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Word of the Day: Unstinting

unstinting

un-stint-ing / ŭn-stĭn-tĭng

adjective

1. extremely generous; lavishly given; not miserly

To live with the conscious knowledge of the shadow of uncertainty, with the knowledge that disaster or tragedy could strike at any time; to be afraid and to know and acknowledge your fear, and still to live creatively and with unstinting love: that is to live with grace.

Peter Abrahams, 1919 – 2017