Welcome, John! As you can probably already tell, this is a good place with lots of support available.

I wonder if it's also a matter of timing. I tried to learn on and off for about ten years... would buy a guitar, I'd try for awhile and then it would sit in the corner, I'd sell it, then a little while would go by and I'd buy another one, try again, sell it... couldn't really get the hang of it.

Then this time, when I bought yet another guitar, something clicked and what had felt alien and clunky in my hands suddenly felt like it belonged there. I don't know what shifted, but something did.

Hopefully your time has come!