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Humor can be one of our best survival tools.

Allen Klein

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Allen Klein
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: April 26
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New York City
New York
Survival
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Humor
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Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.
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When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
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It is still not clear from this study how laughter can directly help the heart but other studies have shown that laughter is beneficial for every system in the body.
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Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.
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Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.
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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.
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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.
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Humor expands our limited picture frame and gets us to see more than just our problem.
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Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.
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Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.
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The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer.
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Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.
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