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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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@Bunniekins love them all my sweet. Hope you have a lovely day. Love you beautiful ❤️

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Some more inspiring words by Ravenwolf

Hey you…
Yes, I’m talking to you.
The one who’s been whispering doubts to yourself when no one else is listening.
The one who keeps saying you’re too late, too tired, too far gone.
You’re wrong.
Life may have knocked you down more than once.
It may have bruised you, tested you and left you questioning everything.
But you’re still here.
So lift your head.
Open your eyes.
And stand up.
Don’t you dare walk away from your dreams now.
Not after everything you’ve survived.
There is still so much life inside you waiting to be lived.
So much love inside you waiting to be given.
So much fire in your soul that you haven’t even tapped into yet.
It’s time to stop making excuses.
And start making moves.
No, it won’t be easy.
It won’t be quick.
And it definitely won’t be painless.
But it will be worth it.
Because nothing meaningful in this life ever comes without a fight.
And your dreams are worth every step of that climb.
You’ve always known who you wanted to be.
That voice inside you never left.
You just stopped listening to it.
So now it’s time to rise.
Brush off the past.
And start moving forward again.
Stop staring over your shoulder.
Take the lessons with you…
But leave the pain behind.
It’s been holding you back long enough.
You are capable of more than you’ve allowed yourself to believe.
But belief doesn’t have to come all at once.
Start small.
One step.
Then another.
Day by day, you’ll find your way.
And maybe you won’t end up where you once imagined.
But you’ll end up exactly where you’re meant to be.
So learn.
Love.
Live.
Grow.
Turn the page and begin again.
Because you are worthy of incredible things.
Of deep love.
Of a future that feels like freedom.
Now open your eyes.
And become the person you’ve always known you could be.
You can’t catch your dreams standing still.
So spread your wings.
Take the leap.
Fly, darling… fly.
And when you do, you’ll realize something powerful.
You were never meant to stay grounded.
Anything is possible…
The moment you choose to believe.
Ravenwolf

@Adge @Ainjoule @AlwaysMyself @AnnoyedSheDevil @Anonymouse1000 @AntzyPantz @Appleblossom @Applepie907 @AuntGlow @avant-garde @AzzyWazzy @balance37 @Bill16 @Blackcloud @BlueBay @Bon_courage @Bow @BrightHorizon56 @Bunniekins @BunnySnugs @ButterflyWings @Captain24 @Cat34 @chaitealover99 @Chasingsunsets @creative_writer @Cuddlebear @Dimity @Dk5 @DogMan79 @DownMoreThanUp @EK @Emelia8 @ENKELI @Eve7 @Faith-and-Hope @Flutterbug9 @FracturedBeing @GenXmum @GezzaP @Glisten @Harmonium @heartathome @Healandlove @henry13 @Historylover @Chisin @Honeymoon @Intrinsic @IzitHumane @Jacques @jrn @Judi9877

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@Mustang67 ......nice

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@Mustang67 love all of them sweet.

Big hugs to you sweetheart, hope you have a lovely day ❤️

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Some more inspiring words by Ravenwolf

Hey you…
Yes, I’m talking to you.
The one who’s been whispering doubts to yourself when no one else is listening.
The one who keeps saying you’re too late, too tired, too far gone.
You’re wrong.
Life may have knocked you down more than once.
It may have bruised you, tested you and left you questioning everything.
But you’re still here.
So lift your head.
Open your eyes.
And stand up.
Don’t you dare walk away from your dreams now.
Not after everything you’ve survived.
There is still so much life inside you waiting to be lived.
So much love inside you waiting to be given.
So much fire in your soul that you haven’t even tapped into yet.
It’s time to stop making excuses.
And start making moves.
No, it won’t be easy.
It won’t be quick.
And it definitely won’t be painless.
But it will be worth it.
Because nothing meaningful in this life ever comes without a fight.
And your dreams are worth every step of that climb.
You’ve always known who you wanted to be.
That voice inside you never left.
You just stopped listening to it.
So now it’s time to rise.
Brush off the past.
And start moving forward again.
Stop staring over your shoulder.
Take the lessons with you…
But leave the pain behind.
It’s been holding you back long enough.
You are capable of more than you’ve allowed yourself to believe.
But belief doesn’t have to come all at once.
Start small.
One step.
Then another.
Day by day, you’ll find your way.
And maybe you won’t end up where you once imagined.
But you’ll end up exactly where you’re meant to be.
So learn.
Love.
Live.
Grow.
Turn the page and begin again.
Because you are worthy of incredible things.
Of deep love.
Of a future that feels like freedom.
Now open your eyes.
And become the person you’ve always known you could be.
You can’t catch your dreams standing still.
So spread your wings.
Take the leap.
Fly, darling… fly.
And when you do, you’ll realize something powerful.
You were never meant to stay grounded.
Anything is possible…
The moment you choose to believe.
Ravenwolf

@Icecream @Jynx @Kindcrystal @Lapis_Anteater @lonemushroom @Lonewolf73 @Lostbookworm @Lucas3 @MatchaToad @MedicinalGypsy @Meowmy @MissGremlin @Mortimer_3 @NatureLover @NightFury @NightHedgehog @Oaktree @Rockdog @Silver_Charm @papermoon @Penguincat @PeppyPatti @rav3n @Realness @Mumnme @PipClover @REDLINEZ750 @RiverSeal @Rosepetal96 @Ru-bee @SaltwaterSoul @Sans911 @scruffypuffball @Shaz51 @SleeplessRaven @SmilingGecko @Snowie @Sophia1 @Spirit_Healer @StuF @Sunnyside226 @Sunnysideup @TAB @Trishthedish1 @tyme @Whaledone1234 @YETI-Bear @YoungDriller_07@Determined

If at any time you want your tag removed from these sorts of posts, please just let me know.

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@Mustang67 thank you Mustang67 it is something that i havent done for a long time. how are you going hunny?

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Good morning @Bunniekins I have been giving myself some self-care, after a rough few days. But feeling a lot better today.

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@MissGremlin MissGremlin i hope you have a super Friday! lots of love always bun xx

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@MissGremlin wrote:

  

 

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


These all resonate with me today @MissGremlin

How are you going with the housing situation?

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Thanks @MissGremlin and the same to you

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