Many of us in stressful and strained relationships become sad, anxious, irritable, and/or angry. We regress emotionally. We lose our joy. We lose our laughter. Add to this the stress and anxieties of a world gone wild, we find ourselves most of the time not laughing at all or laughing in a mean-spirited way, at the expense of others, in an effort to discharge our fear so we are not totally consumed with dread. And so the humor we do entertain becomes another divisive rather than inclusive behavior. Not good. Laughter can be very healing on an emotional and a physical level. Best that we remind ourselves of this, that we realize that, in any given moment, despite the hurricane of chaos all around us, we can engage in healthy humor that is uplifting, rather than degrading, and we can elevate the human spirit in everyone rather than be part of the downward spiral of decay and doom that is engulfing the planet. Bottom line: We take seriously the difficult issues facing us, but, at the same time, we find our good-natured funny and we remember to laugh.