Thanks to Beyond Blue reader Minette who asked this question on the combox of my post, “The Second Agreement: Don’t Take Anything Personally”: “Do you have any suggestions on incorporating humor into each difficult situation?”

I directed her to my blog post, “9 Ways Humor Can Heal,” which you can find by clicking here. It begins …

Of all my tools to combat stress-especially the stress of dealing with my illness or someone else’s–humor is by far the most fun. And just like mastering the craft of writing, I’m finding that the longer I practice laughing at life (especially at its frustrations) the better I become at it, and the more situations and conversations and complications I can place into that category named “silly.” 

G. K. Chesterton once wrote: “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.” And Proverbs 17:22 says that “a happy heart is good medicine.” I’d add that human beings and their caretakers can heal and find joy again if they learn how to laugh. Here are just a few ways a dose of humor might transform something ugly and stressful to slightly entertaining, and, well, a tad less catastrophic.

To continue reading, click here.

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