It takes as long as it takes.

The injury itself is timeless. It comes to us, across time, as if time didn't intervene at all.

Time is not a valid concept, with respect to traumatic injury, and healing therefrom.

I've been at it for eight years. More than that, if you count the times that I started and stopped again. Half my life?

Up until the time of my healing event (that's how it was for me), I saw many signs of progress, but no sign of healing. Now, it is different.

I had to get ready. And when I was ready, it happened. I figured it out. Before I figured it out, I didn't have it figured out. Ya know?

The light bulb was off. Now it is on.

Lar