2021 Whispers.
I’ve been long figuring out how to document or capture my daily reflections and thoughts in a way that I can keep up with. As we begin 2021, I’m attempting to do so again by compiling 1 second daily videos and this: whispers. I wrote about what I mean by whispers and captured them each day in October 2017 here. It’s been a beautiful way to reflect back on the things that most lingered in my mind that day, the lessons learned, and the wisdom I can continually refer back to. Hence, I’d like to try that again.
Updating this post with a whisper for the day, every day, for the duration of 2021. Let’s begin! ✨
| JANUARY |
January 1
Fullness.
January 2
I stay in my bed, not because I am sad or unmotivated, but because I want to be filled with the joy and peace of comfort.
January 3
“Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.” — Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
January 4
“Regret weighs more than fear.”
January 5
🎶 Reality Check x Noname ft. Eryn Allen Kane and Akenya
January 6
Disappointed, but not surprised. (re: today’s news)
January 7
It is necessary. It is essential. It is crucial that I fall (read: rise) in love with myself.
January 8
That broken guitar string will be replaced. You can still play music with the other five strings. Sometimes you only need one or two strings too.
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Talk to your plants. Talk to yourself.
January 9
“I never thought that long and hard about any of my major life moves because I never doubted myself. If I fell in love and it didn’t work out, there would be someone else. If I took a job and failed, there was always another gig. I try very hard not to be motivated by fear and I have my titanium confidence to thank for that.” — Sophia Chang, The Baddest Bitch in the Room
January 10
Rest is also productive.
January 11
Leon: Like, existence could be beautiful or it could be ugly, but that’s on you.
Elliot: How do I know which ones for me?
Leon: Dream. You got to find out the future you’re fighting for.
— Mr. Robot
January 12
Handwritten notes are a love language.
January 13
“Your real life is with us, your family.” — Toni Morrison’s dad
January 14
Celebrate the progress too.
January 15
Family is home.
January 16
Jump freely.
January 17
Rest together.
January 18
We clean up after ourselves in this house.
January 19
Cuddling is a love language.
January 20
Drink more water. 💦
January 21
Learn from the plants.
January 22
Open up your leaves to the sun.
January 23
Make your own fun.
January 24
Stretch.
January 25
Looking back can be grounding.
January 26
Every birthday is worth celebrating.
January 27
Thoughtfulness goes a long way.
January 28
Always ready for love.
January 29
Dogs have deep souls.
January 30
Roar like a dinosaur.
January 31
Run back.
| FEBRUARY |
February 1
Let the snow be your playground.
February 2
Color in your own way.
February 3
Songs teach us life.
February 4
Make your sounds bold and loud.
February 5
Be relentless in your adventures.
February 6
The smaller stars help guide you way to your North Star.
February 7
Best Friends FaceTime for the Soul.
February 8
The start of something new, yet already familiar.
February 9
Gratitude ignites joy.
February 10
“Follow your dreams, nena. The rest will figure itself out.” — Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
February 11
February 12
Now is as good a time as any.
February 13
Freedom requires vulnerability.
February 14
Taking care of myself is an act of love.
February 15
I’m grateful for my inner village.
February 16
Freedom can come in unexpected ways.
February 17
Preparation is a part of manifestation.
February 18
A lot can change in a week’s time.
February 19
Date your friends too. (based on a tweet I can no longer find b/c there are a million duplicates of it now.)
February 20
Just apply.
February 21
I don’t want to ever feel bad for resting.
February 22
We help us.
February 23
Peace of mind is worth the cost (as long as it doesn’t harm anyone).
February 24
What a beautiful world we could create if we *all* only allowed ourselves to?
February 25
Living authentically is liberating.
February 26
So much history lives in our photographs.
February 27
full moon manifestations. 🌝
February 28
You know the answer.
| MARCH |
March 1
Just start.
March 2
“What is grief, if not love persevering?” (shouts to WandaVision writers)
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“I got you” is my love language.
March 3
March 4
Music is where logic ends and feelings begin. — Stevie Mackey
March 5
March 6
“You are a woman. Hear you roar.” — Mat, VT2U
March 7
If it’s calling you, respond.
March 8
Use all your senses.
March 9
Treats are motivating.
March 10
Keep looking. You might find something delicious.
March 11
Good weather days are for walks and ice cream.
March 12
The riper, the sweeter.
March 13
Step forward.
March 14
The spotlight can always be big enough for all of us.
March 15
Affection comes in many forms.
March 16
Shop local. Shop Black.
March 17
Keep resting.
March 18
Money may or may not buy happiness, but in the world we live in, it often increases our access to experience happiness.
March 19
reset.
March 20
Lean into the moments you feel like crying because it means there’s been something lying deep inside waiting to be explored.
March 21
March 22
therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. each day has enough trouble of its own. — matthew 6:34
March 23
Find your flow. Learn your flow. Honor your flow.
March 24
“The only thing standing between you and the woman you are to be is that she made a decision.”
March 25
Change enters when attachment leaves.
March 26
It’s called “a leap of faith” for a reason.
March 27
Listen to and honor your body’s needs.
March 28
Thank the moon. Thank your spirit guides.
March 29
Sometimes it can be very helpful to act like its your last.
March 30
“Whatever the waves will bring, the shore receives. / You could never be too much.” — Jacob Banks x Too Much
March 31
Let it go, at least til the morning.
| APRIL |
April 1
Trust their cues. Trust their process.
April 2
Vaccinations help.
April 3
Divine timing is when something happens not because you asked for it, but because you were ready for it.
April 4
“Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.” — Maya Angelou
Happy Birthday, Maya Angelou!
April 5
Believe that partners like Patrick exist.
April 6
reminder to self: there are so many beautiful versions of you to come and they each have their own time for blooming.
April 7
You are your own best thing. — Toni Morrison
April 8
I’ll always see you in colour. — Jacob Banks x Black N White
April 9
You can always end better than how you started.
April 10
support your people.
April 11
Fresh air is healing.
April 12
The best ingredient in comfort food is nostalgia.
April 13
When home calls, answer.
April 14
Build again and again.
April 15
Be comfy together.
April 16
Being greeted at arrival is affirming.
April 17
See the color.
April 18
Beautiful things can grow in unlikely places.
April 19
Stay curious.
April 20
Conviction is a step, not the solution.
April 21
Announcement Day: I’m moving to London!
April 22
Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. (Maya Angelou)
April 23
Watch how the smoke moves.
April 24
Use your hands.
April 25
Rest is healing.
April 26
“Not now” doesn’t mean “never”.
April 27
Create.
April 28
Enjoy.
April 29
Mirror selfies are love letters to your self.
April 30
3 years.
| MAY |
May 1
Green is nourishing.
May 2
Run free.
May 3
Memories stay tucked away until they’re needed again.
May 4
All beings have a core sense of joy.
May 5
Affection is always welcomed.
May 6
Be adaptable.
May 7
“I’ve learned to love the quiet moments/The Sunday mornings of life” — India Arie, Private Party
May 8
Make your own comfort.
May 9
Easy livin’.
May 10
Just a “See you later.”
May 11
It’s easy to miss being loved.
May 12
Heal first.
May 13
A circle has no beginning. (Harry Potter #7)
May 14
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?” — Harry Potter #7
May 15
What is meant to be, will be.
May 16
Sometimes you really only have one job.
May 17
Everyone deserves their privacy and personal bubble.
May 18
“Nature is healing”
May 19
Every neighborhood deserves a lovely library.
May 20
Stay alert.
May 21
We are worth being seen, always.
May 22
Do what you gotta do.
May 23
There’s 150+ types of off-white paint.
May 24
Better safe than sorry.
May 25
Our true colors should last year-round.
May 26
Get checked.
May 27
Gratitude.
May 28
To new and unknown beginnings.
May 29
There are times and places to share, to listen, to observe, and to be.
May 30
12:22
May 31
Test the limits.
| JUNE |
June 1
Jump freely.
June 2
Manifest it.
June 3
Hugs always welcome you back and welcome you in.
June 4
There’s adventure in the journey too.
June 5
Admire the mountains.
June 6
Delays also give you more time to enjoy the present.
June 7
Teach the babies to love themselves.
June 8
Fly on the waves.
June 9
Look for the butterflies.
June 10
Home is often found in food.
June 11
Explore all around you.
June 12
The same thing can mean beauty to one person and pain to another.
June 13
Barbecue is food for the soul.
June 14
If you can’t look up to the clouds, at least look up to the hills.
June 15
Try it.
June 16
Take your time and watch the ducks.
June 17
There is community power in art.
June 18
The end of one moment is the beginning of another.
June 19
Music is Black.
June 20
Cotton candy skies remind us of the sweetness of life.
June 21
Remind yourself of the simple pleasures.
June 22
Your future self is always sending you signs.
June 23
It’s rough now, but you got this.
June 24
Tell your story.
June 25
Roxbury is also home.
June 26
Celebrate the endings for it reminds you of all that came before it.
June 27
Destined paths will always cross again.
June 28
You’d be surprised what you’d find only a train ride away.
June 29
Friendships take shape in many ways.
June 30
Nature heals.
| JULY |
July 1
Fishing is always about more than the fish.
July 2
Shop local.
July 3
Walk to walk, not to get somewhere.
July 4
Fireworks and sunsets.
July 5
Enjoy the quiet.
July 6
Sometimes it’s not about carrying less baggage — just the right ones.
July 7
Visit your childhood joy every day.
July 8
Cuddles are love.
July 9
Smiles are love.
July 10
Family brings light to the dark times.
July 11
Grateful for safety.
July 12
Find wonder in the ocean.
July 13
Hydrate in all the ways.
July 14
Welcome it in.
July 15
Play in the sand. You can wash it off later.
July 16
The sky has a beautiful point of view.
July 17
Love shows itself through actions.
July 18
Look up.
July 19
There’s a reason why cats nap.
July 20
Read what brings you joy.
July 21
Ground yourself into the earth.
July 22
Don’t let distance take away from celebrating the occasions.
July 23
Create the space you feel most you.
July 24
Feel the breeze.
July 25
Giggle, cackle, holler, laugh til your belly hurts.
July 26
Only way to do it is to do it.
July 27
Beautiful songs are beautiful in sound and feeling.
July 28
See the world through neon-colered star-shaped sunglasses.
July 29
Find your comfy wherever you are.
July 30
Grateful for the non-exciting moments too.
July 31
Rest.
| AUGUST |
August 1
Grow up, with some curves.
August 2
Nearness is comfort.
August 3
Notice the sunset, every day.
August 4
Capture the moment.
August 5
Find your colors.
August 6
Usually, it tastes better together than separate.
August 7
Make your fun.
August 8
Build.
August 9
Memories bring warmth.
August 10
Adapt.
August 11
Make it your own.
August 12
Find your source of energy.
August 13
Laugh and play.
August 14
Make it a party.
August 15
Walks are good for the soul.
August 16
It takes a village.
August 17
What experience do I want to have next? Why not do that?
August 18
Moons deserve to be stared at.
August 19
August 20
“There’s beauty in completion. And always faith in the unknown.” — Kendrick Lamar
August 21
“Everybody gonna die sometime. You’re not gonna live forever, so why let it bother you?” — Lobster Lady
August 21
One day.
August 22
“That’s what drew me to you. That your heart was the biggest place I’d ever been in the world.” — Modern Love, Season 2 (on Prime)
August 23
Friendship love is deep, beautiful, and forgiving.
August 24
“Here’s to healing — in all its forms.” — Modern Love, Season 2 (on Prime)
August 25
“Sometimes we need to accept that certain people are in our lives for a season and appreciate the lesson because you appreciate the love you felt at that very moment.” — Really Love (on Netflix)
August 26
When I Fall in Love — Nat King Cole
August 27
All you have to do is start.
August 28
Hug your loved ones (if safe).
August 29
You didn’t do nothing today. You listened to and honored your body.
August 30
Cozy over everything.
August 31
The end of one things is always the beginning of another.
| SEPTEMBER |
September 1
Look around to find the beauty.
September 2
Caring for a body after it’s passed is the final act of care you can give someone.
September 3
Say what you want — exactly what you want.
September 4
It’s a blessing to have best friends.
September 5
It’s okay to sleep in if your body is asking for it.
September 6
The memories are valuable and the people are priceless.
September 7
Sometimes, the only thing you need to do for the dying is be with them.
September 8
There is always joy to be found through heartache.
September 9
Home is where the laughter lies.
September 10
Staying safe is not just about you, it’s for everyone.
September 11
So long, farewell, to you, my friend. Goodbye, for now, until we meet again.
September 12
Cherish every moment of welcomed intimacy.
September 13
Look at God.
September 14
Every day is a new beginning.
September 15
Sometimes the detour is worth taking.
September 16
Create your home wherever you go.
September 17
Fill your life with people, plants, art, books, and food.
September 18
Prepare yourself the best way you know how.
September 19
Even in the rain, things go on.
September 20
Give yourself time and grace for mistakes.
September 21
“To all who read this letter, please preserve our Belizean heritage at all cost at all times.”
September 22
You are getting closer to your dreams every day.
September 23
Boundaries help you keep yourself for yourself.
September 24
You must look at your life / Look at your life through heaven’s eyes
September 25
Think about the ones coming after you if thinking about yourself is not enough. — Stafford Scott
September 26
September 27
A part of understanding life is also knowing that it ends.
September 28
Listen to your intuition.
September 29
Beautiful spaces are created when women form them.
September 30
You learn to live a little easier with time.
| OCTOBER |
October 1
It’s okay to change today to a rest day.
October 2
You are still productive.
October 3
Feed your soul with all the things that bring you joy.
October 4
October 5
Celebrate life.
October 6
Soak it in some epsom salt.
October 7
Learn the history of the ground you walk on.
October 8
Start each day like its your first day of school.
October 9
Follow the music.
October 10
I come to the garden alone. — Marvin Sapp, In The Garden
October 11
We should honor all parts of ourselves.
October 12
If it’s personal, it’s personal.
October 13
Your body will tell you when your soul needs you.
October 14
Define your freedom.
October 15
October 16
The detour may take you somewhere better.
October 17
Love exists both in the fast and slow.
October 18
Give into the laughter. Give into the joy.
October 19
“It’s okay to not have it all figured out.” — my planner
October 20
Felt cute, won’t delete later.
October 21
Fries (or “chips”) are always the start of a good experience.
October 22
Make your notes pretty.
October 23
Resilience runs in the family.
October 24
“You’re a wizard, Harry”
October 25
Find the secret courtyards
October 26
Throw it all in and make something good.
October 27
Break it down and take it step by step.
October 28
Information only has value when we use it.
October 29
Make the time to see the people.
October 30
Sometimes, sketchy alleyways lead to cool things.
October 31
An hour is more valuable when we lose it.
| NOVEMBER |
November 1
Celebrate the things that bring you joy.
November 2
Do your errands now so you don’t have to do them later.
November 3
Re-align.
November 4
Tomorrow can be different.
November 5
Live in the magic.
November 6
Health first.
November 7
Starting your day right really can make for a good day.
November 8
Take a walk.
November 9
Some days are made for only resting your mind.
November 10
Don’t hesitate to celebrate yourself — in the smallest and biggest of ways.
November 11
Hold yourself dear.
November 12
Self compassionate people are more likely to admit their mistakes — because they haven’t tied it to their self worth. — Lucy Chan
November 13
Listen to your most compassionate self.
November 14
Be committed to caring for yourself.
November 15
We are constantly moving on a spectrum between comfort and discomfort. It’s most important that we keep moving.
November 16
Continue to see the world through a child’s eyes.
November 17
Even turning back time won’t fix the problems.
November 18
when you decide to follow what the universe is calling you to, there are things and beings in this world that will always find you to affirm, encourage, and enlighten you — in the smallest + biggest of ways
November 19
let it be known / that I tried. — adele
November 20
Go to the thing that brings your heart pure joy.
November 21
It is important to exist both in spaces made only for you and in spaces filled with family, kids, and pets.
November 22
Constructive criticism often comes from a deep place of believing in the beauty of what could be.
November 23
Some choices supersede other choices.
November 24
“We’re not stuck here, we’re from here.” — Pirates (film)
November 25
Forever grateful for family.
November 26
There is freedom when you release the pressures.
November 27
Sometimes, all you need to do is focus on just that one thing you want to accomplish that day. Just one thing.
November 28
Protecting yourself protects others.
November 29
“I don’t want to hide anymore.” — Jazmine Sullivan
November 30
What a beautiful thing it is to be seen even when you’re not in room.
| DECEMBER |
December 1
If you want to share your life, start creating the space for it.
December 2
“You’ll get what you put in.”
December 3
Sometimes it really is the thought that counts.
December 4
Earning the trust of a cat is an honor.
December 5
Follow your flow.
December 6
Don’t apologize for prioritizing your health.
December 7
Cause when the rain falls, it don’t fall on one man’s housetop. — Lauryn Hill
December 8
Always greet the moon and sun. They always greet back with light.
December 9
Learn from history.
December 10
Change often requires a shift in your subjective perspectives.
December 11
Give yourself grace to take care of your body in the way that it needs to.
December 12
A good conversation is healing to the soul.
December 13
Making big decisions can always benefit from having a think and a nap.
December 14
Continue to learn to trust your own intuition.
December 15
Ride the wave.
December 16
Let your body lead the day.
December 17
Every milestone is worth celebrating.
December 18
Your past is the origin story of your next chapter.
December 19
Sometimes you have to change the rules you live by, even if only temporarily.
December 20
When you can’t check off your to-do list like you’d want to, sometimes you need to change the list.
December 21
Flexibility is key.
December 22
Don’t fall in the rabbit hole.
December 23
“I am proud of myself for daring the try.”
December 24
Make time for your inner village.
December 25
Create your holiday spirit.
December 26
Just check one thing off the list. Just one.
December 27
Keep going.
December 28
Journal the hard things too.
December 29
Sometimes you have to literally lay on the floor to ground yourself again.
December 30
It’s never too late to connect to who you are.
December 31
No day but today. — RENT
