"Don't play the moment, find the honesty in the moment." This was Bill Cosby's advice to Malcom Jamal Warner to creating humor.
I've decided the thing about humor is stating the unexpected. A good comic leads you down the garden path. You know what's coming, you've been here before, "Ah, yes, the bed of roses." Then the punchline hits you hard, knocks you off center because you had no Idea what was coming.
When you can, laugh, when you can't smile. Neuroscience says, even faking a smile tells the brain it's better than it is. Fake it 'til you make it. And if you can't, surrender, accept, and laugh another day.
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