Roy Jennings
- Age
- 60
- Sober Since
- May 11, 2000
- Sober For
- 26 Years & 124 Days
01 What it was like
My drunk a lot goes back 42 years from the day I was born May 20, 1958 until present time .
What it was like being a slave of king alcohol I was A liar a cheat and a thief and character assassinated whomever whatever however I could to get what I want to drunk and sober .
My drunk a lot goes back 42 years from the day I was born May 20, 1958 until present time.
02 What happened
I looked in the mirror and I saw that I was the problem after 1 year of not drinking or using drugs and went to an AA meeting and stayed around for five years then relapsed for six years .
I failed to grow spiritually and became a user again of people places things drugs and alcohol .
I lost nearly all that I loved and held so dearly so I went back to Alcoholics Anonymous .
03 What it is like now
What it’s like now is that I have a 24 year relationship with my wife and 33-year-old son and 35-year-old daughter the power of we us and our is in the house. Love is greater than I self me ?
I have the same sponsor for 18 years and Sponser men in recovery and go to no less than two meetings a week .
Sober to me is Sobriety Offers Better Emotional Reaction To life on Earth ?
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