The game guide · Gratitude
How to play A Thankful Pulse
Make space between taps for a name you appreciate. Watch the moving pulse and tap when it reaches the marked target zone. This visual timing round can be played without sound and invites a small, deliberate moment.
Your starting point
Make space between taps for a name you appreciate.
The rules
Watch the pulse move and tap when it reaches the marked target zone. For still play, choose calm mode and select the percentage where the marker appears.
A helpful approach
Watch a little of the movement before tapping. Use the visible target zone as your cue; calm mode offers still markers, and sound is not required. Think of one concrete helpful action, even if the rest of the day was difficult.
After the game
What did you notice during the wait before choosing the moment to tap? What small detail would make your thank-you recognisable to the person who receives it?
There is no need to turn a small moment into a perfect performance. Play again if you want to explore it, or leave it here and take the thought into your day.
The feeling behind it
A thoughtful thank-you can name what mattered without pretending everything is easy. Find the small acts that made today possible.
Matariki includes remembrance, celebrating the present and looking ahead. It is not simply the Māori word for gratitude.
Read our gratitude story, inspired by Matariki in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Mānawatia a Matariki: About Matariki provides the source context.
Share the invitation
I noticed what you did. Thank you. Try A Thankful Pulse with me, if you fancy a little gratitude today.
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