1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to Checking In with Michelle Williams, a production of 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio and The Black Effect. 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 2: Coming up on Checking In with Michelle Williams. Listen, I 4 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 2: tell y'all all about delays and diversions, Whoever brings you 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: the most peace gets the most time, and Cowboy Carder 6 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: coming up next on an all new episode of Checking In. 7 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 2: Hey there, welcome to Checking In with Michelle Williams. Y'all. 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: I sometimes dislike saying the title checking in with Michelle Williams, because, like, 9 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: I'm Michelle, why can't I just say checking In? So 10 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 2: let me start that over, y'all. Welcome to another amazing 11 00:00:53,360 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 2: episode of Checking In. We are wow to the second 12 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: month of Checking In. I was blessed to have some 13 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: amazing guests starting off this season, Raquel Hopkins, Deval and 14 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 2: Kadeen Like who are just absolutely incredible. This week, it's 15 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: just me again. I've got a few things to talk about, 16 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: a few things to share. And discovering that throughout the years, 17 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: you guys really enjoy my solo episodes. You also enjoy 18 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: those that that I have with guests. But it was 19 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: shocking that also the number of people who download the 20 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 2: solo episodes like, I was thinking that people really want 21 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: to sit for about thirty minutes and listen to what 22 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: I have to say versus dialogue with other guests. I 23 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: thought that that would be incredible to share my platform 24 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: with guests who I admire. But according to the Black Effect, 25 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 2: y'all like my solo episodes as well. So we're gonna 26 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 2: get right to it. I hope y'all have had an 27 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: amazing week we have had. We're coming off of the 28 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: fourth of July. I don't know if it was a 29 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: fourth of July for folks. I literally have to read 30 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: this text from my aunt. She is probably in her eighties. 31 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: Matter of fact, she is eighty, and my aunt says 32 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: she said, okay, I'm getting it in real time. My 33 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: aunt texted and said, good afternoon, Happy Independence Day, even 34 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: though your president is keeping it from being happy, have 35 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 2: a blessed day. I was absolutely losing it because I'll 36 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: never forget there was a time where we were just 37 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: excited about the fourth of July. We were getting our 38 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: are me and you ready? Whose house we going over? 39 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: What time is it gonna start? And all that good stuff. 40 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: But I'm excited because of Juneteenth and what Juneteenth has 41 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: been for us, and I'll never forget Juneteenth. My grandmother, 42 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: years before Juneteenth is what it is today. My grandmother 43 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 2: taking us to Juneteenth activities and picnics and festivals year 44 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: after year in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois. So shout 45 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 2: out to Juneteenth and God blessed the fourth of July. 46 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: All right, all right, So the week of fourth of 47 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: July was absolutely bonkers days of traveling. Okay, So let 48 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 2: me tell y'all. I've been in New York since about 49 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 2: end of August of twenty twenty four, and you know, 50 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 2: I knew that I was going to be leaving my 51 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 2: comfort zone. Okay, what is my comfort zone? My house, 52 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 2: my plants, my own bed, just my little nook that 53 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 2: I absolutely enjoy. So I was like, well, New York 54 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 2: to Atlanta ain't that far. You know, I'll just go 55 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 2: home like once a month to check on everything, to 56 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: make sure everything's okay, and the busyness of my schedule 57 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 2: it is a blessing. But I hadn't been able to 58 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 2: get home back to Atlanta as much as I would 59 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 2: like to. And then there are times where I could 60 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 2: have got on a plane to fly home, but I 61 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: was so tired from doing eight shows a week that 62 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 2: it was just best for me to get my weekly 63 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: massage and go to bed, you know what I mean. 64 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: So this week I said, you know what, let me 65 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: go on home. I want to see what's up at 66 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 2: my house. I get home, check my plants. One of 67 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 2: my beautiful plants gone dead. Okay, and they are on 68 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: this cool watering system. But when I opened up the 69 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 2: water reservoir, it was totally empty, and I was like, well, 70 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 2: you haven't been home in a while to really check 71 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: on it, and how long did you think this water 72 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 2: was going to be in this reservoir. It's a self 73 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: watering system. Great, great for folks who are I love 74 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 2: the self watering system because I have overwatered plants, you know, 75 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 2: but this particular system, it does the perfect amount of 76 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 2: watering for plants. Now, I could be going somewhere here 77 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 2: you can underwater or overwater, and so I just I 78 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 2: hadn't been home, and so one of my favorite plants. Oh, 79 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 2: it was gorgeous. It was absolutely gorgeous. It's one of 80 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 2: the plants where it just continues to grow and just 81 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 2: kind of like it grows over the table. It's like 82 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 2: a waterfall. It's beautiful. So I was able to put 83 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 2: water back in the reservoir, take the dead leaves off, 84 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 2: and hopefully when I get back, I'll see some buds, 85 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 2: some more budding. Cool. Get home, and I spend my 86 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: amazing time at home. I'm feeling refreshed. I am feeling rejuvenated. 87 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 2: I am feeling restored because I was able to sleep 88 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 2: on my own mattress that I absolutely adore. Miss Tina 89 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 2: Knowles has always said I probably have said this on 90 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 2: this podcast at least once. She told us, invest in 91 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 2: your mattress, especially that's where you're going to be spending 92 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 2: a lot of hours in the day, So invest in 93 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 2: your mattress. I'm proud of my mattress. I feel like 94 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: it's amazing. I love my bed. Okay, cool, Anyway, I'm refreshed, 95 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 2: I'm rejuvenated. I'm able to walk around my own neighborhood, 96 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 2: gets some sun and just ooh, drive my own vehicle. 97 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 2: It's the little things that I have been missing. Great. 98 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 2: I get on a plane to come back here to 99 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 2: New York, and I flew into Newark, and yes, I 100 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: know about the news of air traffic control and outages, 101 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 2: but I fly into Newark all the time when I travel, 102 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: and it's been great. Let me tell you why I 103 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 2: like Newark. It's quiet. The drive from Manhattan into Newark. 104 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 2: I don't know why I love it better than the 105 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 2: drive from like where I live here in New York 106 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 2: to LaGuardia or JFK. I think the drive to La 107 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 2: Guardian and JFK it just makes me too anxious. The 108 00:08:54,320 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 2: drive to Newark, it's just peaceful. The experience to me 109 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 2: me has been peaceful. We're in the air about to 110 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 2: land at Newark and the pilot comes on and says, hey, 111 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 2: we've got to circle a little bit. Those of y'all 112 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 2: that fly, if you fly frequently, sometimes that happens. Okay, 113 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 2: you know that when the pilot says we got a circle, 114 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: it ain't ten minutes, sometimes thirty minutes. I don't know. 115 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 2: So I'm like, okay, cool, We're gonna be fine, y'all. 116 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 2: He then comes back on the intercom and says, we 117 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 2: actually have to get some gas, so we're gonna land 118 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 2: in Norfolk, Virginia. He's like, we're gonna gas up. I'm 119 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 2: gonna have you back in the air. I'm like, okay, cool. 120 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 2: Show starts at death becomes Circle show starts at seven. 121 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 2: Its gonna be great. I can get to the theater 122 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 2: at six thirty for a seven o'clock show. I don't 123 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 2: like to do that. I've never done that because I 124 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 2: need at least an hour from makeup and prep, my 125 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 2: breathing and my stretching. Some people literally walk in the 126 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 2: door at six thirty for a seven o'clock show. My 127 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 2: hand claps to y'all for that. I can't do that. 128 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 2: I can, but that's not my desire. Okay, I just 129 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 2: mentioned I just told you guys my routine. Oh my gosh. 130 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 2: We land in Norfolk and it goes from thirty minutes 131 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 2: to an hour. Now, mind you, they have gassed up 132 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 2: the plane. It's gone from like one hour to hour 133 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 2: and a half, two hours, three hours, four hours, five hours, 134 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 2: six hours by the time but about four o'clock rolls around, 135 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 2: I'm like, I'm not gonna make it to the lunfont 136 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 2: Tan theater. Y'all. I do this routine. I have done 137 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 2: this routine quite often. I've never missed a show because 138 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 2: of a flight to diversion. I have never really missed 139 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 2: a work event period because of I've never missed a 140 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 2: flight for work anybody that books me for the past 141 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 2: twenty five years knows that you book me, I'm going 142 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 2: to show up. If I don't show up, it's because 143 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,599 Speaker 2: I one. I think one time I was literally in 144 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 2: the hospital, like sick with something right, or I'm just sick. 145 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 2: And if I say I'm sick, I'm really really sick. 146 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 2: So I've never missed work. I've never you know, I 147 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 2: just I don't play that. That's just this. I guess 148 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 2: it's still the school of Matthew Knowles. I don't know, 149 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 2: but that's just I tried not to. I try not 150 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 2: to do that. So, yeah, we missed the show. I 151 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 2: missed the show. I'm gutted, I am disappointed. I'm like, 152 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 2: oh my god, but I'm so thankful for an understanding 153 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 2: management team of death becomes her totally understood. So it's 154 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: that that was that was a lesson learned, you know. 155 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 2: So I don't know if I'll be home anytime soon 156 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 2: because I don't want that to happen, or maybe try 157 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 2: flying into logorder or JFK. I don't know. But new 158 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 2: work has never been an issue for me. Again, I 159 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 2: have seen the news where it's been about outages and 160 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 2: air traffic control issues, but all right, So I finally 161 00:12:52,240 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 2: experienced it. That same week, I was all soul needing 162 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 2: to attend a close friend of mine her mother passed, 163 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 2: and I wanted to be at the funeral. I was 164 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 2: torn because you know, I'm under contract in this show 165 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 2: many times. I've been under contract for the past again, 166 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: twenty five years of my life, and I was torn 167 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 2: between how many moments am I going to miss by 168 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 2: being able to be present for someone in my life. 169 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 2: I've missed enough birthdays, I missed enough funerals, I've missed 170 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 2: enough graduations, y'all. I even missed my brother's first sermon 171 00:13:55,679 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 2: he preached. Now he understood because that year we filmed 172 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: the Boot Delicious video. He was totally understandable. But me 173 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 2: as his sister, as his baby sister, whom I adore 174 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 2: my brother, I was like, I cannot believe I'm missing 175 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 2: my brother preach his first sermon while I'm on set 176 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 2: shaking my thighs. It's a great video. I love those 177 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 2: Christian Dior shades. Those are I wish I could find those. 178 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 2: Those are vintage. So yeah, that's what was going on 179 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: while filming Boot Delicious. My brother preached his first sermon. 180 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: But you guys, everything worked out. Everything worked out, as 181 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 2: you can see all as well. But at this point 182 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 2: in my career and in my life, I'm like, man, 183 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 2: how many more moments of being present will I miss? 184 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 2: And that's the sacrifice of the business of show. That's 185 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 2: the sacrifice of I chose this life. So I'm not 186 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 2: asking for pity, sympathy anything, but I guess I'm understanding 187 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 2: of I guess where my mindset was. And I did 188 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 2: get permission, of course, again from management of death becomes 189 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: her to attend this funeral. I adore what I do. 190 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 2: I adore the show, and I'm so glad that I 191 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 2: was allowed to go to my friend's mother's funeral and 192 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 2: it meant the world to her. And the person that 193 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 2: did the eulogy looked over at the role that I 194 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 2: was sitting on, and there were some other friends and 195 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 2: stuff of the family sitting on that role, and he 196 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 2: said these words. He mentioned the words ministry of presence. 197 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 2: Sometimes your presence is comforting to someone. You might not 198 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: even have the right way words. You probably can't even 199 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 2: get to them in that moment at the funeral or 200 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 2: even a party, or their first sermon. Or a graduation. 201 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: But as long as they can look over and see you, 202 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 2: you never know what that does for a person. When 203 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 2: Beyonce and Kelly came to my opening night, Doctor Amira 204 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: and Brittany Tims Tina, I felt so anchored by their presence. 205 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 2: I was like, I don't care what happens tonight, I 206 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: am going to be okay the ministry of Presents And 207 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 2: there are times where people have even looked at me 208 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 2: like you're Michelle Williams, why are you here? What are 209 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 2: you doing here? And I'm not saying anyone said that 210 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 2: last week, but there are times I have shown up 211 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 2: two different things for people in my life, and I 212 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: don't let what I do or who I am in quotes. 213 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 2: I don't want that to ever get in the way 214 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 2: of showing up and being there for people that I love, 215 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 2: at least not at this time in my career now. 216 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 2: Sometimes it's just not possible. It's just not possible. But 217 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 2: I'm thankful that this time it was possible for me 218 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 2: to show up and be present so perfectly. You can 219 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 2: take inventory of your life about maybe people you can 220 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 2: show up for a little more, or take inventory of 221 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 2: people where you're like man they can show up for 222 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 2: me more, or if they don't, you probably might even 223 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 2: have to assess how much you show up for them. 224 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 2: So us this older woman. One day, she told me 225 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 2: that I was ministry in motion and literally just me 226 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,719 Speaker 2: being able to show up and be present is just 227 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 2: something that I treasure, something that if I can show up, 228 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 2: I'm gonna show up, all right. So that was Thursday 229 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 2: of last week. Friday, we are off because it's fourth 230 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 2: of July. Death becomes her did not have a show, 231 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 2: So where did I go? So I went from the 232 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 2: city where I was in for this funeral, flew to Washington, 233 00:18:51,680 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 2: DC to see cow Boy Carter. The tour insane. Absolutely, 234 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 2: I just just have no but I do have words. Beautiful, 235 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 2: the visuals, y'all. She's she gives vocals every tour she's done. 236 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 2: But I feel like this tour beyoncey uh. There are 237 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 2: many times I had a Baptist fit. If you want 238 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 2: to know what a Baptist fit is is where you 239 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 2: just get to your arms, just get to flailing uncontrollably. 240 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 2: You yell, you scream, You're just just in awe. Listen, y'all. 241 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 2: I love because I feel like she's so gifted vocally 242 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 2: too that sometimes I personally, I just oh, I just 243 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 2: want to hear what she's gonna do. I just want 244 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: to know what vocal choice she's gonna use, where is 245 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 2: she gonna place this run, what is she gonna do 246 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 2: with the texture of her voice? Here? Baby? It gave 247 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 2: me everything I needed. You hear me. It was a joy. 248 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 2: It was a joy. It was a joy. She really really, really, 249 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 2: really really really this did I say? The sound? Like 250 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 2: who designed the sound for this tour? It was beautiful, 251 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 2: The visuals, the wardrobe, my god, and then vibing to 252 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 2: Miss Tina in the suite absolutely agredible. Oh of course 253 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 2: blue okay, you can't forget blue, roomy, absolutely adorable. Okay, 254 00:20:52,240 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 2: everybody banned dancers, Honey Balenciaga and just all right. So 255 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 2: that was my week, all right. Then I came back 256 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 2: to New York to do to show Saturday and two 257 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 2: show Sunday, a full, productive, amazing week. Dallas on yesterday, 258 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 2: which is supposed to be my day off, but Dallas, 259 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 2: and then today sharing with y'all my journey this past week, 260 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 2: the journey of showing up for the people you love. 261 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 2: The Cowboy Carter tour that was my first time being 262 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 2: able to go to the tour because I'm in a 263 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 2: Broadway musical and it's been difficult. But I'm glad that 264 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 2: there was a show on the fourth of July. There 265 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 2: was a show last night. Actually, like I said, that 266 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 2: was on the day off, but I had to go 267 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 2: to Dallas. I can't wait for y'all to see what 268 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 2: that was about. But y'all, it was also amazing to 269 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 2: be around people who bring me peace. And I saw 270 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: a friend of mine post something the other day. I 271 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 2: could be paraphrasing, but they it said something whoever brings 272 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 2: the most peace gets the most time, and that hit 273 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 2: me so deep. There are people that I love. There 274 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 2: are relationships that I don't talk about a lot publicly 275 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 2: because I just hold those relationships near and dear to me. 276 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 2: And there's sometimes I'll name some names, you know, because 277 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 2: of experience, I name some names just now. But sometimes 278 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 2: I don't go into the totality of those relationships because 279 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 2: I'm like, man, that's the only thing that I get 280 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 2: to protect kind of. But I've got some amazing, amazing folks, 281 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 2: and I always in some episodes, I've always said what 282 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 2: my prayer is for y'all, is that you also have 283 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 2: safe people, people that you can trust, people that you 284 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 2: can confide in, people that you can laugh with, like uncontrollably. 285 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: I have also been seeing these amazing videos and reels 286 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 2: about people who are during near smacking each other upside 287 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 2: the head because they're laughing so hard and their arms 288 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 2: are just going everywhere and they're just a key key 289 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 2: and just laughing uncontrollably. Those are the relationships that I 290 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 2: want to keep. The relationships that fortify me. What do 291 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 2: I mean by fortify? Relationships that strengthen me, Relationships that 292 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 2: are challenged in a way, Relationships that are inspiring. You 293 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 2: should never be jealous of anyone in your circle. They 294 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 2: should always be inspiring you. You should never be competing 295 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 2: or comparing yourself to anybody that's in your circle. Maybe 296 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 2: there are some people in my life that make me 297 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 2: tighten up, people that make me say, oh, oh oh, 298 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 2: I can do this a little better, I can tweak 299 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 2: this here. And I have a confession to make. I 300 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 2: think sometimes when I see Be on tour, it does 301 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 2: make me feel like, man, she kept going in music 302 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 2: and didn't let any naysayer stop her, And I'm like, 303 00:24:52,640 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 2: why did I let things stop me musically, and I'm like, 304 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 2: I really got to sit with that. I'm gonna go 305 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 2: to therapy about it. So yes, I have teased new 306 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 2: music and I know that I can do it. I 307 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 2: do know that I can do it. So we'll see 308 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: that happened to me on the Renaissance tour and Cowboy 309 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 2: Carter's like, she would not be doing what she's doing 310 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 2: had she stopped and listened to what the critics had 311 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 2: to say or the naysayers or the haters. She there's 312 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 2: no way she'd be in stadiums right now had she 313 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 2: buckled and you know, listened to what people had to say. 314 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,479 Speaker 2: All right, So that's my confession. We'll talk about that later. 315 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 2: But yeah, back to being around people who bring me peace, 316 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 2: and those were the people that I was able to 317 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 2: be around this past week, and guess what, I'll do 318 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 2: it again. Also this week, I am taking some time 319 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 2: away from the show, not due to illness or a funeral, 320 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 2: but I've got some personal days that I hadn't taken, 321 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 2: and they're like, Michelle, you got to take your personal days. 322 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 2: And again, just I'm thankful for a strong work ethic. Again, 323 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,919 Speaker 2: if I'm not sick or some type of emergency. I 324 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 2: want to be there. But this week I am excited 325 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 2: to report that I get to take a few days away. 326 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 2: It's my birthday month, and I'm excited about that. I 327 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 2: get some more time later on in the summer, and 328 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 2: we'll see what happens. I know a lot of y'all 329 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 2: have been asking me how long my run and Death 330 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 2: becomes Her the musical is, and just know that I'll 331 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 2: be there a while longer. I'll say that the reason 332 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 2: why I'm not saying anything is because producers haven't said anything, 333 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 2: and I'm not making no announcements that they haven't made. Okay, 334 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:23,679 Speaker 2: So when the time comes, you all will know my 335 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 2: departure date. Okay. But for those of y'all wondering, lurking, 336 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 2: and asking, just know you've got time to come back 337 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 2: and see your girl, or you have time to come 338 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 2: see me. If you haven't been here, all right, you 339 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 2: can go to Broadwaydirect dot com. They have amazing specials sometimes. 340 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 2: If you go to Death becomes Her our official Instagram page, 341 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 2: you can find cool specials or discounts or what's going 342 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 2: on for this time. It's been an amazing run. It's 343 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 2: been an amazing time. I cannot wait to tell you 344 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 2: the plans for later. We'll see, but it's been a 345 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 2: joy of being in death becomes to the musical. It's 346 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 2: like I don't want to leave. I don't want to leave. 347 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:20,880 Speaker 2: So we'll see what happens. But thank y'all for allowing 348 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,360 Speaker 2: me to share my time of travel and what I've 349 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 2: just been thinking. I'm forty five years old and I 350 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 2: am just I just I want to be there for people. 351 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 2: I don't want to continue doing things that keep me 352 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 2: from being present from my friends and family and the 353 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 2: people that mean the most to me. All right, So 354 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 2: I hope this makes you think I and you know, 355 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 2: take inventory of the people in your life. And again, 356 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 2: whoever brings the most peace gets the most time. Thank 357 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 2: y'all so much for listening to my travel chronicles this 358 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 2: week and just kind of what I've been thinking about. 359 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 2: We will see you again next week, all right, Thank 360 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 2: you again. I cannot I can't continue to do this 361 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 2: without y'all's love and support. Black Effect would not continue 362 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 2: to bring me back because y'all are just really really 363 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 2: supporting me, and I really really really appreciate it. All Right, 364 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 2: we'll talk again. Soon. 365 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: Checking In with Michelle Williams is a production of iHeart 366 00:30:56,280 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: Radio and The Black Effect. For more podcasts from iHeart Radio, 367 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast, or wherever you listen 368 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: to your favorite shows.