The Blessing of Gratitude: A Simple Daily Practice to Transform Your Life

Sowmya Rangarajan
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I’m writing this with a heart full of gratitude.

Not just gratitude for the big, obvious blessings—but for the tiny, everyday moments that often go unnoticed.

For years, Redikall has encouraged us to practice gratitude daily—through journaling, mindful reflection, or simple awareness. That’s where my deeper understanding of the power of gratitude truly began.

In this blog, I’ll share how gratitude has supported me through rejection, pain, helplessness, and feeling unheard—and how you can gently weave it into your life, even if you’re a complete beginner.

What Gratitude Really Is (Beyond Just “Saying Thank You”)

Gratitude, in my experience, is magical—but not in a fluffy, unrealistic way. It is a shift in how you see life.

Gratitude turns ordinary moments into blessings.

When you choose to see life through gratitude, every moment, even the simple ones, feels sacred and meaningful.

Gratitude is expansive.

The more you practice it, the more your attention automatically starts noticing things to be grateful for—like a constantly growing blessings list.

Gratitude is unconditional and neutral.

It is not based on expectations, judgments, or “good vs bad” labels. It simply says,

“I honour what is, and I’m open to the learning and blessing in it.”

Gratitude keeps us humble.

When everything feels like a blessing, nothing is taken for granted. We stop demanding life to be a certain way and start receiving it with grace.

But what about the difficult times?

Is it really possible to be grateful when you’re in pain, rejected, or overwhelmed?

Yes. And that’s where the real power of gratitude shows up.

How to Be Grateful During Challenging Times

Gratitude is not about denying your pain. It’s about gently shifting your perspective so you can see yourself, your strength, and the divine guidance even in the middle of chaos.

Let’s explore how gratitude can work in different emotional states:

1. Gratitude When You Feel Rejected

Rejection can trigger deep pain and self-doubt. But gratitude helped me flip that experience.

Instead of thinking, “No one wants me,” I began to be grateful for:

Finally attending to myself.

Rejection nudged me to turn inward and care for my own emotional needs.

Realizing my strength comes from within.
My power is not dependent on who accepts or rejects me.
Honoring my worth beyond others’ opinions.
I am valuable even if someone doesn’t see it.
Trusting that my existence has a divine purpose.
I began to feel: If I am here, there is a divinely ordained path for me.

Gratitude helped me hold the belief that "there is no mistake in divine creation"—including my own presence on this planet.

2. Gratitude When You Feel Burdened

When responsibilities pile up, it’s easy to feel crushed. Gratitude gently shifted my relationship with burden.

I became grateful for:

Being capable of handling tough situations.*
If this has come to me, perhaps I do have the strength to face it.
Learning to respect my limitations.
Burden showed me where I needed rest, boundaries, and support.
Growing compassion for myself and others.
My heaviness made me more empathetic toward others who struggle too.

Through gratitude, I realised:

What I once called a “weakness” often carried the seed of my strength.

3. Gratitude for Pain, Hurt, and Discomfort.

This may sound strange—how can anyone be grateful for pain?

Yet, when I looked deeper, I found:

My body was communicating with me.
Pain was a signal that something needed attention, not an enemy.
My senses were working perfectly.
The very fact that I could feel discomfort meant my system was responsive and alive.
Redikall Multi-Chakra guidance helped me.
With Redikall’s Multi-Chakra Insights, I could explore the stuck energy behind physical and emotional pain—and begin to heal it.

Slowly, gratitude shifted my focus from "the pain itself to the healing it was inviting."

4. Gratitude When You Feel Unheard

Feeling unheard can be deeply frustrating. Gratitude helped me soften this experience by showing me hidden gifts:

I am being guided to articulate better.
Maybe I am meant to introspect more than react.
I realized that silence sometimes carries more power than words.
I learned to listen to myself more deeply.

Gratitude helped me tune in to my "inner voice", instead of constantly seeking external validation.

5. Gratitude for My Helplessness

Helplessness can feel like rock bottom, but even there, gratitude found a way in:

My vulnerability makes me human.
It connects me to others and keeps my heart soft.
I am supported by the unseen.
Even when I don’t see solutions, I can sense a higher intelligence at work.
My faith in divine timing grows.
Not everything needs to happen now. Some things unfold when they are truly meant to.
Surrender becomes liberating.
When I surrender, I allow divine will to operate beyond my limited vision.

Gratitude helped me see that even when I cannot, the divine can.

A Simple Morning Gratitude Practice Through the 7 Chakras

If you’re new to gratitude or to chakras, here’s a gentle, beginner-friendly practice you can do every morning. It only takes a few minutes and aligns your energy for the day.

Just close your eyes, take a deep breath, and move your attention from the base of your spine to the top of your head, chakra by chakra, and say:

1. Root Chakra (Muladhara) – Safety & Grounding

“I am grateful for being grounded and connected to my body and the Earth. I am grateful for stability in my thoughts and actions.”

2. Sacral Chakra (Swadhisthana) – Joy & Sensuality

“I am grateful that I can thrive in this life and enjoy what it offers. I am grateful for my senses and my ability to feel.”

3. Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura) – Confidence & Power “I am grateful for my confidence and inner security. I am grateful for my strengths and abilities.”

4. Heart Chakra (Anahata) – Love & Compassion

“I am grateful for the gift of love, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness—for myself and others.”

5. Throat Chakra (Vishuddha) – Expression & Truth

“I am grateful that I can honor myself and others. I am grateful for the ability to express myself with authenticity.”

6. Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) – Intuition & Clarity

“I am grateful for my intuition, insight, and the ability to see beyond appearances.”

7. Crown Chakra (Sahasrara) – Connection to the Divine

“I am grateful for my connection to the Divine, the universe, and higher consciousness. I align with it through faith and surrender.”

Just this simple chakra-based gratitude practice can shift your emotional state, raise your vibration, and remind you that "you are supported on every level."

Being Grateful for the Past and the Future

So much of our life is spent in:

Regretting the *past*, and
Fearing the *future*.

Gratitude offers a powerful alternative.

Be grateful for your past:
For the strength you showed in tough moments, for every lesson, every survival, every quiet victory.
Be grateful for your future:
For the blessings that are already on their way, the opportunities you haven’t yet seen, and the growth you are moving toward.

Our human purpose is to: Evolve by aligning ourselves with the highest and the best within us.

Gratitude is one of the simplest, yet most profound paths to that alignment.

Redikall Statements to Stay in the Frequency of Gratitude

You can repeat these Redikall-style statements daily—out loud, in your mind, or as journal prompts. They help purify heavy emotions and realign you with gratitude:

To purify troubles, pain, and struggles: