From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SECURE occurs
11 times
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Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... secure.
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
Not only are we more
independent, we are even
more
comfortable and
secure.
2.
... secure among
grown-up people, we would have ...
12&12 p.116,
Step Twelve
It
became clear that if we
ever were to
feel emotionally secure among
grown-up people, we would have to
put our
lives on a
give-and-take
basis; we would
have to
develop the
sense
of being in
partnership or
brotherhood with all those around us.
3.
... secure and
slothful later on -- only we ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
And how often we
work hard
with no
better motive than
to be
secure and
slothful
later on -- only we call that "
retiring."
4.
... secure as
he tries to attain these ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
And he
wishes to be
reasonably safe and
secure as he
tries to
attain these things.
5.
... secure by
some unhealthy kind of domination ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
Even when our
fortunes had not
ebbed that much and we nevertheless
found ourselves alone in the
world, we still
vainly tried to be
secure by some
unhealthy kind of
domination or
dependence.
6.
... secure for
so long as we try, ...
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
And we will be
comforted and
assured that our
own destiny in that
realm will be
secure for so
long as we
try, however
falteringly,
to find and do the will of our
own Creator.
7.
... secure from
Him sure and definite answers ...
12&12 p.103,
Step Eleven
Of
course, it is
reasonable and
understandable that the
question is often
asked:
"Why can't we take a
specific and
troubling dilemma straight to
God, and in
prayer secure from Him
sure and
definite answers to our
requests?"
8.
... secure in
their persons, made no effort ...
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
If
men and
women didn't
exert themselves to be
secure in
their
persons, made no
effort to
harvest food or
construct shelter, there would be no
survival.
9.
... secure ourselves.
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
Where people had
temporarily let us
run their
lives as though they
were still
children, we had
felt very
happy and
secure ourselves.
10.
... secure their
confidence when others fail.
BB p.89,
Working With Others
You can
secure their
confidence when others
fail.
11.
... secure their
consent.
BB p.80,
Into Action
Before
taking drastic action which might
implicate other people we
secure their
consent.
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