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.

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.

Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

Advertisers also know that humor can help bond us to their product.

In every job, relationship, or life situation there is inevitably some turbulence. Learn to laugh at it. It is part of what you do and who you are.

Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.