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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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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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@ENKELI wrote:

@Jynx here's an update on your flower 🌸

I absolutely love the colour and am still amazed that it's a double bloom!

 

 

@ENKELI is that a gerbera?

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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@Flutterbug9 I needed to hear some of those. Thanks for sharing

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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Just sharing a post from my favourite writer Ravenwolf.
When the quiet times of my life settle around me, I won’t tell you that I can remember all the details of my past.
The when's, the whys, the how's and everything else sometimes escapes me.
But the one thing that is unmissable is how I felt.
I can tell you exactly how I felt during those times both at my highest and lowest, because those are the things that matter most.
The emotions that forged the fire in my spirit and the feelings that still ache, even to this day.
No matter how much time has passed, I can’t forget how something or someone has made me feel…
The ache of lost love, the disappointment of failure..even the thrill of success-
Each of those distinct feelings has its own special place in my heart.
Time to time, whether it's just reflecting back on my life or because something has reminded me of the past.
One moment and all the hurt, happiness, sadness and even regret come rushing back.
All the memories, feelings and vivid emotions sometimes take my breath away.
As time has passed, I’ve learned to sit with those emotions instead of letting them control me.
I don’t know that I’ll ever master them, but I can at least understand those feelings that used to cripple me.
What matters more to me is to learn from what I’ve been through and not repeat those same mistakes.
It’s a hard thing when you’re dealing with such volatile things like that.
With every day, I grow a little stronger, learn a little more and love a little deeper.
I may lose my way a time or two, but I’ll always end up where I’m meant to be.
Each day, I just try to be a little better than I was yesterday.
Each small step forward, each small bit of growth, every little part of understanding makes me better, stronger and deeper.
And one day, when I look back over my shoulder at where I’ve been and what I’ve come through, I’ll realize that all those small steps were really part of a much bigger plan.
And that’s where dreams are born-
I’ll get there.
See you on the other side.
Ravenwolf

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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@0ddsidian @192stoker @A_PT @Abby6_2025 @Abbz77 @Abz @Adge @Ainjoule @Akarsha @Alice10 @Alily @ALotGoingOnMum @AlwaysMyself @Angeltree @Ann99 @AnnaliseM @Ann99@AnnoyedSheDevil @Anonymouse @Appleblossom @asafeplace @ASafeSpace @Asgard @AuntGlow @avant-garde @Awesome70 @Bailey23 @balance37 @Bellazee @Bill16 @BipolarRich @Blackcloud @BlueBay @Bon_courage @Bow @Breakfast68 @Browbeating @Bunniekins @BurntCarrot @Captain24 @Cat34 @Chasingsunsets @City_Hustle @Circlegame1 @Clawde @CloudedLight @CM6 @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @DahliaDreams @Determined @Dimity @Diversity64 @DLB @DogMan79 @DownMoreThanUp @Dreamy @Eclipsefairies @Eden1919 @Emelia8 @emkat @ENKELI @EternalFlower @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @FearofUnknown @fluffycat7 @foolking34 @fruitisgood @GezzaP @GHo13 @Glisten @Gnat @happy222 @Harmonium @heartathome @Healandlove @Historylover @Holly__GL @horse-lyf @Honeymoon @ignatius98 @Jacques @JazzyZahl @Jika @john74 @Judi9877 @Justustwo @Jynx @Kam09 @Kashmina @Kei @Khal @Krysyal63 @Lapis_Anteater @LilithLucy @Littlenhuy @lonemushroom @LostAngel @Lucky11 @LuluTrixibelle @MedicinalGypsy @Meowmy @Mikee @Mimme @MotherDuck @MDT @Mumoftwoboys @NatureLover @NightFury @NightPixie @Oaktree @Oanab @oceangirl @outlander @Patchworks @PDMumandWife @Pearl48 @PeppyPatti @P0larBear @puppydoglover @R_nie912 @RadAcceptance20 @RatDiva @rav3n @Realness @RebelliousAngel @Rebmevon @REDLINEZ750 @RiverSeal @Rosepetal96 @RTGB @Ru-bee @Ruby26 @Ruth12 @Sadness2015 @SaltwaterSoul @Sans911 @scruffypuffball @Sensdeepbluesea @Seriouslysad @Shaz51 @Silverlinin @SleeplessRaven @SmilingGecko @Snowie @Soireethepanda @Sophia1 @soulurge7 @Spirit_Healer @Spiritual_tree @Staffylover @StuF @Sugarshack @Sunnyside226 @TAB @TeaPositive @The-red-centaur @Till23 @Tracey5 @tyme @utopia @Wabash @Worriedmum11 @YETI-Bear @Zebrastone @Zoe8 @Zoe7 @fullyanonbro @ipanda @alexislane @K8e @CavingDreamer @red_roses @BBB1 @Mumnme @SANE-KhorosCare

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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@00 @0ddsidian @192stoker @A_PT @Abby6_2025 @Abbz77 @Abz @Adge @Ainjoule @Akarsha @alexislane @Alice10 @Alily @ALotGoingOnMum @AlwaysMyself @Angeltree @Ann99 @AnnaliseM @Ann99 @AnnoyedSheDevil @Anonymous15 @Anonymouse @Appleblossom @asafeplace @ASafeSpace @Asgard @AuntGlow @avant-garde @Awesome70 @BBB1 @Bailey23 @balance37 @Bellazee @Bill16 @BipolarRich @Blackcloud @blossom9 @BlueBay @Bon_courage @Bow @Breakfast68 @Browbeating @Bunniekins @BurntCarrot @C4 @Captain24 @Capitalmint @Cat34 @CavingDreamer @Chasingsunsets @City_Hustle @Circlegame1 @Clawde @CloudedLight @CM6 @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @DahliaDreams @Determined @Dimity @Diversity64 @DLB @DogMan79 @DownMoreThanUp @Dreamy @Eclipsefairies @Eden1919 @Emelia8 @emkat @empathy14 @ENKELI @EternalFlower @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @FearofUnknown @fluffycat7 @foolking34 @fruitisgood @fullyanonbro @GezzaP @GHo13 @Glisten @Gnat @happy222 @Harmonium @heartathome @Healandlove @Hip_ @Historylover @Holly__GL @horse-lyf @Honeymoon @ignatius98 @ipanda @Jacques @JazzyZahl @Jika @john74 @Judi9877 @Justustwo @Jynx @K8e @Kam09 @Kashmina @Kei @Khal @Krysyal63 @Lapis_Anteater @LilithLucy @Littlenhuy @lonemushroom @LostAngel @Lucky11 @LuluTrixibelle @MedicinalGypsy @Meowmy @Mikee @Mimme @MotherDuck @MDT @Mumnme @Mumoftwoboys @muso23 @NatureLover @NightFury @NightPixie @Nw @Oaktree @Oanab @oceangirl @Operamumma @outlander @Patchworks @PDMumandWife @Pearl48 @PeppyPatti @P0larBear @puppydoglover @R_nie912 @RadAcceptance20 @RatDiva @rav3n @Realness @RebelliousAngel @Rebmevon @REDLINEZ750 @red_roses @RiverSeal @Rosepetal96 @RTGB @Ru-bee @Ruby26 @Ruth12 @Sadness2015 @SaltwaterSoul @SANE-KhorosCare @Sans911 @SchizOttie @scruffypuffball @Sensdeepbluesea @Seriouslysad @Shaz51 @Silverlinin @SleeplessRaven @SmilingGecko @Snowie @Soireethepanda @Sophia1 @soulurge7 @Spirit_Healer @Spiritual_tree @Staffylover @StuF @Sugarshack @Sunnyside226 @TAB @TeaPositive @The-red-centaur @Till23 @Tracey5 @Tryingtobenough @tyme @utopia @Wabash @wavelength42 @Worriedmum11 @YETI-Bear @Zebrastone @Zoe8 @Zoe7

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ENKELISenior Contributor

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@Mustang67 my support button is on the fritz so -

HUGE props on the alphabetical listing of names too, you truly are amazing xo

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rav3nSenior Contributor

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it's so lovely reading through all the posts in here (i have not caught up yet, but i'm getting there!!) - missed the community here SO MUCH!!!

i heard someone say that their 2026 new years resolution was 'to be more whimsical', which i love! so here's your reminder to add a bit of whimsy or sillness to your day 💗

p.s. my support button isn't working atm but assume i've liked all the awesome posts here!!

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heartathomeSenior Contributor

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It's nice to see you again @rav3n It seems like ages! 💜

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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@Bunniekins @Cuddlebear @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @ENKELI @Glisten @Blackcloud @Captain24 @Flutterbug9 @AlwaysMyself @Chasingsunsets @heartathome @REDLINEZ750 @DownMoreThanUp @Realness @Meowmy @PeppyPatti @Bow @Dimity @TAB @StuF @Jacques @SmilingGecko @GezzaP @Snowie @Eve7 @Emelia8 @outlander @Mustang67 @Kashmina @lonemushroom @R_nie912 @creative_writer @The-red-centaur @happy222 @Sadness2015 @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Judi9877 @puppydoglover @Rosepetal96 @DahliaDreams @Jynx @rav3n @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @0ddsidian @Oaktree @tyme

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