In spite of what I already knew, I would find myself (ie be lured
into)participating
in such small-talk - for example, in my gym
locker room.
When I say "lured into", I'm saying small-talk occured to me as a very
strong current, so strong it had the ability to draw me away from my
own
integrity
(my own
integritybeing
a matter of
honoring my
word
-
nothing
more,
nothing
less). I
beganlooking
for
ways
in which I could
direct
this current myself (if you will) rather than be swept along by it.