories: Beach | Tags: anxiety, awareness, beach, depression, Hamptons, healing, health, hope, inspiration, Long Island, love, nature, ocean, outdoors, poetry, progress, psychotherapy, sand, sand sculpture, sculture, summer, surfing, therapy, water, Westhampton | 6 Comments »

can I trust you
to guide me
run beside me
can I trust you
to stay on track
allow no slack
can I trust you
to listen up
not to duck
can I trust you
to stand your ground
not let me down
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July 25, 2012 | Categories: Beach | Tags: anxiety, awareness, beach, depression, Hampton Bays, Hamptons, inspiration, kite, kite flying, Long Island, mental health, nature, ocean, outdoors, photography, poetry, psychotherapy, recovery, shore, spiritual, stress, summer, therapy, water | 12 Comments »
wounded
far-off eyes
waves rolling
no reprise
severed
soul strong
still here
so long
Love 
for Susan
who passed away on June 19th
after a battle with melanoma
to see all that I have posted in this series
click on Love
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June 21, 2012 | Categories: Awareness, Inspiration, Love, Love Series, Photography, Poetry | Tags: anxiety, awareness, beach, birds, children, conservation, depression, Hamptons, health, inspiration, Long Island, love, mental health, nature, ocean, outdoors, photography, poetry, psychotherapy, recovery, seagull, spiritual, therapy, Westhampton, Westhampton Dunes | 8 Comments »