Her colleagues sense that a relatively late arrival to fame has given her a sense of ongoing gratitude.
"No, seriously - I do feel lucky, and I do have this feeling of ongoing gratitude".
The deep and ongoing gratitude of the Institute community for Ken's vision and commitment is reflected in several awards presented to him, including a Henry B. Kane '24 Award for fundraising, and a Harold E. Lobdell '17 Distinguished Service Award.
The owners of Zenyatta, Ann and Jerry Moss, set the bar high in this regard and deserve the ongoing gratitude they got from the industry when they continued to bring her back to the races.
In this way, that first moment of gratitude can spark an ongoing cycle of gratitude and generosity (until one of you is too tired, stressed, or anxious, but that is a story for another essay).
When we are in the habit of saying thank you, we cultivate an ongoing feeling of gratitude, the foundation of a happy life.
Living in gratitude entails an ongoing exercise of accepting us ourselves as the imperfect yet magnificent 'human becomings' that we are.
And not just one-off displays of gratitude here and there but an ongoing culture.
It was an ongoing nightmare.
There's an ongoing dialogue.
