Author Charles Wiegand
@charleswiegand.bsky.social
Charles wrote "Heartbeats Across Borders" and many short stories, some have been published in many different journals/anthologies as well has his own two collections - "Daydreaming" and "Uncharted Realities". All three of his books are available on Amazon
teenage girl: you can be loved and still feel emotionally unanchored. That tension between being surrounded and yet isolated is a core thread in her diary, and it’s why this line hits so hard for modern readers who know exactly what it feels like to be lonely in a crowded life.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
teenage girl: you can be loved and still feel emotionally unanchored. That tension between being surrounded and yet isolated is a core thread in her diary, and it’s why this line hits so hard for modern readers who know exactly what it feels like to be lonely in a crowded life.
The reflection quickly turns back on Anne herself: she feels guilty for her own complaints when she thinks of what Lies and others are suffering outside the Annex, yet she also admits to fear, selfishness, and a lack of faith. The quote crystallizes a very adult insight emerging in a
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The reflection quickly turns back on Anne herself: she feels guilty for her own complaints when she thinks of what Lies and others are suffering outside the Annex, yet she also admits to fear, selfishness, and a lack of faith. The quote crystallizes a very adult insight emerging in a
by love doesn’t guarantee that deep, singular bond we crave. That’s where the line comes from: she’s realizing that loneliness isn’t about the quantity of affection, but the absence of being someone’s “One and Only,” the person someone chooses as uniquely theirs.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
by love doesn’t guarantee that deep, singular bond we crave. That’s where the line comes from: she’s realizing that loneliness isn’t about the quantity of affection, but the absence of being someone’s “One and Only,” the person someone chooses as uniquely theirs.
anyone.” In that entry, Anne is thinking about her late grandmother (“Granny”) and her childhood friend Lies. She imagines how lonely her grandmother must have been “in spite of us,” because no one ever really opened up to her, and then concludes that even being surrounded
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
anyone.” In that entry, Anne is thinking about her late grandmother (“Granny”) and her childhood friend Lies. She imagines how lonely her grandmother must have been “in spite of us,” because no one ever really opened up to her, and then concludes that even being surrounded
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“How lonely Granny must have been, how lonely in spite of us! A person can be lonely even if he is loved by many people, because he is still not the ‘One and Only’ to
“How lonely Granny must have been, how lonely in spite of us! A person can be lonely even if he is loved by many people, because he is still not the ‘One and Only’ to
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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“How lonely Granny must have been, how lonely in spite of us! A person can be lonely even if he is loved by many people, because he is still not the ‘One and Only’ to
“How lonely Granny must have been, how lonely in spite of us! A person can be lonely even if he is loved by many people, because he is still not the ‘One and Only’ to
prompts you to ask: who really leads the story? And if that leadership is weak, are you going to step in as designer, author of your own narrative, rather than wait for someone else to take the reins?
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
prompts you to ask: who really leads the story? And if that leadership is weak, are you going to step in as designer, author of your own narrative, rather than wait for someone else to take the reins?
The message can also resonate beyond politics: don’t wait for leadership from the “wrong” place (institutions, people stuck in frameworks) if you’re aiming to shape future narratives or cultural norms. WhoFuller’s line
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The message can also resonate beyond politics: don’t wait for leadership from the “wrong” place (institutions, people stuck in frameworks) if you’re aiming to shape future narratives or cultural norms. WhoFuller’s line
within the constraints of existing structures. Fuller’s worldview sees design science (anticipatory thinking, ecological consciousness, systems awareness) as the real leadership engine, rather than traditional political power.
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
within the constraints of existing structures. Fuller’s worldview sees design science (anticipatory thinking, ecological consciousness, systems awareness) as the real leadership engine, rather than traditional political power.
symptoms of human and systemic issues rather than proactively designing solutions. The “designer” in his paradigm is the one who thinks ahead, integrates systems, and builds frameworks that enable progress -rather than the elected official who typically steers from
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
symptoms of human and systemic issues rather than proactively designing solutions. The “designer” in his paradigm is the one who thinks ahead, integrates systems, and builds frameworks that enable progress -rather than the elected official who typically steers from
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Fuller’s metaphor attacks the idea of looking to conventional politicians (the “tail”) to guide society (the “dog”). He argues that politics is reactive, dealing with
Fuller’s metaphor attacks the idea of looking to conventional politicians (the “tail”) to guide society (the “dog”). He argues that politics is reactive, dealing with
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Fuller’s metaphor attacks the idea of looking to conventional politicians (the “tail”) to guide society (the “dog”). He argues that politics is reactive, dealing with
Fuller’s metaphor attacks the idea of looking to conventional politicians (the “tail”) to guide society (the “dog”). He argues that politics is reactive, dealing with
stop expecting perfection from others while excusing your own. It’s a timeless bit of spiritual psychology and leadership advice, as relevant to editors, teachers, and writers as it was to clergy.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
stop expecting perfection from others while excusing your own. It’s a timeless bit of spiritual psychology and leadership advice, as relevant to editors, teachers, and writers as it was to clergy.
The final injunction, “Go thou, and do likewise,” turns observation into ethical command. Wesley wasn’t merely being introspective; he was instructing other ministers, and by extension, anyone in moral or creative work, to adopt the same discipline of humility. In modern terms:
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The final injunction, “Go thou, and do likewise,” turns observation into ethical command. Wesley wasn’t merely being introspective; he was instructing other ministers, and by extension, anyone in moral or creative work, to adopt the same discipline of humility. In modern terms:
empathy, tempering judgment, and recognizing that frailty, inconsistency, and error are part of the shared human condition. His counterbalance, “I exact more from myself,” signals that growth isn’t leniency but proportion: mercy outward, accountability inward.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
empathy, tempering judgment, and recognizing that frailty, inconsistency, and error are part of the shared human condition. His counterbalance, “I exact more from myself,” signals that growth isn’t leniency but proportion: mercy outward, accountability inward.
Wesley’s reflection captures a hard-earned wisdom: the older we get, the clearer we see that human weakness isn’t a flaw in the system, it is the system. Life’s length teaches patience, compassion, and self-scrutiny. By “making larger allowances,” he means expanding
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wesley’s reflection captures a hard-earned wisdom: the older we get, the clearer we see that human weakness isn’t a flaw in the system, it is the system. Life’s length teaches patience, compassion, and self-scrutiny. By “making larger allowances,” he means expanding
reading, observing, thinking, playing with language - not when you just drift. Roosevelt’s warning, though about TV and a 1950s audience, maps neatly onto modern “easy distraction” culture. Use it as a prompt: guard your leisure time so it enlarges your mind rather than shrinks it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
reading, observing, thinking, playing with language - not when you just drift. Roosevelt’s warning, though about TV and a 1950s audience, maps neatly onto modern “easy distraction” culture. Use it as a prompt: guard your leisure time so it enlarges your mind rather than shrinks it.
healthy people.
For writers, this applies both personally and professionally. On a personal level: how you spend your free time influences your creative resilience - if you’re mostly zoning out, your writer-brain atrophies. Professionally: you create when you engage deeply -
For writers, this applies both personally and professionally. On a personal level: how you spend your free time influences your creative resilience - if you’re mostly zoning out, your writer-brain atrophies. Professionally: you create when you engage deeply -
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
healthy people.
For writers, this applies both personally and professionally. On a personal level: how you spend your free time influences your creative resilience - if you’re mostly zoning out, your writer-brain atrophies. Professionally: you create when you engage deeply -
For writers, this applies both personally and professionally. On a personal level: how you spend your free time influences your creative resilience - if you’re mostly zoning out, your writer-brain atrophies. Professionally: you create when you engage deeply -
than active engagement, learning, or creative growth, then the result is collective decline. She’s making a cultural warning: when people default to passivity in what could be meaningful downtime, they lose stamina, intellectual curiosity, civic participation, things vital to a
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
than active engagement, learning, or creative growth, then the result is collective decline. She’s making a cultural warning: when people default to passivity in what could be meaningful downtime, they lose stamina, intellectual curiosity, civic participation, things vital to a
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In this line, Eleanor Roosevelt argues that leisure isn’t simply “free time” to fill, it’s part of what shapes a society’s character. If that time is devoted primarily to passive consumption (like extended TV watching), rather
In this line, Eleanor Roosevelt argues that leisure isn’t simply “free time” to fill, it’s part of what shapes a society’s character. If that time is devoted primarily to passive consumption (like extended TV watching), rather
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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In this line, Eleanor Roosevelt argues that leisure isn’t simply “free time” to fill, it’s part of what shapes a society’s character. If that time is devoted primarily to passive consumption (like extended TV watching), rather
In this line, Eleanor Roosevelt argues that leisure isn’t simply “free time” to fill, it’s part of what shapes a society’s character. If that time is devoted primarily to passive consumption (like extended TV watching), rather
echoed it in 1937. Quote sleuths have found no primary Lincoln source; it appears Crane popularized it as a Lincoln quote without evidence.
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
echoed it in 1937. Quote sleuths have found no primary Lincoln source; it appears Crane popularized it as a Lincoln quote without evidence.
Syracuse Herald:
“Resolve to be happy. Remember Lincoln’s saying that ‘folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.’”
Crane repeated variants in later pieces (e.g., 1916 in The Boston Globe), and the line spread widely; Dale Carnegie
“Resolve to be happy. Remember Lincoln’s saying that ‘folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.’”
Crane repeated variants in later pieces (e.g., 1916 in The Boston Globe), and the line spread widely; Dale Carnegie
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Syracuse Herald:
“Resolve to be happy. Remember Lincoln’s saying that ‘folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.’”
Crane repeated variants in later pieces (e.g., 1916 in The Boston Globe), and the line spread widely; Dale Carnegie
“Resolve to be happy. Remember Lincoln’s saying that ‘folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.’”
Crane repeated variants in later pieces (e.g., 1916 in The Boston Globe), and the line spread widely; Dale Carnegie
there’s no record of Lincoln writing or saying it, and its first documented print life is 1914, attributed to him by Crane, 50 years after Lincoln died.
The earliest located appearance is in a New Year’s column by Dr. Frank Crane on January 1, 1914, in the
The earliest located appearance is in a New Year’s column by Dr. Frank Crane on January 1, 1914, in the
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
there’s no record of Lincoln writing or saying it, and its first documented print life is 1914, attributed to him by Crane, 50 years after Lincoln died.
The earliest located appearance is in a New Year’s column by Dr. Frank Crane on January 1, 1914, in the
The earliest located appearance is in a New Year’s column by Dr. Frank Crane on January 1, 1914, in the