I poured my coffee and opened the day’s delivery—a fresh harvest in my inbox, stacks of printed words, and queued thoughts, itching to be read. Then, many reads later, as usual, I strayed off the beaten path and into the web’s untamed thickets.

This caught my attention.

Maria Popova’s journal is one of my subscribed reads. Brilliant intellect.

In this article, Popova illuminated the inner fortitude Frida possessed to endure incredible suffering and trauma. Maria Popova skillfully revealed Frida’s vulnerability and challenges that tortured her, something I feel was overshadowed in the public eye by her intense creativity and rebellious personality.

The Courage of Vulnerability: Teenage Frida Kahlo’s Moving Letters to Her First Love

Frida.