spiritualinspiration: Three main lessons about following your instincts. by T.D. Jakes LESSON ONE: UNDERSTANDING WHO YOU ARE To get to the core of who you are, you need to understand what you are. Think about this: giraffes eat from the top of a tree and turtles eat from the bottom. Neither is better than the other, but they don’t relate. A giraffe can’t explain to a turtle their worldview. The point is to eat on your level. If you’re a giraffe, be that. If you’re a turtle or a bear or a m...