Could one be grateful to the other cars involved in the situation? I usually feel gratitude towards myself (for being skilled), my teacher (I'm still new, and she taught me well), people who contributed to me being calm in a crisis, and/or the other cars who managed to avoid the situation.

You can also be grateful for a huge nebulous social system that teaches driving and ensures reasonably consistent behavior, which makes this all MUCH easier than if everyone was just improvising (i.e. rules of the road both legal and social).

When I was learning to drive I had a few close calls, and I got very aware of what I was grateful for - it was important to focus on WHY I wasn't dead, so I could make sure I continued not dying :)