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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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@ENKELI thankyou sweetheart ❤️.

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Thanks @MissGremlin

Always love your posts

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@Snowie you're so welcome ❤️

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@ENKELI hey ENKELI im doing well today thanks. was quiet although i was given a bunch of flowers from a friend :D. hope you had a wonderful day. xxx

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@Bunniekins how lovely you got flowers 💐

Well deserved. I hope your evening treats you well gorgeous xoxo

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@ENKELI you too ENKELI lots of bunny hugs for you xxx

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I can relate to Ravenwolf's words here.
When I say I hit rock bottom, understand this...
I didn’t just fall.
Life knocked me down, dragged me through it, and tried to leave me there.
But I didn't stay down, that's not who I am.
I didn't quit; I never have.
And I refused to drown in self-pity.
I could have stayed in that darkness.
Curled up in the wreckage.
Let the weight of it define me.
But that has never been who I am.
So, I clawed my way back.
Through pain.
Through loss.
Through the kind of misery that strips you bare and ruins you.
I began to rebuild.
Slowly.
Deliberately.
It took time to gather the pieces of a shattered soul and broken heart.
Time to find myself again.
But piece by piece, day by day, I rebuilt myself stronger than before.
Was it easy?
Not even close.
It burned, really hurt at times.
But growth always does.
The comeback took everything I had.
But I paid the price willingly.
Now I am here, stronger in spirit, mind, body.
but softer where it matters.
Wiser,
but still brave enough to risk it all.
Because life and love were never meant to be played safe.
I had to risk another fall to rise again.
Had to risk heartbreak to feel something real.
I live all in.
All heart.
All fire.
Passion isn’t optional for me.
It’s who I am.
The road ahead will take patience.
Strength.
Courage.
But I’ve already survived the worst.
Now I’m climbing toward the best.
I am not my failures.
I am the lessons they taught me.
Some beautiful.
Some brutal.
All necessary.
And I’m still here.
Still standing.
Still proud.
Life gave me its hardest blows.
And all it did was prove I can withstand the storm.
I am not broken.
I am forged.
Reborn.
Stronger in every way that matters.
And one day, when I stand on that mountaintop,
it won’t be luck.
It won’t be accident.
It will be because I fought for every inch.
I made it.
My way.
Warrior.
Survivor.
Unbreakable.
Ravenwolf

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@MissGremlin hey dreamy, thanks.

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