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     “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”  This famous proverb from the legendary philosopher Lao Tzu has survived and gained strength since the sixth century B.C.  It can be applied to massive undertakings, such as President John F. Kennedy's promise that we would walk on the moon (a promise he would not live to see), or, very literally, to any particular person on earth who decides to get married, have a child, start a new business, or fight an addiction.       What these words of wisdom do not include is a guarantee of reaching that thousand mile destination.  They also neglect to include the days, months, or years of thinking, fearing, and preparing that it takes to get to that single step, knowing the outcome is far from certain.  History does not tend to document and report the failures, unless they are significant.  The bigger the dream, the better chance of catastrophic failure, and ...