You don’t have to earn kindness, and you don’t have to be finished to be worthy. A Garden Within is a gentle affirmation song about tending to yourself the way you would tend a garden: with patience, nourishment, rest and love, through every season. Play it when you need a softer voice in your head, at the start or end of a long day, or any time you want to remember that you belong, exactly as you are.
Sing Along: The Words
Verse 1
I greet my body with kindness today,
I give it love in a gentle way.
With every breath, I make more room
For hope to rise and joy to bloom.
I nourish myself, I welcome rest,
I do not have to pass a test.
Through every season, I am whole,
A living garden, body, mind, and soul.
Chorus
My body is worthy of loving care,
My mind has room for light and air.
My soul shines bright, my roots grow deep,
I plant good thoughts for my heart to keep.
I welcome strength, I welcome peace,
I let the weight of judgment cease.
With love, I nurture what can grow,
A healthy body, mind, and soul.
Verse 2
I feed my mind with words of grace,
Let gentler thoughts find their place.
I can feel sadness, I can feel strong,
Every part of me belongs.
I move with care, I find my pace,
I give my dreams a little space.
The love I offer, the love I receive,
Remind my heart it can still believe.
Chorus
My body is worthy of loving care,
My mind has room for light and air.
My soul shines bright, my roots grow deep,
I plant good thoughts for my heart to keep.
I welcome strength, I welcome peace,
I let the weight of judgment cease.
With love, I nurture what can grow,
A healthy body, mind, and soul.
Bridge
I am worthy when I’m weary.
I am worthy when I shine.
I can begin again with kindness,
One loving moment at a time.
Final Chorus
My body, my companion,
My mind, an open sky,
My soul, a song of wonder,
With room for hope to rise.
I welcome strength, I welcome peace,
The love within me finds release.
With every breath, I gently grow,
In body, mind, and beautiful soul.
Outro
I am here.
I belong.
I am worthy
All along.
Journal Prompts
- If you thought of yourself as a garden, what would you most like to plant, and what would you gently pull out?
- The song says “I do not have to pass a test.” Where in your life are you still trying to earn your own kindness?
- What does “one loving moment at a time” look like for you today? Name one small, kind thing you can do for yourself before bed.
A Thought to Keep
“We must cultivate our garden.”
Voltaire, Candide
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