Checking In Quotes

“Part of checking in with yourself is becoming aware of what thoughts you’re having over and over again. These are usually signs of agreements you’ve made about yourself internally: spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.”
― Michelle Williams, Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life---and Can Save Yours

“Maybe you’re repeating what you haven’t repaired.”
― Michelle Williams, Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life---and Can Save Yours

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises. (Romans 15:13)”
― Michelle Williams, Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life---and Can Save Yours

“Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].”
― Michelle Williams, Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life---and Can Save Yours

“If you’re a believer, you’ve probably heard the scripture from Proverbs 18:21 that says, “Your tongue has the power of life and death. Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words” (NIRV). If you don’t think that what you say to yourself or to others has any bearing on your life, you are in danger. Our words and agreements work like magnets that draw us in a certain direction. Even if it’s a direction we don’t want to go in. Think about it this way: If you wake up every day and say, “It’s going to be an awful day,” everything you do and say that day will be done and said through that negative lens. You’re going to look for the bad, and every time you see it, you’ll say, “See, I was right. It’s an awful day.”
― Michelle Williams, Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life---and Can Save Yours

“Did you know that if a person talks out loud to a plant consistently, it will grow faster? Look, I didn’t believe it when I first heard it either. But it’s true! Matter of fact, one study showed that plants not only grow better when talked to regularly, but that a woman’s voice makes a plant grow faster than a man’s.1 Okay, now ladies! Talk about girl power. Your voice—your inner voice too—gives life to whatever you give it to.”
― Michelle Williams, Checking In: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life---and Can Save Yours