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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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@MissGremlin Thanks you too. So the last two hours have been okay. A little down still but nothing crushing.

@Jynx @ENKELI @Meowmy @Flutterbug9 @Bunniekins @heartathome

Been pondering my life from self rule to self love and the difference this has made chasing love all my life and thinking love must be controlled not simply lived.

Massive difference in my life one from the other?

Thoughts dividing me sheep from goat, where The Goats keeping my inflated ego afloat.

Goat and Sheep Truth To Keep

I never knew my life turned out to be a twin,
and that within myself
two ways of living struggled to reign.

The goat in me believed the lies,
calling darkness my true name,
letting fear and selfishness rule,
dragging me further from myself.

Through greedy and dishonest eyes
I twisted what was good,
bringing ruin upon the things
I once claimed to believe.

My downfall I clearly saw,
not because I was born condemned,
but because I kept surrendering
to what hollowed me out within.

The goat in me feared no grace remained,
that I would be uprooted and cast aside,
judging myself by the very lies
that kept me bound.

Yet the sheep within me
heard another voice.

I never knew my life turned out to be a twin,
and that truth still lived beneath my fear.
That grace could reach me,
and love call me back to myself.

That what is false need not rule forever,
nor fear remain my master.

Today I live the rule of love,
not from above to dominate,
but loving truth,
and also myself,
leading me back toward what is real,
toward mercy,
toward wholeness.

So I no longer seek the death of myself,
labelled wrong,
but the ending of the false ruler within:

that big “I”
built from fear,
forever roasting
my reality through
inability,
control,
division,
and separation,
ruling identity
through daily misery.

And in its place,
something quieter remains —

love,
truth,
and the freedom
to simply be

truly true,

myself.

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@DownMoreThanUphey DownMoreThanUp thank you for including me in your post. i havent read your poem yet basically because i am still waking up. just wanted to touch base and let you know i am here for you my friend. take care. bunnie xxx

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@Bunniekins Good morning.

Good seeing you around

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

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@MissGremlin hey MissG cant see the affirmations yet and cant support because .... yes surprise surprise the support isnt working. hope you are doing well anyway. love you. bunnie xxx

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@Bunniekins hopefully the pics are up soon for everyone. That support button isn't very supportive 😂. Love you sweetheart ❤️.

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Love reading your posts even if I can't respond very well

@MissGremlin @Jynx @Bunniekins @DownMoreThanUp @ENKELI

Love Taali ❤️

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@MissGremlin thank you for the tools sweetheart.

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@MissGremlin @Hello bunny how are you? Beautiful affirmations. Support button not working though.

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@MissGremlin @Jynx @Taali @DownMoreThanUp @Meowmy @StuF @ENKELI

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