Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.

It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual.

There is always something to chuckle about. Sometimes we see it. Sometimes … we don't. Still, the world is filled with humor. It is there when we are happy and it is there to cheer us up when we are not.

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.

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.

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.

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.