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~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

JynxModerator

~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

Hey hi hello! Welcome to the second iteration of...

~ The Toolshed ~

I decided to make a new thread, as the first one had errors and phantom pages, and was getting quite long! You can still find all the amazing pics, inspiring quotes, and uplifting messages of the first Toolshed here.

What is the Toolshed? Ain't a place to hang your hammer! Hehe this is a space where we can share the things that have helped us in our recovery. Tools, coping skills, inspiring ideas, and messages of hope and growth, is what this space is all about!!

You can stay connected and up to date on this space by favouriting, or by subscribing to the thread - head to the top of the page, and find the three dots to the right of the thread title (next to the star), click, and from the drop down menu you can 'favourite' or 'subscribe' - and clicking the star itself will also favourite the thread for you.

Favourite threads are then always available in your favourites list which should appear on the right hand side of most forums pages - or you can go to your profile and scroll down to the 'Favourites' section under your recent posts.

If you subscribe, it means that you will get a notification every time someone posts something new in the thread. So up to you if you simply want it to be always accessible, or if you want all the updates, or both!

I invite anyone who wishes to contribute to do so! It doesn't have to be pictures, it can be discussion, questions, videos, whatever you like! So without further ado, here's my latest batch!

Tagsalad (alphabetical order stolen from @Former-Member hehe):

@AlwaysMyself @Appleblossom @AuntGlow @avant-garde @Blackcloud @Bow @Captain24 @Chasingsunsets @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @Dimity @DownMoreThanUp @MissGremlin @ENKELI @GezzaP @Glisten @heartathome @Jacques @Judi9877 @Kashmina @lonemushroom @Meowmy @MJG017 @Mustang67 @NightFury @Oaktree @PeppiPatty @puppydoglover @rav3n @RebelliousAngel @REDLINEZ750 @RiverSeal @Ru-bee @Shaz51 @SleeplessRaven @The-red-centaur @Till23 @tyme @0ddsidian

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MeowmySenior Contributor

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@MissGremlin hey dreamy, nice to see you , sweetheart. Life is hard. Struggling on. Take care.

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GezzaPSenior Contributor

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Morning @Mustang67 @Jynx @MedicinalGypsy @MissGremlin .

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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Good morning @GezzaP

Do you have anything much planned for today?

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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@MissGremlin wrote:

@Mustang67 oh sweetheart I'm so sorry to hear about the argument with your partner. I'm not sure what was said and you don't have to say but I just want you to know that I think you are amazing and you are so loved here ❤️. Getting scammed on a coin site sucks, I'm sorry that happened to you aswell.

Sending you lots of love and hugs beautiful, I'm here for you ❤️.

Thank you @MissGremlin that does make me feel a little bit better 🙂

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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@MedicinalGypsy wrote:

Thank you for including me i really appreciate it 🙏

You are more than welcome 😊

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GezzaPSenior Contributor

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Nothing much planned @Mustang67 . Have to go to shop after psychologist calls. Too hot to do much (42)!

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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@GezzaP I agree too hot to be outside doing anything today.

Do you always have phone consults with your psychologist, or do you see him/her in person at times?

I hate talking on the phone, so it's only if I am incapacitated that I do a phone consult.

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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Some more great words from Ravenwolf.

It doesn’t matter what they said about you, the names they called you or their judgement of you.
They never knew the real you, and that’s their loss for not taking the time to try.
I know the words hurt and the memory of the pain still sears your heart, but you have to realize that the only opinion about you that matters is yours.
The people pointing fingers, putting you down and trying to hurt you are just trying to ignore their own problems and shortcomings.
Let them go.
The love stories that didn’t work out were never meant for you..
Because someone and something better is waiting for you.
I’m not saying it’ll be easy or that you’ll forget it all quickly, but the moment you start confronting the pain and banishing it to a place where it can’t hurt you is the first step to healing…and freedom.
How do I know?
I’ve traveled that long road of learning to love myself and I’m waiting for you along the way, hand outstretched.
You’re not alone and you never will be, again.
It’s easy to believe the negativity of others and forget to listen to your own soul whispering to you.
You’ve let the world stamp out your magic and take away your voice.
Stop and take a deep breath.
Feel the wind blowing, hear the birds chirping and see the beauty of the world all around you.
It’s time for you to start remembering who you are and the dreams you had..and stop listening to the world and who it thinks you should be.
They don’t know where you’ve been and the fires you’ve had to walk through, so they don’t get to tell you anything about you.
Only you have that right.
So, tell yourself that you’re a fighter because you’re strong.
Tell yourself you’re beautiful because your soul is deep and your heart is amazing.
Most of all, tell yourself every day that you’re worthy of love, you’re more than enough and that you deserve the best.
Day by day and little by little, find a way to start believing.
In yourself, your dreams and that you can do anything.
Maybe it won’t happen overnight, but you’ll get there when you’re meant to.
Promise yourself one thing, starting today:
You’re never going to give up or stop believing..
And with hope in your heart and fire in your spirit, you’ll move mountains you never even thought you could climb.
It all starts with you.
And now, more than ever,
You got this.
Ravenwolf

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GezzaPSenior Contributor

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@Mustang67 I always do phone consults because he is on the other side of the city. I’m fine with phone consults.

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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Morning @GezzaP, how are you going?

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