“Anger is a gift when used to drive action.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
I used to think my hot temper was a bad thing.
Growing up, I was constantly told to tone it down — that my passion, my fire, my refusal to just go along to get along — would one day get me in trouble. My parents, teachers, even people who claimed to love me, would warn, “Don’t make waves,” or “Don’t be so intense.” They were afraid. And in turn, they taught me to fear the very fire that made me me.
For a long time, I tried to obey.
I tried to blend in.
I tried to hold back.
I tried to bite tongue.
But it felt like being a prizefighter with a vicious right hook, asked to shadowbox for life — never allowed to strike, never allowed to win.
And for what? So no one else would feel uncomfortable? So I wouldn’t outshine someone else’s mediocrity? So I wouldn’t “rock the boat” while I drowned inside?
But here’s what I know now:
Some doors in life only open when you get angry enough to kick them down.
Some breakthroughs only happen when you stop being polite about your pain.
Some destinies only unlock when you stop hiding your power and start wielding it.
My temper? That fire?
It wasn’t the problem.
It was the clue.
It was the signal that I couldn’t live quietly in a world that needed my roar.
It was the energy I needed to rebel against complacency, against injustice, against mediocrity — in myself and in others.
When your soul gets fed up with “just enough”…
When your spirit refuses to sit still in stagnation…
That’s not dysfunction.
That’s divine discontent.
The world doesn’t benefit from you playing small.
No one wins when your greatness is concealed.
But when you allow that righteous rage to be transformed into purposeful action, you stop fighting people — and start fighting for something.
That’s when your power becomes a force for good.
So to anyone who’s ever been told to simmer down, sit still, or be less:
Maybe your fire isn’t your flaw.
Maybe it’s your fuel.
Light it up.
#UnleashTheFire #RighteousRage #NoMorePlayingSmall #MylesSpeaks
Officially Myles!!! 