The funny thing is...
     When we look at ourselves and laugh, it makes us feel as if we just had a huge burden lifted.  When we look at what we do as a group and laugh, we create an opportunity to reinvent ourselves.  It can be tough to step back and take a look a the lighter side when all around you things are so serious.  It is a natural process in stressful situations for people to take offense when someone makes a joke.  It may be too soon to "make light" of the situation for some people.
     The funny thing is that laughter can start the healing process.  When people laugh they are seeing the situation from another aspect.  This new perspective may create an atmosphere where positive things can unfold.  Laughter is disarming.  The subject stays the same but now you are breaking it down into smaller pieces and examining things with a fresh new outlook.
     LAUGH, AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU; WEEP, AND YOU WEEP ALONE. -(Ella Wheeler Wilcox -Solitude1883)