Full Disclosure : In Resolution Form

By J.P. Wright - RailroadMusic.Org, January 1, 2016

Whereas:
2015 kicked my ass. I got way to involved in too many things. I burned out and now I am standing in the center of the highest point in my life. I would have to thank all that put up with me this year. To all that I put up with, I also thank. My family and the life that gives me is something that I cherish. I care, and that is a problem – for me …. It is the ultimate calling.

Whereas:
I spend hours at the throttle of my trains pondering how I can be of assistance. Dreaming of a way to get involved. Strategizing new ways to lend my voice to the struggle. I have done some amazing things and met some amazing people in 2015. When I say that, I am far from boasting. I was taught to share. To teach. To explore impossibilities as possible. I was raised like that. I must move, at all times.

Whereas:
My mind sometimes, in on fire – from a deep feeling that comes from my heart., I have Vision. I think deeply and sometimes get myself into very dark places. Sometimes, when I am playing music with the right people, i see things. I hear voices. I do not suggest anything by mentioning this, except what comes with the territory. This is the training, that comes from the job I do as a Djembefola. I accept it and have learned how to learn from it.

So be it resolved that:
In 2016, as that last page of my Chapbook suggests … I am closing shop. My training is over. I will be 46 years of age in January. I will never master this life. We are not supposed to, and any master you meet will always suggest that they are not, if they suggest that they are, they are not.

So be it further resolved that:
Many times, the answer really is, I do not know. That is the sign of a mastery of exploration. Follow a person who does not know and you will probably find your bliss. Your bliss is always following you, shadowing you as a possibility. I plan to turn around in 2016. I plan to focus. I make resolution to be.

So be it EVEN FURTHER resolved that:
I will never give up! This life requires it and my mother told me, I can be whatever I want to be – So Be It !!

In Love and Solidarity,
John Paul
I.B of C Local 1
Louisville, Kentucky

20151231 2143 hours

Nashville, TN

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are not the official position of the IWW (or even the IWW’s EUC) and do not necessarily represent the views of anyone but the author’s.