Last week was my birthday.  I’m sure my instructor didn’t intend it as such, but I’m considering this my present:  on the thirtieth anniversary of my birth, we finally started working on a basic tai chi form.  It’s not the actual Li family set, not yet.  First we learn a simple series that’s repeated several times on the left, transitions to the right, then repeats several times on that side.  We get to practice that set as we learn the principles and the building blocks before we move on to learning the real deal.  Even so, it’s really great to be moving into something internal.