You know, it's amazing how often this happens in so many contexts. It seems like it is the points where we feel we are stuck and not making any progress are the ones just before a higher level breakthrough (if we persevere!) When things are going well, they are typically incremental improvements, rather than these qualitative shifts. This has become so predictable that it's fun to actually look forward to the stuck points knowing that I'm getting ready for a jump. :-) -emc offered. Ironically, just as I had reached the point of maximum discouragement, I had a small breakthrough. During my practice session yesterday evening I believe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]