This week’s Bonus Track is a literal bonus track. On Sunday, I mentioned a song by Olivia Fern called In the End. I find it to be a beautiful reminder that what matters most in the end are the same things I can choose to make most important today. So, I invite you into this musical meditation. Lyrics are below, should you want to read them for further contemplation.

In the End (Olivia Fern)

When all is said and done

whether you think you lost or won

Can you tell me my friend,

what matters most in the end?

How well did you live?

how well did you love?

how well did you learn

to let it all go?

What matters in the end

isn’t the money but the time you spent;

isn’t the things you have but the things you shared;

isn’t your possessions but your love and care.

So tell me:

How well did we live?

How well did we love?

How well did we learn

to let it all go?