You might have noticed that life’s most surprising adventures reveal themselves in rapid succession. Each instant holds a fresh new promise, giving us the chance to grab the opportunity or simply wait for the next one to come around—like kids deciding when to jump onto the spinning merry-go-round or jump off. Our life whirls around us minute-by-minute in the course of a day.

The word course popped-up as we began to consider these whirling, spinning daily adventures. It can simply mean the path we choose to follow, or maybe even a series of lessons like an educational course of study. We started to play with that idea, imagining our lives as an ongoing workshop that actually takes a lifetime to complete—one day at a time—sort-of our own secret mission.

Picture this: New coursework is mysteriously dropped into your mailbox each morning. You read the contents carefully as excitement builds around the new challenge. It’s something of a scavenger hunt with curious messages and clues that whisk away in a particular direction, sometimes taking unimagined twists and turns. You’re always free to stop and collect your thoughts, change your mind or stay the course—you alone decide. How fun is that?

What you discover along the way depends largely on your attitude—how you engage with and respond to the challenges. There’s no right or wrong answer, just the integrity of your own personal choices. You be the judge. However, there is one catch: everything is additive and interconnected. Oddly enough, that means you’re independently working your own daily process, yet you’re never really alone. And, It all takes place in the course of a day, minute by minute, choice by choice. It’s quite a mystery and a real free-for-all when you stop and think about it.

Wishing you the best on your personal scavenger hunt called life! We hope you find what you’re looking for.

Lyrics—Course of a Day

In the course of a minute
Everything changes within it
What was given before
Just isn’t there anymore
Faded away, dust on the floor

In the blink of an eye, sometimes
Hopes are dashed or take flight
And we are left to make sense of it all
To stumble and fall
Or sweep it away, just dust on the floor

When viewed from far away
Everything looks just the same, it seems
Nothing really has changed
Details in the course of a day

Yet everything changed
Details in the course of a day
In the course of a day

Time flies, time heals
They say that time rushes by
Yet time stands still

Life crawls on, life flies by
They say that when your flame dims
Days flash before your eyes
Flash before your eyes

Knowing good from the bad
Sifting lies from the facts
What to hold to the heart
Or simply let go
Time sweeps away, dust on the floor

When viewed from far away
Everything looks just the same, it seems
Nothing really has changed
Details in the course of a day

Music—Course of a Day

 

Album—Hold to the Heart

In addition to the song above called “Course of a Day, you can listen to the complete Hold to the Heart album simply by clicking here.

Credits

The “Interconnected” graphic was generated by AI—courtesy of Dream Studio.

Related Story and Music—Swinging Statues

Once you’ve chosen what to “hold to the heart,” the playful, spontaneous fun begins. This Musical Story speak to the childlike innocence that emerges when we let go of inhibitions and spin ourselves into an exciting and surprising future.