I found this diary that my daughter Lori purchased June 20, 2010 with a note “For Our Dad & Gramps…….”An Inspiration to Us 2010”

It is set up as a daily diary and has key starting words to encourage the writer to enter. So I will highlight the start and my only entry in italics………

Day: Friday Date: July 02, 2010

Today’s weather, news, events: Rain in morning, cool, scattered clouds in afternoon

Today I feel: Melancholy. It seems like I am wasted spiritually and emotionally

I am grateful for: The love that my family has for me. They have no idea how much I appreciate it. I wish I could do more to reach out to them but I seem to lack time to be with them. Is that an excuse?

Spiritually I: I can’t seem to find that light that should guide me through these wasted emotions that I have at times like this. Maybe I am looking down and I and I should raise my eyes and look over the obstacles in my way.

People in my thoughts today: I did think of Mitch and I do know he is suffering from his muscle disease and joints. How painful and demoralizing it must be for him to live that way.

Magical moments (comfort, peace, and love): MvIntyre (our old neighbor from 6th Street, Castlegar, called in looking at Grandview as one source of retirement home. He remembered my “Dream” and is here on assignment from Calgary. I think he is serious!

Donations of the Heart (acts of kindness, sharing, caring and forgiveness): I went to see my neighbor Lorne Tamelin. He seems depressed his religious organization, USCC, has arranged another event on the same weekend as the Whatshan Lake Music Festival 2010.

For a better tomorrow (Goals, ideas, etc.): I need to do more invoices that I have put off because Marilyn could use the money. I need to document a schedule for Grandview.

This outline by 2003 Journals Unlimited Inc. Bay City, Ml “Write It Down” series is a good format.

It is interesting to note that was the one and only entry from me.

Transcribed 1000 hours, Wednesday, June 07, 2017 by Elmer Verigin