Ep. 14: He Found Himself/Sailing

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What Are You Willing to Throw Your Life Away On?

andrew reed & the liberation

20 episodes

1 day ago

This question cuts straight to the heart of Life… and this series of messages goes, perhaps, as DEEP and Intelligently as possible into the Experience of Life and offers PROFOUND insight gained from a journey that has been EPIC in worldly terms, but is also littered with catastrophic losses almost unimaginable. Set in an array of settings ranging from intimate talks in the Awakened Forest to national conferences, concerts, broadcasts and various public events over the years, Andrew shares a challenges people to learn to truly live, and even embrace the struggles and heartaches along the way…and somehow reconcile and integrate the Day and Night, Pleasure and Suffering… Andrew Reed is a True Outlier… Andrew has gone about as DEEP as possible, through personal will, as well as through “events” into the PROFOUND of the Experience of Life. He has accomplished much in worldly terms and in a number of fields, including music, the arts, healthcare, business, wilderness adventurer, scientific research, Alaskan commercial fishermen, consultant/teacher to over 10,000 CEOs and executives, etc. But his life is also littered with almost every catastrophic loss imaginable from the loss of 2 children in accidents, loss of health, loss of a few fortunes, loss of wives & loves, and loss through natural disasters of hurricanes and forest fires. Add in - bear attacks, gunshot fragments in his head, being swept overboard a few times nearly drowning, escaping from fires nearly killing him, having multiple breakdowns and such add to the color to the philosophical topics and practical, pragmatic advice shared… He has been described as a creative rarely seen, with accomplishments in music and the arts as well as being an expert on creating and operating World-Class organizations. He is also a songwriter and super guitarist under Universal/Virgin Music Groups and WorldSound with an international fanbase accounting for 90% outside of the US. He is the principal of Multi-View Incorporated family of companies which benchmarks and consults with over 1,300 companies, primarily in the United States.

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Ep. 14: He Found Himself/Sailing

What Are You Willing to Throw Your Life Away On?

18 minutes

2 months ago

Ep. 14: He Found Himself/Sailing

From the Songstage Studio, Andrew talks about the song “He Found Himself.” This song is Andrew's story in 3 1/2 minutes! It's about Andrew “waking up” one day and realizing he REALLY didn’t like the corporate rat race he was on! Coming out of a difficult divorce, he purchased an old broken-down cabin and fixed it up with his own 2 hands! Andrew’s cabin is akin to Henry Thoreau’s on Walden Pond. There is something truly “liberating” when one takes the time to remove themselves from society…to really find out what one wants from their Life!

“Sailing” is perhaps one of Andrew’s BEST songs! It seems that most people get wrapped up in the “destination” or goal and fail to enjoy the Journey! And thus postpone Happiness for a future date…which may never come… This song carries the listener into risk, wind, waves, and immensity of the sea…but also brings a deep awareness of “Life IS its own Reward—Life IS its own Answer! And that BOTH the Destination and Journey are needed and are perhaps of equal value. Andrew also discusses the AMAZING VIDEO, shot on Super-8 movies by his Skipper…Uncle Chuck, which shows true pioneers of Alaska in the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s!

These two songs begin Andrew's album "Search for Significance": https://open.spotify.com/album/0yKEqidP2h4BDu8wcMVdLX?si=fqTZJ12AT6i960idNsvy1w

Chapter Markers

(00:00) Intro

(01:05) Music focus: Search for Significance; why “He Found Himself” and “Sailing”

(01:44) Exhaustion → retreat: the cabin, fixing it by hand; “hermitage” and isolation

(02:57) Nature as master teacher; renewal, life/death cycles; authentic video around the cabin

(04:13) Re-recording and orchestration: making it “a bit more epic”

(05:12) “He Found Himself” (performance)

(08:09) “Sailing”: imagery, risk, and the zen of the journey

(10:35) “Life is its own reward”: vessel-as-alive; reverence for things that carry us

(11:56) Destination vs. journey: vision matters, but joy belongs to the ride

(13:37) Super-8 family archives: Alaska work, boats, danger, pioneers; “let’s go sailing”

(15:24) “Sailing” (performance)

(18:52) Closing & sign-off

Song: Twisted World - andrew reed & the liberation

Album: As a Bird of the Air… (Trilogy I Album 1)

Song: He Found Himself - andrew reed & the liberation

Album: Search for Significance (Trilogy IV Album 1)

Song: Sailing - andrew reed & the liberation

Album: Search for Significance (Trilogy IV Album 1)

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“I’m heading for shore that may not be there anymore, but I don’t mind. I’m sailing, so any shore is fine.”

What Are You Willing to Throw Your Life Away On?