The Art of Becoming A Winner Without Causing Others to Feel Like They Lost – Step 1

“The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities … . It is best to win without fighting.”- Sun-tzu (~400 BC) Chinese general & military strategist on how best to achieve a surrender

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This is the Perfect Type of Process for Complicated People – Step 1

AND A SIMPLER UNIVERSE WILL UNFOLD – “Our groups work as well as they do because they keep it simple, lest anything get in the way of carrying our message as simply and directly as possible, one addict to another.” (It Works. How & Why p. 139)

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Why We might Trust that there is a “Master Plan” – Step 1

NO NEED TO KNOW IT ALL RIGHT NOW – “In realizing that we don’t have all the answers, we begin to find some humility. We may not grasp the full impact of what being humble means, but our open-mindedness assures us that we have found and have begun to demonstrate this valuable quality.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 16)

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How Not to Feed into Fear so that We Won’t Miss Out on True Nourishment for the Soul – Step 1

“… understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.”  – Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986) Indian spiritual author on our fears

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“No Sacrifice is Too Great for Preservation of … ” – Trad. 1

WE ARE FAMILY, SVAHA –

“[In the past] we
may have placed spe
cial requirements on our
friends, coworkers, or family
members.” ” … we’ve learned
that people can differ with us
on important matters and
still be loving, support
ive friends.” (Over
eaters Anon. , p. 134)

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We can Rise from an “Unfeeling, Uncaring Oblivion” – Step 1

WE AVOID MOTTLED POTHOLES THAT CAN NEVER BE FILLED – “[O]ur best thinking and self-will are what brought us to a state of despair and incomprehensible demoralization.” “[B]ecause we had never really taken any action towards realizing our goals, we got loaded and searched for an unfeeling, uncaring oblivion.” (Life w/ Hope, p. 32)

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