The problem though is, like a used slipper, I may have done this and that and learned a hundred things, but how much distance have I covered vs walked in circles? Probably not much… haha
So, while I have learned much, I have hardly done any justice to my great teachers (who taught an idiot like me compassionately) by my mediocre practice, but I keep trying… 
The saying that empty vessels make a lot of noise does apply to me often haha