The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences, that this country and the world went into immediate and prolonged shock.

Humor expands our limited picture frame and gets us to see more than just our problem.

When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.

Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters.

The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer.

I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.

Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.