Instinct is one of my favorite words.  It's not only a sexy word, it's a smart word.  It's a word of distinction.  Instinct guides you.  Most certainly instinct is the real you.  It is your subconscious unleashed; it is irresistible.  It is the kindness and cruelty manifesting itself in a fleeting moment.  Instinct is the foundation of you and your thoughts.  Far beyond the innate ability to chew or sense of fairness, instinct is unlearned, untrained, and reflexive; it is a raw drive to do what must be done.  Having said that, I don't think of instinct as ethology.  I distinguish instinct on a higher plain.  It may be raw in drive but it is refined in nature. 

Survival comes to mind.  Instinct doesn't consider indulging in any secondary thoughts. In a moment of self-preservation instinct is matter of fact, it cuts through the clutter of every thought and commands you with the decision to survive that situation.   Fear can cloud your judgment or provide you clarity in a moment.  Instinct is oblivious to both.  It takes over and guides you safely through.

We are not all equal.  There are great minds; and greater minds.  There are men of great means, great money, and great education.  Instinct is the greater equalizer. 

The instincts of men and women are unique and different, yet ultimately...   more »