It occurred to me that just as all tissues in a body, when healthy, move with freedom, so too all the elements of our “personality” ought to as well.
It is an interesting thought that in large measure who we “are” is defined by our dysfunctions. I would say that it might be a complete definition if we add “passions”. We are what we chase, and what we fear. We are what we run to and what we run from.
Certainly, genetics plays a role, but just as all people can be taught to play basketball, even if most of them will never become relatively good, so too all people can feel all emotions, and experience all personality elements, even if some more naturally exhibit certain emotions like joy or sadness.
Unlike with basketball, though, I think through effective personal practice, substantially all the positive emotions can be opened up, and all the negative ones either silenced, or made manageable through an increase in digestive capacity.
In important respects, all psychological and spiritual work are are personality mobilizations through perceptual mobilizations; and following which are behavioral mobilizations.