Mary J Blige, 52, names the one thing she does every morning to make herself ... trends now
Singing sensation Mary J Blige does one thing every morning that 'gets my head together.'
The 52-year-old R&B legend told People in this week's cover story that she looks in the mirror and tells herself something nice: 'Good morning, gorgeous.'
The star is promoting her 2022 album which is titled Good Morning Gorgeous. It has already received six Grammy nominations.
Self-esteem: Mary J. Blige revealed her new album title comes from her everyday habit of looking in the mirror and saying: 'Good morning, gorgeous'; seen on January 14 in NYC
Covering the latest issue of she shared that she 'can receive all the gifts' of success now that she has gotten 'my head together and my life together.'
She declared: 'I can accept it all with humility and with confidence because I've been working so hard all my life - really, really hard.'
The musical sensation confessed that 'I wasn't able to see the good things until I really got my head together and my life together.'
When she tells herself: 'Good morning, gorgeous,' in the mirror, 'Sometimes my eyes are all closed up. But I strain to see myself.'
The I Can Love You singer explained: 'It's not about the vanity of it, it's about how we're strengthened. No one can love me like me. Nobody can.'
Personal triumph: Covering the latest issue of People, she shared that she 'can receive all the gifts' of success now that she has gotten 'my head together and my life together'
She said of the mirror routine: 'I do it in my prayer time. There's no makeup, no nominations for an award. It's just me and God." The beauty of being able to say: "I appreciate my life." To look in the mirror, my eyes are half closed, and say something to myself that I never even believed.'
Mary also reflected on the newfound recognition she has received for having groundbreakingly fused R&B with hip hop in the 1990s to create 'hip hop soul.'
Her icon status is being widely acknowledged, to the point
