WEBVTT - Checking In: New Year, New Pace

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Checking In with Michelle Williams, a production of

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<v Speaker 1>iHeartRadio and The Black Effect. Hey everybody, I'm on the

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<v Speaker 1>couch this week. If you want to know why, keep

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<v Speaker 1>listening and you'll find out on Checking In with Michelle Williams. Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the first episode of twenty twenty six. We

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<v Speaker 1>made it, We are here. Thank y'all for still rocking

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<v Speaker 1>with me in the new year. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to new beginnings, new days, chances to do things you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't do in the prior year. And I say this

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<v Speaker 1>hoping that when you hear me, you know, having said that,

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't have any shame or regret. Just know

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<v Speaker 1>that while you're still breathing, you've got time to get

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<v Speaker 1>things done. Maybe this year we're going to be more intentional.

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<v Speaker 1>This year, we are probably going to procrastinate less and

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<v Speaker 1>we are going to get things done. I'm so excited

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<v Speaker 1>about that. I'm so excited about that. Matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 1>it's making me, you know, I got it's making me

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<v Speaker 1>write things down. As I've been talking to you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>it has made me like pull out my notepad and

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<v Speaker 1>write other thoughts down that come to that come to me,

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<v Speaker 1>And so if you hear something, I'm like, Okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>just had a thought, but yeah, I'm just hoping that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we are more intentional, more intentional about our

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<v Speaker 1>mental health. What do I mean by that? Again, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>has everyone has mental health. Everyone does not have mental illness.

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<v Speaker 1>Just like we all have cardiovascular health, we also have

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<v Speaker 1>mind health, brain health. So let's do what we can

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<v Speaker 1>to stay healthy in those areas. I'm really, really, really

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<v Speaker 1>really excited about the new year, and I hope you

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<v Speaker 1>are excited about your new year too. Maybe you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like your plans aren't as extravagant as someone else's plans,

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<v Speaker 1>but just know, if you have plans and they work

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<v Speaker 1>for you, that's all that matters. Do not compare your

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<v Speaker 1>plans to someone else. Do not compare your plans to

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<v Speaker 1>someone else's, because then, before you know what, you'll be

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be in someone else's shoes that might be

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit too big for you. Or while you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to do someone else's plans, you realize, oh, these

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<v Speaker 1>aren't my Either way you'll figure out it ain't my size,

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<v Speaker 1>or you know what, this ain't my lane. So stick

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<v Speaker 1>to your plan, stick to your plans. Also, I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean to even go this way, but you know, talk

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<v Speaker 1>your plans out with a trusted person, a mentor a

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<v Speaker 1>trusted friend who's maybe accomplished some things. Make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>is that it is with someone you trust, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course someone who ain't gonna steal your plans and try

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<v Speaker 1>to go and do them themselves. Okay, stick to your plans,

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<v Speaker 1>get counsel about your plans. Okay. So this year already,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, I don't know if I said it already,

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<v Speaker 1>but this episode is brought to you from my sofa. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>I am on the sofa because I have been under

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<v Speaker 1>the weather, over the weather, in between weather. Two illnesses.

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<v Speaker 1>One was self induced, the other definitely was in the

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<v Speaker 1>wind somewhere. The week of Christmas, I had some type

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<v Speaker 1>of maybe sinus infection or could have been strep throat

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<v Speaker 1>child It could have been symptoms of whatever this superflui

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<v Speaker 1>is that's running rampant in New York City. So the

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<v Speaker 1>week of Christmas, I was on a Z pack and

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<v Speaker 1>pregno zone. I think I might have talked about it

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, and so I pushed through that holiday schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>I was so proud of me you know, because we

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<v Speaker 1>did a kind of a marathon during one of those

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<v Speaker 1>holiday weeks where it was a two show Friday to

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<v Speaker 1>show Saturday, two show Sunday. Brutal, you know, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was cool because you know, we were off Christmas Eve

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<v Speaker 1>and Christmas Day, right. Shout out to the producers for

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<v Speaker 1>making sure that people could be you know, with their

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<v Speaker 1>families or however folks wanted to spend the New Year,

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<v Speaker 1>spend Christmas after Christmas, you know we're off on was well,

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<v Speaker 1>we were off Monday, had a show, two shows on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe off New Year's Eve. I had a belie

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<v Speaker 1>last with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper. Crazy thing is

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<v Speaker 1>about Anderson Cooper. Anderson knows practically no pop culture at all.

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<v Speaker 1>He is going to be that journalist that is about

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<v Speaker 1>world affairs. Okay, so when we were asking him questions

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<v Speaker 1>about everything regarding theater, no clue. Just bless his heart.

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<v Speaker 1>But they were super kind. Andy Cohen of course, a

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<v Speaker 1>ball of joy. I love how they compliment each other,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how one is hot and one is cold

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<v Speaker 1>versus like, Okay, they balance Anderson is cold as it

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<v Speaker 1>relates to everything pop culture and all the things that. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>Andy knows everything all the tea, he knows every body.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was really, really, really amazing. And yes, I

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<v Speaker 1>had my little German shepherd coat on. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>had to tell a few folks it was faux fer

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<v Speaker 1>oh Jesus, because yeah, well we'll just we'll just stop there.

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<v Speaker 1>Few people were in my inbox and one one person

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<v Speaker 1>even told me to stop wearing things that look so

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<v Speaker 1>real to not look wear. Don't even wear faul fur

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<v Speaker 1>that looks as real as mine did, because they were like,

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<v Speaker 1>people want to dress like you and be like you. Yo,

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<v Speaker 1>it is faull get off. My line sucks, just just

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<v Speaker 1>getting on my nerves already. People gone, people, People are people,

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<v Speaker 1>can you know? And it just showed. I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I just really felt sorry for that person. I was like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>you are miserable going into the new year trying to

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<v Speaker 1>polllice and tell somebody how they should dress or what

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<v Speaker 1>they should wear. Oh, we're gonna get into that. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna get into that. Because my good sister Carrie Bryant,

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<v Speaker 1>her dress has been to the topic of a I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna just say, well, I just saw us say today

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<v Speaker 1>picked it up or was it people. I was gonna

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<v Speaker 1>say it was only the topic of a certain demographic,

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<v Speaker 1>but once mainstream news begins to pick stuff up, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go ahead on and say it. It's more than

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<v Speaker 1>black people talking about it. Okay, you feel me? Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>So doing that New Year's Eve was great. We had

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<v Speaker 1>to show New Year's Day. If you are new here,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're talking thinking about what I'm talking about. Not

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<v Speaker 1>only do I host this amazing podcast where I get

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<v Speaker 1>to sit and share with you, I also I am

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<v Speaker 1>in a Broadway musical called Death Becomes Her. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you're new here and you're trying to figure out what

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<v Speaker 1>am I talking about, that's what I That's what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about. So we had a show New Year's Day. Great.

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<v Speaker 1>We had two shows Friday, January second and somewhere I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna tell you. I'm gonna tell you what happened. I

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<v Speaker 1>ordered nuggets from a very beloved place. Really it was

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<v Speaker 1>for the fries, but because of like you know, minimum

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<v Speaker 1>delivery order, I want to head and ordered a nugget meal.

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<v Speaker 1>So you get nuggets, the fries, and a drink, yes

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<v Speaker 1>d R A n K. I only ate the fries.

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<v Speaker 1>That was Friday, January second, we had two shows. I

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't really eaten. My appetite was already weird because I

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<v Speaker 1>was coming off of all this intense medication from days prior.

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<v Speaker 1>My appetite was really weird. January second, again, we normally

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<v Speaker 1>do not have two shows on a Friday, but we

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<v Speaker 1>had two shows Friday. I said, gosh, I gotta eat something.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to like pass out on stage or

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<v Speaker 1>just just be all weak and everything. So I said,

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<v Speaker 1>let me let me grab some fries. So the nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>were not touched. I said, let me be a good steward.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna take these nugget and it's home after the

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<v Speaker 1>evening show, now, mind you. I ordered this food around

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<v Speaker 1>twelve noon ish for two o'clock matine. The second show

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<v Speaker 1>was done around nine thirty. I'm hungry. On my way

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<v Speaker 1>back home from the theater, I decide to eat the

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<v Speaker 1>nuggets on the way home. Y'all, this is the crazy part.

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<v Speaker 1>I tucked the nuggets away in the microwave so they

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be stinking up my room, my dressing room. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, I guess I should have put them in

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<v Speaker 1>the refrigerator. I put them in the microwave. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought. I said, well, maybe I'll nibble on them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, throughout the matine or whatever. No, y'all, them

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<v Speaker 1>nuggets was nine almost ten hours old. I was tearing

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<v Speaker 1>them nuggets up when I got when I was on

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<v Speaker 1>my way home. Yeah, Friday, January second, my life changed.

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<v Speaker 1>And the wee hours of the morning January third, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I had food poisoning. Now. Doctors nurses told me, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>the stomach flu is also going around. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>all kinds of fluvariants running around. I said, y'all, I

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<v Speaker 1>respect your opinion. And I said, I don't know, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>the timing of my sickness, I don't know. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be from when I ate these ten hour old nuggets. Y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>don't do don't don't do that. Don't do that. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>be like me. I will never eat nuggets. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a long time. Oh, it's gonna be a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>People shamed me too. One person was like, man, I

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<v Speaker 1>ain't ate nuggets in twenty years. Will good for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Shamed me, y'all. I was so sick Saturday into Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>No energy. I'm still on the Men, which is why

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<v Speaker 1>I am recording this week's episode from the sofa this so,

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<v Speaker 1>this episode is late because of lack of energy and

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<v Speaker 1>just recovering. I could not be in my shows and

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<v Speaker 1>death becomes her because of this illness. And they are

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<v Speaker 1>very gracious to me, and I went to the doctor

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<v Speaker 1>of Saturday. I'm very kind, very gracious, gave me what

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<v Speaker 1>I needed to get well. I'm doing all the ivy

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<v Speaker 1>fluids and getting hydrated. I'm drinking all the electrolyte drinks

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<v Speaker 1>that you can imagine. I'm on the Brat diet, although

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<v Speaker 1>today I'm gonna try a baked potato. I need some fat, y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>I need I've lost some weight. I don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>miss a meal. God bless you all that can. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to miss a meal. I literally I should No,

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<v Speaker 1>I shouldn't. I should not miss a meal, as the

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<v Speaker 1>old folks say. So. I also was unable to do

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<v Speaker 1>the Sherry Shepherd show with your schedule for Monday yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>which is unlike me to like have a publicly announced

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it was announced that I was gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>on her show, y'all. I couldn't no, and ner g

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<v Speaker 1>just down. Just it took me out, baby, This food

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<v Speaker 1>poisoning took me through there, you hear me. It took

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<v Speaker 1>me the from the north southeast west. It took me

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<v Speaker 1>twelve gates to the east, twelve gates to the west,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four gates to the city. Hollelu baby, I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I am grateful to have some strength. I said, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, I'm not gonna miss this week's episode. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna talk to my people and see how y'all are

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<v Speaker 1>doing for the New year. Prayerfully, you are off to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a good start. H Not only are you

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<v Speaker 1>off to a good start that you're not feeling, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in a rush. Unless there are some assignments and projects

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<v Speaker 1>and plans that you have that are time sensitive, then

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be on pace. I absolutely get it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not telling anyone to procrastinate, and I'm not telling

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<v Speaker 1>anyone to be lazy. But I have stopped. This is

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<v Speaker 1>me personally. I have stopped coming out of the New

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<v Speaker 1>Year's swinging. It's just and it's worked for me. It's

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<v Speaker 1>worked for me. You know, gaining momentum as the month

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<v Speaker 1>goes is absolutely incredible, absolutely incredible. So I am on

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<v Speaker 1>the end, it has taken even new strength that I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like I was building. I feel like it's been zapped.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm okay. I'm okay. Also, yesterday was the last

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<v Speaker 1>day for Recording Academy Academy members to vote. I know

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of you all have asked how could you

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<v Speaker 1>vote for the Grammys, But you have to be a

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<v Speaker 1>Recording Academy member. You can always go online to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out how you can be part of the Recording Academy.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So thank you to everyone who asks, who

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<v Speaker 1>was ready to vote, and who were just so kind

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<v Speaker 1>as y'all have just been so kind about this season

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm just really, really really appreciate appreciative of that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just again thankful for y'all's kindness and support.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been It's been kind of literally win beneath my wings.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a steady current for me. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like just you know, getting me through the days, and

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, I need your love, I need your prayers,

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<v Speaker 1>I need your constant support, and y'all have been consistently there,

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<v Speaker 1>So I thank you for that. I want to dive

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<v Speaker 1>in just a little bit. A lot of people have

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<v Speaker 1>been given their public commentary I can give public. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to give commentary based on what I've observed of

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<v Speaker 1>this woman and who she has been towards me. All Right.

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<v Speaker 1>I do not think a woman deserves like I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think anybody deserves just like we think we are so entitled,

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<v Speaker 1>even when I just told you earlier about how somebody

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<v Speaker 1>told me, even when they knew my faul my cult

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<v Speaker 1>was faull fur, instead of apologizing, saying, man, my bad,

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<v Speaker 1>it looks so real. I'm an advocate for animals. My bad,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was real. They instead of apologizing, they said, well,

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<v Speaker 1>stop wearing stuff that looks real. You're telling me to

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<v Speaker 1>stop wearing something. So you're ultimately you're like feeling like

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<v Speaker 1>feeling like you have authority over me to tell me

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<v Speaker 1>what to stop wearing. You did not birth me. You

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<v Speaker 1>you you see what I'm saying. I'm trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out when I can. The last time I looked on

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<v Speaker 1>my birth certificate, your name was not there. Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 1>start there. But doctor Carrie Bryant has been a hot

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<v Speaker 1>topic now probably is going on two weeks, close to

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks about a dress that she has worn. Now me,

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<v Speaker 1>I can say I loved the dress. When you are

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<v Speaker 1>exposed to all kinds of designs and red carpet dresses

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<v Speaker 1>and designers from all over the world, I thought the

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<v Speaker 1>dress was amazing. She looked amazing, and to me that

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<v Speaker 1>all that needed to be said. And if you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>feel that way, I wish we can go into the

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<v Speaker 1>era where everything don't need to be put in the

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<v Speaker 1>comment section. Now. I know people are like, yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>when you're a public figure, this is what comes with

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<v Speaker 1>being a public figure. I'm just trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>it why and this is why the saying is true.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't expect you from somebody else. Like I sit and

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<v Speaker 1>read some of this stuff and I'm like, how do

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<v Speaker 1>people even fix their fingers to write this stuff? But

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<v Speaker 1>before you fix your finger to write something, why is

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<v Speaker 1>it even a thought? I also saw on her stylistle,

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<v Speaker 1>I follow the lady who styles doctor Bryant, Carrie Bryant,

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<v Speaker 1>and Carrie is all ways dressed. She's gonna wear something

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<v Speaker 1>flowy today and something that is I would say, everything

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<v Speaker 1>she wears is flattering to her figure and she has

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<v Speaker 1>by d I say that respectfully, So she can wear

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<v Speaker 1>something flowy or she can wear something that might show. Okay, No,

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<v Speaker 1>she snatched as well. And I just since I've known

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<v Speaker 1>of her, she is always dressed. You can just scroll

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<v Speaker 1>her social media pages, you can google in images of her,

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<v Speaker 1>and she is always dressed, her hair, makeup, y'all. I

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<v Speaker 1>spoke at her women's banquet a few months ago in Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 1>She has come to see me and death becomes her.

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<v Speaker 1>Her and doctor Jamal Bryant, y'all. She is like a

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<v Speaker 1>Barbie doll in real life, like filter free in real life,

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<v Speaker 1>like just beautiful. But not only does she dress well,

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<v Speaker 1>but she's an educated woman, you know, doctorate degree, well spoken,

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<v Speaker 1>truly confident, knows who she is and doesn't take any mess.

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<v Speaker 1>She has been quite classy. She has been a as

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<v Speaker 1>far as everything that's been spewed her way publicly, I

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<v Speaker 1>have not seen her audibly utter a word. Her husband

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<v Speaker 1>definitely showed that he's got her back. But then you

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<v Speaker 1>have other people making very distasteful comments about a woman,

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<v Speaker 1>these comments coming from other men, right, I hope this

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<v Speaker 1>is a lesson hopefully, as I can imagine. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>doctor Carrie Brian is not reading this stuff because it

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<v Speaker 1>can be hurtful. But the woman I know her to be.

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<v Speaker 1>She's gonna sore, she's gonna rise, and she's probably not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be phased by this. But let's not act like

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<v Speaker 1>it's not irritating. Let's not act like it's hurtful to

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<v Speaker 1>for those who know her and love her to read

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff being said. And let's just be careful period.

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<v Speaker 1>I think in this new year and the years ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>about what we say about anybody, because it is someone's daughter,

0:26:25.359 --> 0:26:30.240
<v Speaker 1>it is someone's sister, right what we say about men,

0:26:30.680 --> 0:26:36.640
<v Speaker 1>it is someone's son, someone's brother, someone's cousin, someone's nephew,

0:26:36.760 --> 0:26:44.000
<v Speaker 1>someone's uncle, someone's goddaddy, somebody's mother, somebody's father. Now rightfully,

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<v Speaker 1>so there are some people who do need a good,

0:26:48.680 --> 0:26:58.119
<v Speaker 1>you know, opinionated column. But I do think we should

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<v Speaker 1>have manners. I do think know watching what we say

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<v Speaker 1>and how we say, and some stuff should just be

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<v Speaker 1>for the group chat. Maybe some stuff should just holp again,

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<v Speaker 1>some stuff should just if it, unfortunately, is a thought

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<v Speaker 1>that you have about somebody, just keep it in the

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<v Speaker 1>in your brain, just keep it up there, and then y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>I promise, when I have had a thought about something,

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<v Speaker 1>I have sat and gotten down to the bottom of

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<v Speaker 1>that thought, why do I think this way? Am I

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<v Speaker 1>entitled to this? I'm not saying people say we are

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<v Speaker 1>entitled to our opinions, But then at what point, it's like,

0:27:41.680 --> 0:27:47.280
<v Speaker 1>why do you care? So you gotta you gotta really

0:27:47.359 --> 0:27:54.000
<v Speaker 1>kind of dive deep into why I have to. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to dive deep about why I care so much

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<v Speaker 1>about something, So even about the thoughts that I have

0:27:59.240 --> 0:28:05.240
<v Speaker 1>about this, I care about something because some of the

0:28:05.280 --> 0:28:11.719
<v Speaker 1>comments are just we are policing even someone's salvation based

0:28:11.800 --> 0:28:19.439
<v Speaker 1>off of something they wore. Salvation and holiness is not

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<v Speaker 1>about your attire. Salvation is not about something that you do.

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<v Speaker 1>What was given to us through the Act of Salvation

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<v Speaker 1>was allready done for those including me who believe it

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<v Speaker 1>was already done. There's nothing more that I can do

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<v Speaker 1>to earn my rightful place as it relates to my

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<v Speaker 1>standing with God. So I just don't know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think people should stick with their personal

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<v Speaker 1>convictions and leave it at that. Maybe you saw the

0:29:08.680 --> 0:29:11.520
<v Speaker 1>dress and maybe you like, I can't. I couldn't wear that,

0:29:12.240 --> 0:29:19.960
<v Speaker 1>and that's fine, Just stay there, that's your personal conviction. Well,

0:29:20.000 --> 0:29:24.640
<v Speaker 1>she's a pastor's wife, she should know better. She should

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<v Speaker 1>blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>saw some good commentary about even how the evolution of

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<v Speaker 1>women in certain offices and women of certain titles, how

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<v Speaker 1>fashion has evolved. So I'm just going to leave this

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<v Speaker 1>right here. I thought doctor Bryant looked amazing and looked beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>And to anybody who's listening to me right now, if

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<v Speaker 1>you have, if someone has talked about you, made a

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<v Speaker 1>snide comment or a joke about what you're wearing, or

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<v Speaker 1>what color your hair is or how long your nails,

0:30:05.680 --> 0:30:12.840
<v Speaker 1>are you always wearing loud color shoes, keep doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>Wear what you want to wear. Be you do, you

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<v Speaker 1>have a blast. Again. I know my limits, and there

0:30:23.640 --> 0:30:27.000
<v Speaker 1>are times I have pushed my limit and I'm like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I should have been wearing this a long time ago,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying. And so, you know, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>we have put limitations on ourselves, and so when we

0:30:36.440 --> 0:30:40.840
<v Speaker 1>see somebody else doing it, you got something to say versus, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe try it. You might look cute, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean? And so yeah, I'm adding some more short

0:30:48.520 --> 0:30:55.440
<v Speaker 1>skirts to my closet. Okay, so yeah, let's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, stop policing and telling people what to do

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<v Speaker 1>or what to where. You know. Again, I strive every

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<v Speaker 1>week on this podcast to to to share things from

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<v Speaker 1>a personal experience. And and I don't necessarily say, hey,

0:31:13.560 --> 0:31:16.239
<v Speaker 1>what works for me is gonna work for you, But

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you what works for me, so you can know, Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>that's an option, right, So I'll just I'll just leave

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<v Speaker 1>it there. And I'm excited about the weeks to come

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<v Speaker 1>about people that I have slated and scheduled for this

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<v Speaker 1>year's episodes of checking in. You all have been absolutely amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate you so much, and let's continue having a

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<v Speaker 1>great new year. Now, y'all tell me when we stop

0:31:51.760 --> 0:31:58.360
<v Speaker 1>saying happy New Year? Okay, and and yet it's not

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<v Speaker 1>with an as mischee, well it's happy new Years. No

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<v Speaker 1>it's not. It's happy new Year. Twenty twenty six is

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<v Speaker 1>a singular year, so singular is no S, no apostrophe s.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just happy new year, all right. All right, love

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<v Speaker 1>y'all so much. Take care of yourselves, and y'all continue

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<v Speaker 1>to pray for me, literally, pray that my strength continues

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<v Speaker 1>to rise and continue that I get better and feel

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<v Speaker 1>stronger and stronger and stronger. I'm signing off of this sofa.

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