Perspective Five of 'the Center' recognizes that life, especially human life, has what I call "1 + 3" primary purposes or intentions. From the first purpose of Loving (emphasized by the "1" in the equation) the other three purposes of Playing, Learning, and Healing emerge...
All interconnected to varying degrees under diffferent times and circumstances, these "1 + 3" reasons for living are forever kept in mind as we face the various troubles, obstacles, opportunities, and possibilities that life presents to us on our many assorted individual and collective journeys. Helping us in this process are masters of play at The Second City, Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton, who, in their book Yes, And (2015), teach us "how improvisation reverses 'no, but' thinking and improves creativity and collaboration." Lastly, there's Perspective Six...