Welcome to the final installment of Write Awake: Inspiration from The Elements, a 4-part conscious writing series. In time and with water, everything changes. ~ Leonardo da Vinci Have you noticed that writing is like the ocean waves? It’s always ebbing and flowing—either a high tide full of joy or a low tide of despair. One day I got angry about pretty much everything. Since the element of Water governs our emotions, I added a few drops of anger-relieving flower essence into my drinking...

Welcome to the third installment of Write Awake: Inspiration from The Elements, a 4-part conscious writing series. Some people believe that burning a letter is a "surefire" way to release pent-up anger. You write. You light a match. You watch it burn. Your new life begins. While Fire is known to spark a writer's passion, most of us fear it because we know it can be an unpredictable, destructive force. Fire is a wild element that will quickly grow into a raging inferno if we let it. Anger can...

Welcome to the second installment of Write Awake: Inspiration from The Elements, a 4-part conscious writing series. When I was a child, I would spend hours on the swings, pumping higher and higher until I believed I could fly. In my imagination, I could touch the stars. I was free — I was Supergirl! Take a deep breath of fresh Air and play the "what if?" game with me: What if you stopped second-guessing yourself and just wrote something? What if you ignored the reviews and algorithms and...