Michelle Williams Says She's No Fan of Christmas
Although she's a gospel music singer, Michelle Williams is no fan of the Christmas season.
"Pray I get a better attitude about all this Christmas stuff. I'm not about all the shouting, the decorations, the cards," Williams said while guest hosting on "The Real" talk show Monday. "Please send me one, if you do I'll gladly open up. I hear things will change if I get married and have children, but just keep me in your prayers."
The 35-year-old "Believe in Me" singer said she believes the Christmas season shouldn't be limited to a few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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"I think it's just the pressure of everything," Williams explained. . "I feel like it's Christmas all year round."
Williams is frequently transparent with her supporters about her feelings and previously revealed that she battled with a bout of depression in 2012 that dates back to when she was 15 years old.
"I thought it was growing pains. I thought 'oh I just like to be by myself,' but there were things going on around me, disappointments," Williams recalled on the BET show "Lift Every Voice." "A lot of things that I saw with my eyes, a lot of things that I heard with my ears really hurt me. I carried that into my adulthood."
While Williams admitted she did not want to deal with her issues for years, she didn't realize that also meant she was not healed from certain situations. Years later, she sees the importance of both prayer and seeking professional help when dealing with depression.
"If the thoughts that enter your mind don't bring peace, happiness (or) joy, think on those things that are from above. If they're not (going) to take you above, that's not of God," Williams said on the show. "So you need to shake yourself and say 'boo ... get out of your feelings, because it's you. That ain't God.'"
Aside from sharing her testimony, Williams spoke about her decision to help people get free in their own lives after getting personal on her fourth solo album Journey to Freedom.
"How (much) more transparent can I be with consumers to let them know the process to being free from whatever is keeping you from being your best, whether that's procrastination, the wrong relationships (or) low self esteem? What can we do to get free from that and really live good healthy lives?" Williams asked host Fonzworth Bentley on "Lift Every Voice." "A lot of us aren't living to our full God-given potential. Let's get free from hurt that was probably done to you in the past."
Last year, Williams spoke to The Christian Post about realizing that her faith in God must also be evident in the belief she has in herself.
"He is real, and if God is real and He continues to bless me and allows me to do what I love, then I need to believe in me," she said. "I believe in God, but you have to believe in yourself with God."
