Embecinada

Es la palabra del dia. Nice word of the day, isn´t it? Sitting next to my Merriam Webster, dictionary.com, and urbandictionary words of the day is that of spanishwordofthedayatmylist.net´s EMBECINADA, meaning stubborn and determined. I like this.

Though I was thinking this morning, half alive before the sun came, that being determined doesn´t have to mean doing great things. I read an article about a 90 yr old Inca descendant who´s great marker of success and determination is existing as a relative of past leaders. Once you reach 100, determination is existing to eat birthday cake. As for me, a 20 something, success and determination ranges from consistently living with minimal sleep, producing academic work to just eating well and fulfilling my most basic promises. Right now my determination level is really modest, I guess. Still, I want to hold on to the word embecinada for the moments where remembering to be stubborn is most needed.