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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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ENKELISenior Contributor

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@MissGremlin you're in my thoughts and prayers sweetheart xoxo

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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Thankyou @ENKELI sweetheart, hope you are doing well ❤️

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GlistenSenior Contributor

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@Appleblossom excellent. That makes me happy to read, that your good self is getting what you need.

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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This is a great listen and so very true

https://www.instagram.com/stories/shelbycobralady/3839402203828799907?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MXUwZHBxN2w3YWVkZQ==

@00 @0ddsidian @192stoker @A_PT @Abby6_2025 @Abbz77 @Abz @Adge @Ainjoule @Akarsha @alexislane @Alice10 @Alily @ALotGoingOnMum @AlwaysMyself @Angeltree @Ann99 @AnnaliseM @AnnoyedSheDevil @Anonymous15 @Anonymous26 @Anonymouse @AntzyPantz @Appleblossom @asafeplace @ASafeSpace @Asgard @Attigrib @AuntGlow @Ausship91 @avant-garde @Awesome70 @BBB1 @Bailey23 @balance37 @Bellazee @Bill16 @BipolarRich @Birthday_Cake @Blackcloud @Blackfish73 @blossom9 @BlueBay @Bon_courage @Bow @Breakfast68 @BrightHorizon56 @Browbeating @Bunniekins @BurntCarrot @ButterflyWings @C4 @Captain24 @Capitalmint @Cat34 @CavingDreamer @Chasingsunsets @Chronos @City_Hustle @Circlegame1 @Chantarelle @Cheese @Clawde @CloudedLight @CM6 @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @DahliaDreams @dangerousmind @Determined @Dimity @Diversity64 @Djordatt @DLB @DogMan79 @DownMoreThanUp @Dreamy @Eclipsefairies @Eden1919 @Emelia8 @emkat @emma17@empathy14 @ENKELI @EternalFlower @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @FearofUnknown @fluffycat7 @foolking34 @fruitisgood @fullyanonbro @GalaxyOwl @GezzaP @GHo13 @Glisten @Gnat @GR_088 @happy222 @Harmonium @heartathome @Healandlove @Hip_ @Historylover @Holly__GL @horse-lyf @Honeymoon @ignatius98 @ipanda @IRIS5 @Jacques @JazzyZahl @Jika @john74 @Judi9877 @Justustwo @JustWhelmed @Jynx @K8e @Kam09 @Kashmina @Kei @kiwigirl64 @Khal @Krysyal63 @Lapis_Anteater @Leeanne1 @lil_green_clock @LilithLucy @Littlenhuy @lonemushroom @LostAngel @Lucky11 @LuluTrixibelle @Ma26 @MatchaToad @MedicinalGypsy @Meowmy @Messylife @Mikee @Mimme @MotherDuck @MDT @Mumnme @Mumoftwoboys @muso23 @NatureLover @NightFury @NightPixie @Northgate @Nw @Oaktree @Oanab @oceangirl @Operamumma @outlander @Patchworks @PDMumandWife @Peaches123 @Pearl48 @PeppyPatti @P0larBear @pineapple0000 @pinklollipop15 @puppydoglover @R_nie912 @RadAcceptance20 @Rainbow10171 @RatDiva @rav3n @Realness @Rebah26 @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 @Sylvia4 @TAB @TeaPositive @The-red-centaur @Till23 @Tracey5 @Tryingtobenough @tyme @UniiQue @utopia @Wabash @wavelength42 @Worriedmum11 @YETI-Bear @Zebrastone @Zoe8 @Zoe7@Sd26226

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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Some more Ravenwolf for those interested.

They always told me I’d find someone who completed me someday.
As if I were missing pieces.
As if I were unfinished.
Here’s the truth...I was never incomplete.
I don’t need fixing.
I don’t need rescuing.
I am whole exactly as I stand.
Maybe my edges are a little sharp.
Maybe there are cracks in my armor,
But every scar was earned.
Every fracture forged strength.
I fought to find myself when they said I couldn’t do it alone.
I hit rock bottom and clawed my way back up with bare hands.
No hero showed up to save me.
No knight rode in.
I saved myself.
Just like I always knew I would.
So, forgive me if I’m not out here kissing frogs hoping one turns into a prince.
Forgive me if I refuse to waste my days longing for something I hope happens.
I’d rather pour that energy into loving myself deeper.
Into savoring the life I’ve built from grit and intention.
If someone dares to knock on my door seeking my heart,
they should come prepared.
My walls are high for a reason.
My skin is thick because it had to be.
And I learned long ago that settling is a slow kind of self-betrayal.
I expect respect.
I demand authenticity.
I will accept nothing less than I deserve.
But I am not sitting around waiting for destiny to tap me on the shoulder.
I am not chasing fairy tales or rehearsing a happily ever after.
What is meant for me will find me.
And until then, I keep my face to the sunlight and the wind at my back.
I chase my dreams.
I live in the now.
Maybe love will arrive.
Maybe it won’t.
That part isn’t mine to control.
What is mine is how fiercely I live.
How deeply I love my people.
How boldly I show up in my own story.
Life is too short for regret.
Too amazing for hesitation.
So if you’ll excuse me, I have another adventure calling my name.
Another fire waiting to burn.
No matter which way the wind turns,
I’ll adjust my sails.
I always do.
It’s just me,
my dreams,
and the open road ahead.
And the only destination I’m committed to
is my happiness.
Ravenwolf

@00 @0ddsidian @192stoker @A_PT @Abby6_2025 @Abbz77 @Abz @Adge @Ainjoule @Akarsha @alexislane @Alice10 @Alily @ALotGoingOnMum @AlwaysMyself @Angeltree @Ann99 @AnnaliseM @AnnoyedSheDevil @Anonymous15 @Anonymous26 @Anonymouse @AntzyPantz @Appleblossom @asafeplace @ASafeSpace @Asgard @Attigrib @AuntGlow @Ausship91 @avant-garde @Awesome70 @BBB1 @Bailey23 @balance37 @Bellazee @Bill16 @BipolarRich @Birthday_Cake @Blackcloud @Blackfish73 @blossom9 @BlueBay @Bon_courage @Bow @Breakfast68 @BrightHorizon56 @Browbeating @Bunniekins @BurntCarrot @ButterflyWings @C4 @Captain24 @Capitalmint @Cat34 @CavingDreamer @Chasingsunsets @Chronos @City_Hustle @Circlegame1 @Chantarelle @Cheese @Clawde @CloudedLight @CM6 @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @DahliaDreams @dangerousmind @Determined @Dimity @Diversity64 @Djordatt @DLB @DogMan79 @DownMoreThanUp @Dreamy @Eclipsefairies @Eden1919 @Emelia8 @emkat @emma17@empathy14 @ENKELI @EternalFlower @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @FearofUnknown @fluffycat7 @foolking34 @fruitisgood @fullyanonbro @GalaxyOwl @GezzaP @GHo13 @Glisten @Gnat @GR_088 @happy222 @Harmonium @heartathome @Healandlove @Hip_ @Historylover @Holly__GL @horse-lyf @Honeymoon @ignatius98 @ipanda @IRIS5 @Jacques @JazzyZahl @Jika @john74 @Judi9877 @Justustwo @JustWhelmed @Jynx @K8e @Kam09 @Kashmina @Kei @kiwigirl64 @Khal @Krysyal63 @Lapis_Anteater @Leeanne1 @lil_green_clock @LilithLucy @Littlenhuy @lonemushroom @LostAngel @Lucky11 @LuluTrixibelle @Ma26 @MatchaToad @MedicinalGypsy @Meowmy @Messylife @Mikee @Mimme @MotherDuck @MDT @Mumnme @Mumoftwoboys @muso23 @NatureLover @NightFury @NightPixie @Northgate @Nw @Oaktree @Oanab @oceangirl @Operamumma @outlander @Patchworks @PDMumandWife @Peaches123 @Pearl48 @PeppyPatti @P0larBear @pineapple0000 @pinklollipop15 @puppydoglover @R_nie912 @RadAcceptance20 @Rainbow10171 @RatDiva @rav3n @Realness @Rebah26 @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 @Sylvia4 @TAB @TeaPositive @The-red-centaur @Till23 @Tracey5 @Tryingtobenough @tyme @UniiQue @utopia @Wabash @wavelength42 @Worriedmum11 @YETI-Bear @Zebrastone @Zoe8 @Zoe7@Sd26226

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PeppyPattiSenior Contributor

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Dearest Dreamy,

sweetheart, I just want to say that your posters really help me during the day whilst I get on with my little life.

I truly hope you are well today

💕❤️🐕

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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Hello sweet @PeppyPatti, I'm so glad they help you ❤️.

Today has been incredibly hard, lots of tears and heavy thoughts. I'm glad to be in my bed now with Casper and I'm listening to an audiobook while doing some diamond art.

I hope you are having a lovely evening sweetheart ❤️.

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PeppyPattiSenior Contributor

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Hi @MissGremlin

I wish Australia got advocates for this situation

thinking about you

@MissGremlin @Jynx @Mustang67 @Glisten dating dillema @ENKELI

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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 @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @PeppyPatti @Mustang67 @Meowmy @StuF @TAB @SmilingGecko @GezzaP @Jacques @Bow @Dimity @Snowie @Eve7 @outlander @Emelia8 @lonemushroom @SleeplessRaven @creative_writer @The-red-centaur @R_nie912 @Kashmina @Sadness2015 @happy222 @Sophia1 @puppydoglover @DahliaDreams @Rosepetal96 @Judi9877 @MedicinalGypsy @Jynx @rav3n @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @0ddsidian @Oaktree @tyme

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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Hello sweet @PeppyPatti, well that's the thing, there is but none of them will help 😞.

Thankyou sweetheart ❤️.

Hope you are having a lovely day ❤️

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