Mi Zibaldone…is my friend <3

I surgically grazed Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leondardo Da Vinci and found a gemstone:

In Renaissance Italy, intellectuals and artists traveled with Zibaldones.

Zibaldones are notebooks to capture thoughts and sketches on the fly. Leonardo himself crafted the utmost elite Zibaldones, which are cherished today in museums around the world.

Since reading about this, I carry a Zibaldone that is covered with Turkish fabric and contains thick off-white yellowish blank pages. It has a little page marker ribbon attached. I only write in it when I have clarity and enhanced perspective. I also mark the date, location, weather, and state of mind I am in upon writing (caffeinated, phone phasted, mind-manifesting substances, etc.).

Dating my thoughts has proven to be especially useful and I look forward to continue to time travel thru dated writing and photos/videos in the cloud. Life is precious man.

If you ever acquire a Zibaldone, please reach out! Every time I even look at that little buddy I get childishly giddy and rejoice “ahhh mi Zibaldone!" 🙂 

26

As I write this I am 26 and seeing my body start to age. I thought I’d be 56 before hip pain, but now I’m on the carpet proactively twisting.

Allow me to put you onto one of my favorite (probably my favorite) internet writers out there: Jason Levin.

If you have any aspirations to create anything or operate anything online, his written pieces are truly gold. He’s crafted a special life for himself after years of experimenting.

I’ll let his site speak for itself, and will leave you with this page of his:

26 Things I Now Know at Age 26

Trickle Down Trusses

Instead of writing a long piece here, I will spare you the neural energy and blessed time and drop some bullets on ur ass. I know, and occasionally have to remind myself, that if I take care of these things, I will alleviate or prevent 100 anxieties / problems / nuances downstream of them.

• Deep meditation (of various flavors) and deep intentional prayer.

• Brainwashing physical exercise.

• Injection of fasting (caloric, phone, future, routine, and home).

Would love some thoughts on this newsletter so far! Hit the line 🤙🏼 always iterating and growing 💗

Life on Earth 🌎