Authentic Communication, Humor vs. Seriousness: talk and guided practice

My good friend Hanuman likes to remind me that life is way to
important to take seriously. Being involved with Recovery,
Dharma, and various therapeutic practices sometimes makes me feel
like I can get into a hyper self-improvement mode. Which isn't
always so great. In fact, sometimes I can find myself being stark
raving serious in times when it's just not helpful.


A good Dharma teacher once asked me if there was something that I
felt was missing from Dharma practice and work. A good question.
My answer is yes, humor. When can we get some damn humor around
here to lighten the load a bit right?