Contemporary sacred
Garden of My Life
Derk de Geus
A manifestation mantra. What do you plant in the garden of your life?
- Category
- Contemporary
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2024
- Submitted by
- Derk de Geus
---
title: "Garden of My Life"
artist: "Derk de Geus"
year: 2024
key: "Cm"
capo: 3
tags: ["singing circle", "mantra", "contemporary", "participatory"]
description: "A manifestation mantra. What do you plant in the garden of your life?"
spotify: "https://open.spotify.com/album/1VDGbyabm6RIzkkmgpRs7u"
apple_music: "https://music.apple.com/us/album/garden-of-my-life-single/6815984167"
youtube: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR-wYpd9e0I"
youtube_embed: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR-wYpd9e0I"
origin: "Netherlands"
tradition: "Contemporary"
submitted_by: "Derk de Geus"
date_added: "2026-05-20"
---
## About this song
Every round of the verse plants a new seed: love, light, wisdom, peace, whatever wants to grow that day. When I sing it in circles, everyone brings their own word. You can too.
The asterisk (*) in the verse marks that word. Each round, sing a new one that comes up in the moment: gratitude, unity, compassion, friendship, family, joy, music, freedom… the list goes on and on.
I wrote it in 2024, after closing the game studio I had run for twenty years. My whole life needed replanting. The song helped me through some dark days, focusing my attention on what I wanted to manifest.
Read more here: [derkdegeus.com](https://derkdegeus.com/music/garden-of-my-life).
```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
```
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About this song
Every round of the verse plants a new seed: love, light, wisdom, peace, whatever wants to grow that day. When I sing it in circles, everyone brings their own word. You can too.
Verse
I'm Amsowing the seeds of Love
I am Gsowing the seeds of CLight
I am Fmaj7sowing the seeds of G(Wisdom)*
In the Cgarden Gof my Amlife
Oh, in the Fgarden Gof my Amlife
(repeat verse 2x)
Chorus
CIn the garden, Gin the garden
DmIn the garden,Fmaj7 in the garden
CIn the garden, Gin the garden
DmOf Gmy Amlife
DmOf Gmy Flife
Bridge
Come Frain or Gshine
My Cgarden will Gstand the Amtest of time
By Fmy deGsign
My Cgarden will Gbe my Amshrine
My Dmgarden will Gbe the Fshining
Glight... of my Amlife