I can't sleep, so what are you passionate about? | Some super cute gifs

I've been exhausted all day, and when it comes time for me to sleep, of course, I can't. I've been up for the past hour or so thinking about a question my sociology and communications professors have both asked over the course of the past week:

What are you passionate about?

Is it sad that I couldn't answer this right away? Or is it a good thing that I had to take a step back, (have a mini existential crisis) and think about what I really am passionate about? I don't know, but this is what I came up with:

I'm passionate about: writing, music, blogging, studying, shopping, love, self-discovery, traveling, art movements, 80's movies, summer nights, the beach, lyrics, friendship, family, my future, work, reading, learning, and talking.

There's probably a lot more I could add to the list, but my question is this: What defines what things we can be passionate about? Is there some higher authority that tells us we're only allowed to be passionate for things like hobbies/skills/activities? Or am I allowed to be passionate about the beach and summer nights? And to what extent are we passionate about something? Is it like a pass/fail type of thing where you're either fully engrossed or not in it at all? Or are there varying degrees of passion? Can I be more passionate about self-discovery than my future? I guess those are questions left to decide for yourself.

In any case, what are you passionate about? Let me know in the comments or make a post of your own!

I'll leave you with these cute gifs courtesy of BuzzFeed:
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January 28th, 2014 at 07:07am