After losing an entrusted diamond watch during a blackout, Stan walks into his first AA meeting expecting lunch—and discovers the fellowship, sponsorship, and Steps that change his life.

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Stan shares a candid and deeply personal AA speaker talk about growing up feeling different, searching for belonging through relationships and achievement, and watching alcohol gradually take control of his life. While building a successful career in luxury jewelry, his drinking progresses into nightly intoxication, blackouts, injuries, withdrawal, and a final weekend when an expensive diamond watch entrusted to him disappears. That loss forces Stan to recognize his alcoholism and make the phone call that brings him to his first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting—although he initially believes he is simply going to lunch. He describes receiving his first desire chip, finding the sponsor who guided him through the Steps, surviving grief and major career changes without drinking, and reaching ten years sober only to realize he needed to begin again. Stan’s story is a powerful message about belonging, humility, sponsorship, service, and why long-term sobriety still requires daily action.

Stan G. from Houston, TX speaking at Houston Roundup in Houston, TX – November 23rd 2000

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