Sheri! This is so lovely! Gosh, that finger-smash had to HURT!!!! There are thousands of nerve endings in a fingertip - more than 3,000 of them!!

How awful that you also felt such embarrassment on top of the physical pain. I'm so sorry you had that whole experience.

This is so beautifully insightful, Sheri. Relaxing into pain can definitely help. Although I've never understood that car accident/impact advice; I've had several (none my fault!) and also a few falls and I can assure you, they happen so fast there's no time to process what's happening and to be able to decide to relax! It's over before you can even think about it.

If we DID have time to relax first, we could probably avoid it!

But - it's great advice for pain we've already got, whether that little paper cut or the death of a loved one, as you mention.

Thank you so, so much for sharing this on HHH, Sheri. It's a wonderful story of hope and healing, and of course, that's what we're all about here!

Sending you big hugs and lots of love. I appreciate you! 💜💜💜