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by Alex Woodard (Author)
Author and singer-songwriter Alex Woodard was in the audience, waiting to be called to the stage to perform at New York Times best-selling author Dr. Wayne Dyer's lecture presentation in New York. Dr. Dyer's daughter had written him a letter, and Alex had crafted a song about the letter in the spirit of his first Hay House release (For The Sender: Four Letters. Twelve Songs. One Story). Any moment now, Alex would be asked to play it for the sold-out auditorium. But first Scarlett Lewis was invited to the stage. Scarlett's son was a six-year-old hero who died saving his friends' lives in the Newtown, Connecticut, elementary-school massacre, and her words of love rang deep through the packed house as she told her story. Alex noticed that Scarlett described love more as an action and less as a feeling, and made a mental note to speak to her after the presentation. Scarlett would soon send Alex a letter--and coupled with the letter from Dr. Dyer's daughter, the foundation would be set for Alex's spring 2014 release For The Sender: Love Is (Not A Feeling).
Through those letters (and three other inspiring examples), and songs from platinum-selling artists written about them, Alex weaves his own story of discovery as he sifts through the competing messages we receive daily about the most powerful of human experiences: love. He challenges mainstream media, the self-help establishment, and the reader to re-examine what really matters: what we actually do, for ourselves and each other. The end result is a deeply empowering reading and listening experience.
Author Biography
Woodard's well-crafted songs are cut from the same cloth as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and John Mellencamp, whose music eloquently captures earthy truths about living, loving and growing older without losing the dreams of youth,says George Varga, Music Editor of the San Diego Union Tribune. Singer-songwriter and Hay House author Alex Woodard has toured nationally behind five critically-acclaimed albums, earning prestigious industry nods and sharing the stage with some of today's most popular acts. His book and album package, For The Sender, features his story of release and redemption woven through songs written about real-life letters. When he's not surfing in his beach town north of San Diego, Alex lives with a big dog and bigger horse in the mountains of Idaho.
