Author Arthur M. Ashby's life has been ripe with difficult lessons, critical medical challenges, a devilish long-term dance with drugs, and a powerful journey to God. "What I reached for in the earlier years of my life was an escape from anything synonymous with success because I feared responsibilities, commitments, dedication, allegiance, etc. I feared being I exposed for who I was, and I feared disapproval." As he folds a delicate, sometimes heart-wrenching, and prevailing story of redemption, Ashby unpacks what happens when self implodes from things like people-pleasing, masking, creating false identities, arrogance and more. "All I wanted to do was to hide behind the mask. I suffocated behind the mask of substance abuse for twenty-six years so that I could feel comfortable in deceiving myself. When I reached my bottom, I gave my life to God, He blessed me to not only come from behind that mask but anointed me with what I really was searching for - peace of mind." Arthur Ashby is a husband, father, and lover of God. He penned this book to give recovering addicts, those battling life's various personal wars, the hopeless and those spiritually searching a reminder that hope and God are available to all - no matter what your truths are - if you seek them. A retired hair stylist/barber, he lives in Wilson, NC with his wife. A talented visual artist, Ashby's work, as well as the work of his two sons, is featured on the cover.