The Side Effects of Endorphins

A passion play on words.

In the category of find the unused acronyms this has to be one of them. What is passion? Is it something you feel strongly about? It is something you get emotional over. Or is it something you lost after?

Being passionate means having, showing, or expressing intense, overpowering emotion, enthusiasm, or strong beliefs. It describes someone who feels deeply, acts with great zeal, or is highly driven by what they care about.

And what is the difference between passionate and obsession and is there a realistic in between?

And how do we balance these passions with what has to or should happen in life?

Naturally, I’m passionate about family and my relationships.

A simple lyric from Fireworks by The Tragically Hip

With the initial passion being Hockey, until he meets her.but that’s what you need to do.

You said you didn’t give a f&ck about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before
You held my hand, and we walked home the long way
You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr

Passion is a real thing, but what we do with that passion is another thing. Later on in this song,

We hung out together every single moment
‘Cause that’s what we thought married people do
Complete with the grip of artificial chaos
And believing in the country of me and you

And in a perfect world.

Isn’t it amazing what you can accomplish?
When the little sensation gets in your way
No ambition whispering over your shoulder
Oh, isn’t it amazing what you can accomplish?

Certainly there is music I’m passionate about. I’m passionate about learning the German language. I’m passionate about the welfare of animals and our planet. I am passionate about storytelling.

Oberammergau if this was a stimulus response exercise, my initial response to this question was Oberammergau. It is a festival any of the German or Austrian Alpswhere locals perform a passion play every 10 years. I’m curious about it since the first time I learned about it in a Shakespeare class in college.

It’s just a curiosity. I think curiosity is my passion..