Security - Factor #3

Within the context of relationships, routine and familiarity enable us to more accurately predict how people we relate with will behave. Predictability, then, is the third factor involved with our need for security. When we predict, we state what we believe will happen prior to it happening. Predictability allows us to be more prepared for what is coming. The more routine our behavior, the more others will be able to accurately guess how we are likely to behave. The closer acquainted people are with our thoughts and feelings, the more effectively they can predict our next actions. In turn, this helps to satisfy our need for security. Adam and Eve were secure in their relationship with their Creator, as well as with each other, because they could accurately predict that love would be extended unconditionally.

Learn more about security in our key relationships by reading my book The Conditioned Mind.