✨ Episode 9: Hope, Dreams & Shining Your Light — Living Your Dreams with God’s Guidance ✨

In this uplifting episode of The Creative Abundance Project, Jolynn Bulkley invites you to embrace your God-given gifts, live with hope, and courageously pursue the dreams placed on your heart.

This week on The Creative Abundance Project, we’re talking about hope, dreams, authenticity, and the divine light within you. 🌟

Join Jolynn as she shares heartfelt stories, scripture-inspired reflections, and practical tools to help you reconnect with your purpose and live your dreams with God’s guidance. You’ll discover how:

Your unique gifts were designed to bless others and glorify God.

Hope is the soil where your dreams take root and grow.

Living authentically allows God’s light to shine through every part of your story.

Small, faith-filled steps can lead to extraordinary transformation.

🌼 This week’s journaling prompt:

“What dream has God placed in my heart that I’ve been too afraid to pursue? What’s one small step I can take this week to honor that dream and live more authentically?”

🌻 Challenge of the week:

✨ You were created on purpose, for a purpose. When you live authentically and courageously with God by your side, your life becomes a radiant reflection of His love, hope, and abundance.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KyLAuW_h4wjVJ8RiUz_nc0vAeSc861CjCESaakW43to/edit?usp=sharing  

In this heartfelt episode of The Creative Abundance Project, Jolynn shares an honest update on family life, the behind-the-scenes resistance of podcasting, and the signs that kept her moving forward. Through personal stories—from marathon carpool runs to watching her kids chase dreams in running, biking, and school—Jolynn reminds us how everyday moments connect to joy and abundance.

Building on the themes of healing and choosing gratitude, she dives into wisdom from Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey’s book The Art and Science of Getting Happier: Build the Life You Want. Together, they teach us that happiness isn’t a destination—it’s something we practice and cultivate daily.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why happiness is built from the “macronutrients” of enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning/purpose

How gratitude rewires your brain to focus on what’s right instead of what’s wrong

Why abundance is about perspective—seeing more instead of needing more

A simple “Dreams vs. Actions” journaling exercise to align your daily habits with your deepest desires

Five practices that can help you live with greater joy, gratitude, and abundance

Jolynn also shares her personal “Best Day Walk” ritual—asking each morning “Why is today the best day of my life?”—a practice that shifts perspective, multiplies gratitude, and adds beauty to the everyday.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, notice miracles in the ordinary, and take small, intentional steps that build the abundant, joyful life you were made for.

Worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1domz7O4KC2R4U9HklSN40JwCb2Xh8aNDTqbMuoHFqdI/edit?usp=sharing

Book references

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey:

Penguin Random House (Publisher Page) — A trusted source with book details, formats, and key insights: oprah.com+15penguinrandomhouse.com+15barnesandnoble.com+15

Podcast links:

The Creative Aundance Project Episode 7. Tell the Story that Rebuilt You

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cprgw-1915bfc

House of Joy

313. 4 Habits that 10x'd My Life

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/313-4-habits-that-10xd-my-life-income-joy/id1472947590?i=1000723551451

🎙️ Episode 7: From Broken to Beautiful — Choosing the Story That Rebuilds You

What if healing isn’t about forgetting what hurt you… but about remembering who you became because of it?

In this tender and transformative episode, we explore the moment you stop telling the story of what broke you — and begin living the story of what rebuilt you. Together, we reflect on how our daily choices, even the smallest ones, shape the story we live out loud.

You’ll learn how to shift from surviving to thriving by choosing joy, gratitude, and beauty — even in the midst of healing. Through gentle reflection, journaling prompts, and a creative 7-day challenge, you’ll begin to rewrite your story with strength, intention, and grace.

💫 Because you are not broken.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yE8XWCyo02Jw9TsZ5jbHEyu6rHwBFMFP5X-oDJMGPXM/edit?usp=sharing

🎙️✨ Episode 5: The Creative Strength Challenge — Launching Your 90-Day Goal: Stepping Into a Life You Design ✨🎙️

Are you ready to step fully into the life you’ve been dreaming of? This is the moment we’ve been building toward since day one — the launch of your Creative Strength Challenge!

In this fun, inspiring, and actionable episode, Jolynn guides you through saying yes to your next big adventure: your 90-day goal. Together we’ll explore:

This episode is your call to adventure — a joyful, creative journey toward the stronger, braver, more radiant you that’s already waiting inside.

✨ Share your goal and join the conversation on Instagram with #CreativeAbundanceProject!

Worksheet: Episode 5 — The Creative Strength Challenge: Stepping Into a Life You Design

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RG8G4C6j3BOr--d52A2M8EbgNcjErvVQsG6upu1KkWg/edit?usp=sharing

Your One Wild Precious Life – Celebration, Courage & Creative Mapping

Description:

Anchored by two powerful quotes:

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver

…this episode invites you to pause, reflect, and design the next chapter of your life with intention, creativity, and courage.

You’ll also revisit our Episode 4 worksheet:

Inside the worksheet:

Reflective journal prompts

Creative mapping exercises

Categories like faith, wellness, creativity, and relationships

Space to dream boldly and act intentionally

This episode is for you if…

🖍️ Your Action Step:

Resources Mentioned:

🎧 Listen to Episode 4 – “Your One Wild Precious Life”

📝 Download the free Episode 4 worksheet HERE:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fdu4D5WGUkrPr-USaAg22K47gXKHwNzNgpsGhxXaKxU/edit?usp=sharing

📖 Read more about Joseph Campbell’s quote “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”

💛 Connect with Jolynn:

✨ Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who’s ready to design a bold, beautiful, and abundant life!

What if one question could ignite your next bold, beautiful chapter?

In this inspiring episode, we’re diving into the heart of purpose with the unforgettable words of Mary Oliver:

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Get ready to design your Dream Life Map—a creative, joy-filled vision board that captures what lights you up and what you're truly called to pursue. Whether you go hands-on with markers and magazine clippings or build it digitally with Canva or Pinterest, this is your moment to dream big and map it out.

This episode launches the Your One Wild Precious Life Challenge—a soul-stirring, action-taking experience that sets the stage for your 90-day Creative Strength goal.

✨ Clarity. Creativity. Courage. It all begins here.

🌼 Creative Abundance Project – Your One Wild Precious Life Challenge 🌿 It's a good one!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fdu4D5WGUkrPr-USaAg22K47gXKHwNzNgpsGhxXaKxU/edit?usp=sharing

✨ Episode 3 Summary:

This episode launches the Creative Strength Challenge—your 90-day journey to grow in joy, purpose, creativity, and inner strength. You’ll choose a goal that moves you, commit to action, and receive weekly support through the podcast and journaling prompts.

It’s a focused season of becoming—a sacred window to rise by stepping out of your comfort zone and taking courageous action toward the dreams that matter most.

✨ Episode 3 Worksheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VJs7YSS-zQ-Pst6SSy07CEYV-NwVT5lDjpu80pf4XWI/edit?usp=sharing

✨ Episode 3 Transcript:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1As0n-cMEs8gc1_59_iWhgiaFllbfcdxt-1VZ-btpHE0/edit?usp=sharing

Together, we explore the true meaning of creative abundance—and how journaling can guide you toward a life that’s rich in joy, purpose, and authenticity.

✨ You’ll create a mini vision space, practice intentional thoughts, and begin designing a life that feels deeply aligned with who you are.

📄 Grab the free journaling worksheets from Episode 1 & 2 in the show notes to go deeper!

Episode 1 Worksheet

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WAgUspyx5Zn55TRL0Ikh0a24LOhV8eWh9Wjx2CdRLnw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 2 Worksheet

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KpwkAYIiinVaOBv3j7Ig3LxFtWNphS4H6Rkvp6U5pl0/edit?usp=sharing

Transcript:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hh8hz2H9ne4HpyvU05Z-AKdWCg8BhRHE7BbFLbJzJpM/edit?usp=sharing

Join host Jolynn Bulkley, wife mom life coach—as she kicks off a joyful, empowering journey to help others create vibrant, adventurous, and abundant lives they love. This is your invitation to dream big, grow strong, and rise boldly—starting now.