Having passion for someone is the ultimate high, especially in the beginning when all the senses are heightened (colors brighter, touch more sensitive), reactions are stronger and life feels wide awake after a long sleep. In long term relationships it ebbs and flows. I recently had a taste of this feeling, but had to shut that door, lock it up, nail it shut, and cover it with cement—because of timing.
Passion for things, ideals or jobs—that’s different. It’s something that wakes you up and gives you a life-charge, something you can talk for 24 hours straight about and still not be bored, something you will fight for and have strong beliefs about, and something you look forward to getting into- taking all the bad with the good, because the bad’s not so bad! It’s something you do or think about that is not separate from you, but part of your whole psyche. Also, when you’re doing your passion, your memory’s sharper- you remember everything! For me it’s language, writing and theater.