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~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

~ 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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Thank you @MissGremlin ! 🤗

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@Mustang67 , I too, am also a work in progress ✨️

I like reading inspirational things like this 😊

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@MissGremlin hey dreamy, thanks for caring. Life is hard. It's raining over here. Feel a bit calm in the coolness

Hope you're okay

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@Meowmy you're welcome sweetheart, sending you hugs ❤️. Glad you feel a bit calm in the coolness ☺️.

Things are tough for me, trying to keep pushing through the best i can.

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@Sophia1 I am certainly with you in regard to wishing I learnt this concept many years ago. I did a workshop a few years ago and it opened my eyes to a whole new world, and I made some very positive changes from it. Because of my childhood, I grew up to be a people pleaser that put everyone else's needs before my own. Well not any longer.

I distanced myself from any family and/or friends that did not want positive things for me, or who would constantly drain my energy. And I feel so much better off for it. I also learnt how to say the word NO, especially to my family. I now have set personal boundaries and have discovered what my personal values are. I had never realised that these two things were required in life. I just did what people wanted me to do, and didn't really realise that I had the option of saying No.

I have worked out why I chose the partner's that I did and now can make better choices. My current partner has trouble sometimes, when I actually stand up for myself and tell him that his behaviour is no longer acceptable to me.

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@MissGremlin hey dreamy, hope things get easier for you soon.

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Thankyou sweet @Meowmy ❤️

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@MissGremlin I love your posts. They are so simple, but they are things I don't think of often. Thanks as always for sharing.

How are you travelling at the moment?

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"Your mind will tell what you continuously tell it"... so so so true @Mustang67

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