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@BarbaraM Welcome to TAC. Like so many others, yours coming back to something that you began loving when you were younger. I think that’s awesome. A few things, the first of which is to be kind to yourself and approach guitar with a patience like no other. It’s not an easy instrument to learn, and it does take, practice, strength, agility, and endurance, and these all come with time, but they will come if you keep with it. You’re comparing yourself to a young or younger self. We learn much differently and more easily when we’re younger, and you haven’t kept up with it, it’s like anything else. You lose the knowledge and skills. Also, we’re much more lithe and flexible when we’re younger than as we age. Try to enjoy the small wins, and not focus as much in what you’re struggling with. If everything were easy, we wouldn’t be challenged to improve. Baby steps.. share your small wins on the forums. You might help someone else struggling too.