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Jun 28

Jun 28 An Evolving Life. Cope Ability

An Evolving Life, Life Ramblings, Meryl Spiegel, Art Plus Conversation

Cope Ability

Heading to the beach this summer has taken on a whole new meaning. A year ago, we couldn’t have imagined that it could be a risky proposition. Trudging up the path between the dunes was well worth the moment when we could drop all our stuff as well as our worries and dig our toes into the sand.

But this year that sense of relief is no longer free. It comes at a cost. Will others stay six feet away? Will they don masks as they pass by on those narrow paths? Will COVID-19 learn how to swim?

As ludicrous as that sounds anything seems possible as far as the virus is concerned. It has invaded every corner of our lives, every crevice of our consciousness and cope ability.

For now, I’m staying in my backyard, hunkered down in my hammock. But one day before too long, I see myself heading up that path hiding under my hat, fixing my gaze on those umbrellas up ahead, measuring the social distance.

How much will I be willing to pay for a day at the beach? I just don’t know...

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An Evolving Life Series

2020 Posts

Tapper
Stripped Down
Solar Energy
Purple Soul
Red Sister
Home Alone
Some Hope
Kepi
Recovery
Protected
Pure
Company
For George
Cope Ability (This one)

2019 Posts
Click here to follow Meryl’s journey through 2019.

2018 Posts
Learn more about how it all began! Click here to read An Evolving Life posts from 2018.

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Meryl Spiegel

Meryl Spiegel is a photographic artist, whose work reflects her relentless curiosity whether she is on the street, in the fields or by the water. A former journalist for The New York Times with an MFA in Creative Writing, she now focuses primarily on her artwork, but is thrilled to share her thoughts here about how her creative life continues to evolve and expand.

“I picked up a camera years ago thinking it was the only way I could render humanity and its wonders,” she recalls. “Then three years ago, I began to draw and ultimately paint, not knowing I could.”

Also an educator, Meryl teaches photography as well as yoga, a passion that fuels her creativity off the mat. Regularly, she conducts photographic workshops at East End Arts. Last year the Center Moriches Library was awarded a grant from the NY State Council on the Arts to fund a Composition class conducted by Meryl and offered free to its patrons. This summer and fall, she will be conducting more classes at the library.

Meryl lives with her husband, Steven, and her hound dog, Copper, in East Quogue —where she raised her two daughters, Lauren, a Westhampton real estate agent, and Jaclyn, a financial analyst in Manhattan.

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