In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets; you may not find something to laugh about immediately.

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

To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.

In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets; you may not find something to laugh about immediately.

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

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.

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