The game guide · Gratitude
How to play Remember the Helpers
Let each light stand for a different person who helped. Watch a sequence of numbered pads, then repeat it in the same order. The lights offer a small attention challenge that you can connect with a personal thought.
Your starting point
Let each light stand for a different person who helped.
The rules
Watch the numbered pads light up. When it is your turn, tap the pads in the same order. Follow the displayed feedback and replay if needed.
A helpful approach
Watch the whole pattern before tapping. Remembering it as two smaller groups can make the sequence easier to follow on the next attempt. Think of one concrete helpful action, even if the rest of the day was difficult.
After the game
What helped you notice the order without needing to rush? 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 Remember the Helpers with me, if you fancy a little gratitude today.
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