In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets you may not find something to laugh about immediately.

• Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.
• You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.
• You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.
• When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
• It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual.
• 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.
• Today's business and health care climate may not be pleasant. Cutbacks, pay cuts and layoffs do not make anyone's job easy. But that does not mean that the humor need stop.
• Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.
• Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.
• Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.