Who I am

And who would I be if I were no longer angry, for my anger, in a sense, defined me? Without it I might become boring. I might lose my creativity. I might lose my intensity, which I saw as some kind of wall that kept me separated from the rest of the world. I would have to deal with the hole that would be left when the anger vacated. And the size of the hole frightened me. - Evelyn Bence, Leaving Home, as quoted in Abba's Heart

I completely get this. It can apply to what we think of as our positive traits, as well, when we allow them to become more important to us than they should be.

I am a son of the Father, the King and Creator of the universe. No other trait or talent I possess compares to that truth and identity.