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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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You're so welcome sweet @PeppyPatti ❤️

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Hello @PeppyPatti!

How are you, queen? 🫶

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Me ? Thank you @AuntGlow ….. I’ll take that compliment onboard calling my queen but it’s really

lovely to read.

@DownMoreThanUp @ENKELI @Jynx @MissGremlin @Jynx @AuntGlow

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Thank you @MissGremlin @Mustang67

hey @PeppyPatti

gently bently

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@Appleblossom you're welcome sweetheart ❤️

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Dear @Mustang67

thank you

I’m finding it hard to read so I read it slowly

bit I’m focusing on

world the fire that lives inside you. You can build something extraordinary with your life... but it begins with one simple choice. Believe in yourself. Believe in what’s still possible. Believe that the future hasn’t finished writing yo

i feel it’s talking about taking control of your own life. This for me is tough because I’m so vulnerable.

this lawyer business - I rang my friend crying saying please hear my words I need to move on …..she says her husband is a lawyer and he’s going to check out my situation. I’m a bit honoured and funny - years and years ago she took time off work to help me get my first divorce together. It feels like that - I feel safe with her.

@Cuddlebear @Glisten @ENKELI @Mustang67 @Jynx @MissGremlin

@TAB @AuntGlow @Appleblossom @MissGremlin @Jynx @Ru-bee

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@Mustang67 @PeppyPatti @Jynx @MissGremlin @Appleblossom @AuntGlow @heartathome @ENKELI

Depressed?

The hurt of our depression
is not just the painful fact
that all our good life feels gone,
but worse—still having to watch
what drags us down keep feeding,
tearing what’s left apart.

The sorrow of our depression
is the way those inner lies take hold,
twisting how we see ourselves—
again and again they return,
pulling us into that same low place,
leaving everything feeling empty.

The hopelessness of depression
floods through us completely
when we are overwhelmed,
when the weight presses down so hard
it feels like there is no way out—
just isolation, and being alone in it.

The way through deep depression
is not quick, and not easy—
but it begins by staying,
by learning, slowly,
to treat yourself with care
instead of repeating the harm.

By questioning the voice
that says you are less,
by making space for something steadier,
something quieter, but real—
a small sense of worth
that doesn’t disappear.

And so step by step,
even through night's dark,
loving has good life slowly return.
our dignity and integrity restored
setting us free ourselves to be.
leaving our night living the light of day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bm5wVRYd3o&list=RD3bm5wVRYd3o&start_radio=1

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@Bunniekins @Cuddlebear @avant-garde @NightFury @MJG017 @Captain24 @Flutterbug9 @AlwaysMyself @Chasingsunsets @heartathome @REDLINEZ750 @ENKELI @Glisten @DownMoreThanUp @Realness @Blackcloud @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Meowmy @PeppyPatti @Mustang67 @SmilingGecko @GezzaP @TAB @StuF @Jacques @Bow @Dimity @Snowie @Eve7 @outlander @Emelia8 @Rosepetal96 @MedicinalGypsy @SleeplessRaven @lonemushroom @Kashmina @creative_writer @The-red-centaur @Sadness2015 @happy222 @R_nie912 @DahliaDreams @Sophia1 @puppydoglover @Judi9877 @Jynx @rav3n @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @RiverSeal @0ddsidian @Oaktree @tyme

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@MissGremlin @Jynx @PeppyPatti @Appleblossom @AuntGlow @heartathome @ENKELI @Bunnykins
Hey Untrue!
See…
hear…
feel…?
do. do. do.
have. have. have.
take. take. take.
silencing all who oppose
breeding deep in the dark,
feeding on all that you drain—
what is it all for?
your core of corruption—
you call it life?
who built you?
who pays for your becoming?
why spend the time you’re given
on egos already decaying?
(morning after morning—
you fade a little more.)
rule…
rule…
rule…
arrogance crowns each breath
fear.
guilt.
shame.
goodness driven into hiding
innocence fractured and taken
honesty buried under your weight
addiction reigning, violence stalking,
desire turned weapon against the self—
you call this freedom?
run. hide. mask.
lie upon lie upon lie—
bending truth, pulling strings,
puppets dancing in your shadow
cowards waiting in silence
for innocence to pass by—
which face do you wear now?
where will you hide at the end?
do your answers fear the light?
curse. swear. yell.
virtue on the tongue—
rot in the core
twisting. choking. suffocating.
until the voice goes silent
and care falls away
T W I S T
S W E R V E
S T R I K E
the tongue ignites—
N O W
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C O N T E M P T
D E C E I T
D E T O N A T I O N
lies explode outward
light dimmed within
innocence consumed
how long—
before silence?
you drain what life offers
falling stars burn out
but when truth breaks through—
L I G H T
what power remains?
no more believing you
no more losing myself
OUT.
OUT OF MY LIFE—
ALL OF YOU
no more lies
no more chains
clarity—
my ground
burn…
burn…
burn…
the fire you lit
consumes you
as for me—
I rise
free
no fear remaining
a clear light within
alive. restored.
walking true
until nothing false remains

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@AuntGlow I worked today, and then did my first second class of pilates in a week since my accident and enjoyed turkish helva with my fiance and then did some market research surveys for a extra dollar and played my virtual farming game 😅

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