gratitude

"Eternal is their gratitude, the murderers, the paedophiles, the rapists," read blue graffiti on his tombstone.

And when women make such significant, life-altering decisions, expressing anything short of joy and gratitude is cause for shame.

Angel City veteran and New Zealand World Cup standout Ali Riley is retiring with gratitude for her success and optimism about her future.

It was the collective gratitude for the privilege of witnessing a human artist take risks.

"It's not really out of ego, it's out of this thing of gratitude," he said, "I think that's a very very different impulse."