Lighten Up: Survival Skills for People Under Pressure (A William Patrick Book)

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Summary: Advocates Appropriate Use of Humor
Review: Humor is an instrument of healing if used properly, not a destructive weapon to be used to put down other people. Such is the philosophy of Metcalf, who along with his wife Roma Felible offer a set of skills built around that claim. The book has strengths and weaknesses. On the positive side, the argument that humor is a healing tonic has validity. They offer evidence of recent scientific studies that support this principle which goes back at least as far as the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. Some of the skills they offer are doable and can be applied by virtually anyone. The disappointment comes at the end of the book. The chapter about death is NOT from a Christian perspective, but from that of a Buddhdist Since Buddha's still in his grave no hope is offered, just a shallow "be positive" which is an awful substitue for the promise offered by Jesus who is NOT in His grave.

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Summary: Reads This Book To Increase Your Humor In Life!
Review: In this book the author C. W. Metcalf's has a voice assistance from his wife Roma Felible. He first describes to you the tools of humor that could be later on used in life.He tells you that without humor "there is no ultimate triumph over tragedy, no joy in the journey, no sense in the nonsense of it all" (72-73). This gave me the sense that the only thing to make people have humor is to have joy in a journey and so on. I was in his position learning what to do while reading this book. When I started reading this book it wasn't too interesting until I finished it and started thinking that this book is the best way to describe to you what humor is and how it is used. Overall this book is interesting torwards the end. If you are curious about how he tells you about humor, start reading the book.