In ancient times, ash was used as the international symbol for loss, pain, and suffering. People would cover themselves in it to let others know what they were going through. We may not wear ash on our bodies today, but we sure do carry it around with us.
Have you ever wondered why you are the way you are? Have you ever stopped to think about why you’re so afraid to step out and do what you’ve always wanted to do or to be who you’ve always wanted to be?
Author of “Get Off Your Ash”—Joe Amaral—says, “I was sitting on my ash! I had allowed what happened in the past to dictate who I had become and limit what I could be. The day I discovered what was in my pile of ash, was the day I was able to confront and conquer the lies I had come to believe about myself because of the actions of others.”
Amaral takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to deal with very difficult and dark topics such as betrayal, hurt, sexual abuse, and other pain caused by childhood trauma. He says, “Getting off my ash was the greatest gift I ever gave myself. It gave me the courage and boldness to now serve in one of the poorest countries in the world—Liberia—and to start a humanitarian aid charity called ‘Hope for Liberia’.”
Getting off your ash is the critical key to releasing you to pursue your passions, follow your dreams, and not allow anything or anyone to hold you back.
The book is available in multiple formats and the audiobook is read by the author. If you'd like to see a video of Amaral explaining the meaning behind the title of the book, you can view it HERE.
