Dallas BraggFormer crystal methamphetamine user, I help men who have sex with men break free from the addictive patterns associated with Chemsex. Currently expanding my expertise by seeking to become a Certified

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4 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, Dallas Bragg advises people seeking sobriety to ask themselves, “What does my life look like in recovery?” He observes that many struggle to answer because they immediately focus on concrete details—where they will live, what job they will have, who their partner will be, and the composition of their social circle. Bragg proposes a shift in perspective: instead of fixating on external specifics, concentrate on the emotional state you wish to experience in recovery, such as peace, contentment, freedom, or love. By anchoring the vision on an internal state of consciousness, he claims the universe will align external circumstances—relationships, jobs, locations—to support that desired state, whereas obsessing over material specifics can limit the blessings that manifest.

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If you're trying to get sober, a powerful question to ask yourself is, what does my life look like in recovery? More often than not, when I ask someone this question, they have no idea. That's because we immediately think we have to be very specific. Where am I going to live? What job am I going to work? What partner do I have? What do my friends look like? And all that kind of thing. Here's the trick. You focus on the state of consciousness you want in recovery. Here's what I mean. Maybe you want peace. Maybe you want contentment. Maybe you want freedom. Maybe you want love. The trick is to focus on the emotional state you want, and the universe will call in the rest. Then you'll have relationships and love and jobs and locations better than you've ever expected, ones that give you the state of being you want. When you focus on the specifics of, I have to have that car to feel better, it limits the universe's blessings.