Saturday, September 12, 2026
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On the Road with Mike MurchisonOpinion/Column

One more day

by Mike Murchison

There’s a phrase going around on social media which in my opinion is probably the finest meaningful phrase I’ve ever heard.

In a time where self gratification seems to tower over empathy, kindness , faith ,Hope and love. Its seems so easy in this climate of ‘ get the other guy before he gets you’, to lose sight of those who are just treading water. Just hanging on and more importantly are losing a reason to hang on.

The phrase is simple.: STAY ONE MORE DAY.

We cant know what someone is going through. Often they put the mask on to fool us into thinking everything is fine. Yet in their solitude, they struggle to find a reason to hang on. Sadly for many in this day and age of conflict not just on the political front, but the local community and the home front, they have convinced themselves that the rivers of hope, faith and love have run dry.

Prove them wrong. You may not be able to fix their world but maybe you might convince them to do one thing. One small thing to buy them some time and make them reconsider their options.

When you talk to someone. When you see that shade of hopelessness in their eye. Tell them one simple thing.

Tell them to STAY ONE MORE DAY.

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“The Music of Canadian Songwriter, Performer and Recording Artist Mike Murchison has been a lifetime in the making,” says Hansford Collins Jr. “Taken from the years and millions of miles traveled throughout the the grreat northern mountains of Canada, and into the beautiful lands and highways of these United States of America. Through many months of modern day technology, these songs have traveled to us for our studio musicians to fill in the blanks.”

To those who like to own a physical copy of the CD, please feel free to contact Hansford Collins on Facebook, Website https://collins-studio.square.site and/or his email address: collins.studo.info@gmail.com
“Thank You all who have helped us, and we hope to see each of you on the HIGHWAY real soon.”