So many lessons, so little time

I broke my toe, twice. Last week, I think, I broke it while helping to teach a class. I didn't really notice it at first, well, a few days. My foot was sore but I have been dealing with some foot pain on and off for the last little while so I didn't pay attention. I figured that it was more of the same. I have broken toes before and didn't think that it would interfere much with my training. I taped them up and went on my merry way, practicing forms, etc. So this week, at the beginning of the week, I attended class and was participating and having a great time. I paid no attention to my sore toe at all until afterwards when it started to hurt more. I iced and elevated it and thought it was okay. Then it continued to hurt more and more, I showed it to my husband(he has fixed many broken toes) and he announced that I had re-broken the toe and it felt like the bones were over-lapping. It was not very comfortable getting it re-set but I learned a valuable lesson.....let the bones heal. I took two days off from everything, not an easy task!!! (there have been reports of crankiness from my family members). It worked and it is beginning to heal.
I have learned a couple of valuable lessons through this. I attended my class on Friday and did not participate and I was able to listen objectively(?) and really hear the message that Sifu was giving us. Instead of going through the motions when doing a form, I need to experience it. I have been trying to put this into my practice(for two days) and it is not as easy as I thought it would be. It makes sense to me and I look forward to fully experiencing all of my forms. I know that I can get there with more mindful practice.
I need to pay attention to the messages that my body is sending me, slow down when I need to, change my practice to accommodate injuries, and be patient with myself.
I don't like not working on my kung fu, I need to figure out better ways to take it easy. I think that if i can find ways to work on my kung fu when I can't fully do it then I won't get so restless (read:cranky).
All in all, an interesting week.
Until next week, work hard and have fun