networking and a museum

i have never been a good networker. my friend S? great, networker. if they gave a pulitzer or nobel for networking, she would win, hands down. i, on the other hand, have always felt weird asking people i don't know (and those i do, actually) for help. i get awkward and shy. then i stress over what i did wrong and dread the next step. in the past week, though, something's come over me and i have miraculously sucked it up. i've actually been looking for connections.

my outlook has changed. taking a few classes has put me back in an academic mode and i remember that all of this, (meaning, my life, really) is a learning experience. what can i learn from you? and you? and you. that's the way i'm looking at things right now.

and while i was in an academic, curious state of mind today, i wandered to the museum of modern art.

here's a highlight:


it's from this fantastically moving project and i stood in front of this image for a long time. something about the woman, her expression, hit me right in my core.