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@Loraine , yes give it another whirl! maybe start with just one aspect. I remember one of the first things which I was able to have that physical awakening was with my fingers themselves. I remember experimenting with how lightly I could fret a string and still get the tone I was intending to make. I was really surprised at how little effort it took and how much excess energy I was using in over pressuring the strings. I learned how to target the strings I wanted to play. It was a watershed light bulb moment when I realized the Bar used on the F chord was really only touching three strings. I learned to arch that index Finger so the pressure was applied to the Low E string and the B and high E strings while letting the pressure of the bar off of the strings that were covered by the other fingers. It was amazing how little pressure it took to do this. Same when playing single strings: if placed in the right spot it takes very little pressure to get the string to ring out. Once the string starts ringing the guitar body can take over allowing for even less pressure. Play around with the sound of a mute and add as little pressure as possible to make a ring. Maybe this is a case of precision over brute force. Give it a go and see what results you come up with.
