T is for Taco - October 15, 2009

"The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started."

-- Norman Cousins

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T is for Taco
2.5" x 3.5" watercolor & Ink

This is a fitting painting for today. I am having 25-30 girlfriends over to my house for a Mexican pot luck "girl's night out". Every month we get together somewhere and tonight it's my turn. It'll be fun!

About Norman Cousins

American writer and editor Norman Cousins is best known for his book, Anatomy of an Illness, an account of how he used nutrition and positive visualizations, including laughter, to heal from an illness diagnosed as fatal. He was born in New Jersey in 1915. He served many years as editor-in-chief of the Saturday Review, a job he loved. Under his guidance, circulation increased from 20,000 to 650,000. He received the UN Peace Medal for his world activism. He died in 1990.