---
title: "The Garden of My Life"
artist: "Derk de Geus"
year: 2025
key: "Cm"
tags: ["singing circle", "mantra", "contemporary", "participatory"]
description: "Plant the seeds in the garden of your life"
youtube: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHf_N7vVCUg"
origin: "Netherlands"
tradition: "Contemporary"
submitted_by: "Derk de Geus"
date_added: "2026-05-20"
---

## About this song

This is one of those songs that started very gentle and slowly evolved over time. I am always happy to sing this in circles, as it brings so much togetherness when people add their own words to the mix.

The asterisk in the verse (*) marks a word to replace each repetition with whatever comes up in the moment — gratitude, unity, compassion, friendship, family, joy, music, freedom… the list goes on and on.

Every moment of every day, you plant seeds in the garden of your life, in the form of thoughts and where you put your attention. What does your garden look like? Is it filled with blossoming flowers and fruit trees? Or is it filled with weeds that you'd prefer to get rid of? Perhaps it's time to let go of some plants, and make room for new seedlings.

```chords
[Verse]
    Am
I'm sowing the seeds of Love
     G                   C
I am sowing the seeds of Light
     Fmaj7               G
I am sowing the seeds of (Wisdom)*
       C      G     Am
In the garden of my life
           F      G     Am
Oh, in the garden of my life
(repeat verse 2x)

[Chorus]
C              G
In the garden, in the garden
Dm            Fmaj7
In the garden, in the garden
C              G
In the garden, in the garden
Dm  G   Am
Of  my  life
Dm  G   F
Of  my  life

[Bridge]
     F       G
Come rain or shine
   C           G         Am
My garden will stand the test of time
   F    G
By my design
   C           G     Am
My garden will be my shrine
   Dm          G      F
My garden will be the shining
G              Am
light... of my life

```