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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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Hi @DownMoreThanUp how have you been?

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i think your wonnderful @MissGremlin and i pray for you my anonymouus sister, you send so much positivr energy through the SANE forum that balance says you will be ok even if how is out of sight

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Awww @REDLINEZ750, thankyou sweet. Your words made my heart melt ❤️.

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Some more wise words from my favourite author, Ravenwolf
I stopped chasing perfection a long time ago.
And letting that go was the most freeing thing I've done in a long time.
I was exhausted trying to please the wrong people for the wrong reasons for far too long.
So, I quit performing and spending energy on things that didn't make me feel good.
I am not flawless.
I never will be.
And I have no desire to polish myself into something fake for the approval of others.
I am a storm of moods, a spectrum of emotions, a spark of charisma that refuses to be dulled or dimmed.
That is my magic.
Some days I don’t know exactly where I’m headed.
Some days I can’t even explain the mood I wake up in.
But that unpredictability?
That’s part of my fire and passion.
Whether my hair is wild and my mascara is nowhere to be found,
or I’m standing tall and put together,
I am the same woman underneath it all
gritty, grounded, real.
I cry when I feel it.
I laugh when it hits me.
I don’t filter the truth of who I am.
I own my flaws.
I value my scars.
They tell the story of my survival, of lessons learned the hard way, of battles fought and won.
There is beauty in my broken pieces.
Strength in my soft places.
Anyone who truly knows me sees that.
They don’t love me in spite of my mess.
They love me because of it.
No, I don’t always have everything perfectly put together.
But I don’t need to.
I trust myself to figure it out.
To adapt.
To rise.
Sometimes I wander in search of things that fill my soul.
But I always land exactly where I’m meant to be.
It may not be flawless or fast,
But it is honest and authentic.
And being real has always been my way and truth.
I know who I am.
I know what I want.
And I claim every bit of my personality
the laughter, the tears, the chaos, the clarity.
I may not be who I once imagined I’d become.
But I am a woman who loves fiercely, lives fully, and refuses to abandon her dreams.
If you ask me,
that is more powerful than perfect.
It's perfectly me.
Ravenwolf

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Good morning beautiful people. And remember, whatever you manage to do today is enough.

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@Pumba23

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Thanks @MissGremlin

I really appreciate the first one today, after a walk - 'just getting out there and trying is quite the accomplishment'. 🙂

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@heartathome you're so welcome sweet ❤️.

You've done incredibly well to go for a walk, so proud of you ❤️

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