I am not my job

A wise person who worked in the upholstering business once told me: "I'm not an upholsterer. I'm a man who does upholstery."  When I worked as a teacher's aide I didn't have much of a life outside of my job. I didn't understand that I am not my job. I'm learning who I am, little by little, and I like much of what I see. I have learned that I have an innermost self and this is a fantastic discovery!