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

When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.

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

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

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

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.

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.