The Williams family has been visiting Noel and I this weekend. As part of our adventure today we headed for the PMA and caught the beautiful Frida Kahlo exhibit. The show was amazing. I've never seen her work in person before and walking through the images of her life was incredibly emotional. I came near tears gazing at several of the pieces and contemplated the loneliness of her life. So many of her paintings were about the interconnectedness of the universe, but she herself felt so very alone and suffered so intensely. I really felt like I could relate to her imagery in such a personal way. I find myself so often feeling like a stranger in the world, like I just can't figure out how to connect with most people. While I feel so estranged from people, at the same time I believe so strongly in the need in our culture for more rich and supportive communities. It's a funny dichotomy that was perhaps never resolved in Kahlo's life. I hope one day I can resolve it in my own.