Joy in infancy. (meditation).THE VERY SMALL CHILD, who is loved and protected, knowing nothing of the hazards of life, may know unreflecting un·re·flect·ing adj. Marked by or exhibiting a lack of serious thought or consideration: unreflecting impulses. un joy. The anonymous American painter who saw this baby in Pennsylvania has painted a child enclosed and vulnerable, but wholly confident in love. The half-smile, the folded hands, the head resting on the oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. pillow ... together these show one of the marks of joy: its absolute belief in what is experienced. SISTER WENDY BECKETT of Norfolk, England, well-known for her BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television art series and her popular art books. Reprinted with permission from Sister Wendy's Book of Meditations (DK Publishing, 1998; 877-342-5357). Painting: Baby in Red Chair, unknown artist (The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia). |
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