Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.
Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.
Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.
Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.
Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
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.
Joking about death-or anything else that oppresses us-makes it less frightening.
Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.
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 a...
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
Humor can be one of our best survival tools.
You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.
No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.
Advertisers also know that humor can help bond us to their product.
When we can laugh through our tears we are being given a powerful message. Things may be bad but they cannot be all that bad.
When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.
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 w...
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.