When you do find humor in trying times, one of the first and most important changes you experience is that you see your perplexing problems in a new way - you suddenly have a new perspective on them.

Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.

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.

The lesson adults can learn here is that the world is filled with things for our enjoyment.

A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way.

Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult times.

Humor can be one of our best survival tools.