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

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

Though snails are exceedingly slow, There is one thing I'd like to know. If I out run 'em round the yard, How come they beat me to the chard?

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

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.

There are no language barriers when you are smiling.

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.

Laughing is also good for your respiratory system.

Our attitudes are the crayons that color our world.

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 alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

That's the thing I'm learning about being thrown out on yer own. Nobody does nothing for you. If you don't change it, it don't get changed.

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

Today is a beautiful day. I AM deeply grateful for everything in my life. ALL is welcome here!

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

Everything that happens is God's will. When you realize that, you're home free.

The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain.

The greatest gift you can give someone is the space to be his or herself, without the threat of you leaving.

There is no man who is not, at each moment, what he has been and what he will be.

Your biography is not your destiny, your decisions are.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.