Dallas Bragg thanks the person who introduced him to crystal meth, saying the addiction's collapse forced him to rebuild and become his best self. He calls this reframing "upgraded gratitude," finding purpose in past suffering.
I am grateful for the man who introduced crystal meth to me. Because if he hadn't introduced me to crystal meth, I wouldn't have burned my life to the ground. If I hadn't burned my life to the ground, I wouldn't have been forced to rebuild from scratch. And if I hadn't rebuilt from scratch, I wouldn't be where I am today. The most self-aware, healed, and spiritually expanded version of myself that I could ever have imagined. This practice is what I call upgraded gratitude.
