Observance, practice, and time... thank you for sharing your wisdom/insight... taken to heart-etched in my mind =)

Also, learned, there are horses look alike, but have different names, something about location of spots and color. Boy, I was confused. Well, this may be piece a cake for you, and I know nothing about horses, but I do understand horses are wonderful I guess, what I am trying to say is To learn a martial art (Aikido) requires observance, practice and lot of time. Otherwise, with out it, this only limits what can be learned and taught.

Yes Sarah. For example, it is an Art to ride and understand everything about horses, which takes a lot training, learning, and patience. For me, my extend of knowing horses...during my travel to Oregon and Washington state couple of years ago, I went to indian reservation in Oregon, that's where my meeting was located and was informed there are wild horses in the area, that was great to see during my stay and saw many of them.

Thank you Thomas! Fighting spirit? That's so much more kind than some of my old elementary teachers ever put it. I appreciate your reminder to take my time in healing. I keep hearing that from everyone, yet I too easily forget that. Patience has definitely been one of the many lessons I've learned from this experience.

Wow! I am sorry to hear about your injury. You have a fighting spirit. May I say, do take your time; be patient. Practice what you already taught and master it till this becomes second nature--without thinking. You will be fine.