Just because something is serious doesn’t mean we can’t laugh.And just because we’re laughing doesn’t mean it’s not serious. 

Laughing and finding humor in the serious is vital. When we find humor  – we become superior to the situation and do not cave into paralyzing emotions. Fear, sadness and anger are important emotions but can destroy clear thinking in a critical situation. It’s not wrong to laugh in a serious situation.

“An officer who stays as a career learns how to externalize it rather than internalize it – and you break that up by telling jokes by making fun of it because laughter relieves stress better than anything else.” – Sgt. John Raulerson  – police officer 29 years – retired.

“The only thing we control is the way we think.” – Dr. Bernie Seigel M.D. – Author of “Love, Medicine and Miracles.

“As we work with dying patients and their families – humor tumbles out in places we least expect. Laughing in those moments creates a powerful connection that embraces our joy for each other.” – Charlene Shibel – Director Hospice and Home Health Olathe Medial Center

“Keeping a sense of humor was indispensable to surviving a long imprisonment. Many greeted the most difficult moments with a dark, gallows humor. The prisoners whose company we valued the most were those who could makes us laugh at our circumstances and ourselves.” – Senator John McCain Vietnam POW for 5 ½ years

IT’S CALLED GALLOWS HUMOR BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT A GALLOWS SITUATION.  NO ONE IS QUALIFIED TO JUDGE WHAT YOU CAN OR CAN’T LAUGH IF THEY HAVEN’T GONE THROUGH IT.