From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SHUT occurs
6 times
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Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... shut again,
as it frequently does, it ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Though
self-will may
slam it
shut again, as it
frequently does, it will always
respond the
moment we again
pick up the
key of
willingness.
2.
... shut against
such a theory.
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
3.
... shut down;
it's far too vital.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
We can't let it
shut down; it's far too
vital.
4.
... shut ourselves
off from the sunlight of ...
BB p.66,
How It Works
For when
harboring such
feelings we
shut ourselves
off from the
sunlight of the
Spirit.
5.
... shut the
door on it.
BB p.83,
Into Action
We will not
regret the
past
nor
wish to
shut the
door on it.
6.
... shut up
somewhere, or would stumble along ...
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
Everyone became resigned to the
certainty that I would have to be
shut up somewhere, or would
stumble along to a
miserable end.
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