May 27, 2023

Hello Rick and Maria,

Welcome to Day 17 of Bijou's Be Well Bundle video series!

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” —Maya Angelou

“Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.” —Bruce Garrabrandt

When it comes to the Bijouism Create, Bijou means business.

After all, the entire purpose of this 21-day journey is to encourage us all to take a moment to create art. Bijou knows how important creativity is to our own well-being and how freeing it can be to simply create.

Bijou also knows that the more we allow ourselves to tap into our creativity, the more creative we become.

Creativity bubbles up everywhere in our lives, whether it be in the kitchen making a meal from what is left in the refrigerator, or the artistic flair added to an outfit. Maybe it shines through in the repurposing of an old item or the out-of-the-box solution to a challenging problem. During each day we creatively respond to what is presented to us.

Bijou also reminds us that nourishing our creativity nourishes us. We spend our days pouring our energy into others, whether it is our family, our friends, our jobs, or all the above. You may have heard the saying, "You cannot pour from an empty cup", but what happens when the cup we are pouring from is empty? You need to take care of yourself so that you can take care of others. It is important to take moments to fill our own cups. Taking a moment to create does just that. Whether it is cooking, dancing, sculpting, or tangling, Bijou wants us all to spend some time creating today.

We invite you to join Bijou today in creating using the tangle 'nzeppel.

Be well, be you,

Bijou

Bijou's Be Well Bundle - Day 17

The videos in the Bijou's Be Well Bundle series will be released every day through May 31, 2023. You can view all of the videos in this series here (after their release).

Tangle Step-Out: 'Nzeppel

UMass MIND and the Zentangle Method

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month and our collaboration with UMass MIND of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, we would like to share studies around the general benefits of creating art and the use of the Zentangle Method for individuals with serious mental illness.