What else am I supposed to try? It's not like -- It's not like when you hurt your leg and your muscles need to re-learn how to run. I remember everything. My body remembers everything.

[How does she explain this to a non-bender?}

There are pathways of energy inside us. Benders use these to bend the elements. [She is the worst at explaining this ARGH why isn't Tenzin or Master Katara here?!?] When I try to bend, it's like getting on the road to Republic City, except there isn't a road anymore, just a giant wall.