Posts by John E. Wade II
Find your calling
“Know thyself” is true, with regard to mind, body and little piece of God. Of course, we can’t completely know ourselves, but God can and does know us on a level beyond our comprehension. But we should try and be enlightened to find our calling(s).
Read MoreWe cannot continue “business as usual” in Washington
It seems Secretary Clinton will run for President on the Democratic ticket. Because she doesn’t understand in depth globalization, she is overly militaristic. We can have peace in the world by being strategically strong, but emphasizing economic cooperation and development as well as have an expansion of the Peace Corp. Our national debt, deficit and…
Read MorePersonal Values
I was recently reviewing my personal and business budgets for this year, and was reminded of how strongly I believe in financial literacy. It goes along with so many other ways in which we should always strive for improvement. Financial literacy is a basic skill that we must develop. It’s part of self-discipline. A critical…
Read MoreThoughts on this 4th of July
I’m at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. I have viewed some of the museum and then experienced the “Beyond All Boundaries” presentation as well as the “Final Mission” submarine adventure. All in all, I am very impressed with the additions and the superb quality of the whole museum. I recommend it…
Read MoreSelf-discipline
The world has never been in a state of debt and obligations that it’s in right now. Our nation, and perhaps the whole world, needs self-discipline. Values—such as thrift, saving, financial literacy, honesty, wisdom, resilience, character, kindness, compassion, justice, and peace—are all part of the fabric of what could help the world emerge from our…
Read MoreWhat is our purpose?
What is our purpose in life? God wants us to have a wonderful life on earth, but an integral part of that is serving others just as others serve us. In short, it’s love all around, in all directions—sincere, genuine kind, compassionate love. All of humankind is more alike than we’re different. We must recognize…
Read MoreLessons from History
About a year ago, I visited the World War II Museum with my close friends Leon and Jocelyn Connelly. This was my second time at the museum, and thoroughly enjoyed the superb production of Beyond all Boundaries, a brand new 4-D film presented on a 120-foot wide “immersive screen.” Tom Hanks was executive producer of this…
Read MoreA message to our political leaders and others
Our nation needs desperately to unite. We’re two years away from any election and if we avoid hyperinflation and/or a worldwide depression by acting, I predict the voters will tend to vote for incumbents. But if we don’t act at this great opportunity and simply point fingers, financial disaster is on the near-term horizon. This…
Read MoreFrom Abject Poverty to Prosperity
I just read an exciting article in The Economist (June 1): called, “Towards the End of Poverty.” It explains how nearly 1 billion people have been raised out of extreme poverty between 1990 and 2010. Most of these were in China. It concludes that capitalism and free trade were the main drivers in this success. That’s the…
Read MoreDemocracy at Stake
One of my favorite writers, Peggy Noonan, had another insightful article in a recent edition of “The Wall Street Journal.” She again addresses the flagrant abuses of the IRS, hounding political enemies of the Obama Administration in the years leading up to the 2012 elections. This is a very serious state of affairs that must…
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