Difficult life events can evoke our inner strength and teach us the hidden lessons on how to continue living and growing stronger. From the death of a parent to unconditional family love to coming to terms with getting older, Marcia J. Coleman uses her poetic writing to relate and teach through these common struggles. The Essence of My Life is a journey into a woman’s heart during her most trying – and most triumphant – of times. Coleman takes her readers into the darkness of her emotions and uses both her strength in God and herself to understand the greater meaning of the events that brought her here. This book is for those that believe in their dreams, take strength in their hardships, and find peace in undying love.