Embracing the Power to Live is a memoir written in prose, verse, and photographs. Author Marsha Ingrao reflects on the milestones of her life such as childhood, moving, parents, friends, career, the death of her first spouse, and a second marriage. Her retirement as a teacher now gives her the opportunity to reflect about the deeper meanings and reactions to these episodes of her life. Ingrao contemplates her past life as she remembers how she felt about these events compared to her emotions now. She writes about the lessons learned from both good and negative incidents and how these can be used to help others. The author has used her…