Valerie M. Washington- Author of “Soul Passion” and composer of various other projects. I am a Dance Specialist, Visual Artist, Poet, Freelance Writer, Community Neighborhood President, and Motivational Speaker.
As part of my community involvement and as a writer, I have developed a literary program called “Forever within my Soul,” as well a book club for young men dubbed the Literature Society.
As a single mother raising two boys on my own faced with timeless tragedies, life has not been easy. My goal as a writer is to inspire and encourage others searching for an answer to life’s question, “What is my purpose?” As an artist I speak and write about the pain I’ve endured, the struggles I’ve encountered and the sacrifices that I’ve made in life that have made me the person I am today. There were periods in my life when I wanted to give up on my dreams, when I felt like my life was worthless and meaningless; every aspiration seemed to fail. I lost hope in myself. Love weakened me back into the Gates of Darkness, into a state of despair. I began to experience a Spiritual side of myself the moment my strength brought me back down to my knees. I then began to realize that I had to research my life like phrases in an essay. So, I examined my ability of thinking. I acquired knowledge in order to understand the impossible. Now my strength lies in the eyes of a stranger, now I’m able to breathe again.
