1) I am determined to use my humor for positive, playful, uplifting, healing and loving purposes.

 2) I will take myself lightly while I take my work in life seriously.

 3) I will not seek to be offended by other's attempts at humor. When in doubt, I will see others as meaning well.

 4) I will express my humor physically, using my whole face and ( when so moved) withmy entire body.

 5) I refuse to use my humor to camouflage hostility or prejudice.

 6) I understand that the gift of laughter is a treasured gift, so I will laugh generously at other's attempts to be humorous.

 7) All teasing and ethnic humor will be by mutual consent and will go both ways or I will not engage in such humor.

 8) I will respect the fobidden subject topics of my listeners. I will avoid giving offense with my humor.

 9) If I offend another by my use of humor, I will make amends.

 10) I will be eternally vigilant for the jokes and absurdities of the universe, and I will share my observations with my companions in life.

 11) In the midst of adversity, I will continue to use my humor to cope, to survive, to heal, to grow, and to pass on loving-kindness.

 12) On the day of my death I will look back and know that I laughed lovingly, fully and well.

 Christian Hagaseth III, MD