October 21, 2025
CDO received a call from a Secretary of a meeting stating that a police officer came into their meeting looking for a suspect. He wasn’t sure […]
September 26, 2025
From Central Bulletin November 1942 (Vol. 1 No. 2) A glimpse at sponsorship in the first decade of Alcoholics Anonymous. The greatest responsibility any man or […]
August 28, 2025
AA Cleveland District Office does not dictate policy to AA groups or individuals. However, we can provide resources and information to help groups and individuals make […]
July 8, 2025
Abraham Lincoln was once asked how long a man’s legs should be. The classic answer was, “Long enough to reach the ground.” AA members don’t have […]
April 7, 2025
A new A.A. quiz program, designed to spark personal opinions, has met with enthusiastic response from members of the Grand Rapids Group. The questions are thought […]
February 4, 2025
My sponsor, wisely, did not allow time for fear to develop before writing my Fourth Step. He pointed out that the Big Book indicates that we […]
December 23, 2024
The Willingness to Move Forward When I attended my first AA meeting, I had no idea what the 12 steps entailed, but at that meeting I […]
October 31, 2024
What Brought Us Into AA? It was the realization that we had no power to help ourselves. We had relied entirely upon ourselves because we liked […]
August 26, 2024
Central Bulletin May, 1969 For a long time, in many areas, we hear the plaint “AA has changed. It isn’t like it used to be.” Further […]
August 26, 2024
I view the first nine steps as primarily a short-lived event that teaches how to begin the lifelong process of the living last three steps. The […]
July 1, 2024
For some years, I assumed the decision of turning my will and life over to “God as I understood Him” took place when I prayed the […]
July 1, 2024
Step Two: The Journey to Sobriety We took our most important step when we recognized that we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had […]