Choosing…

words.

pheasant walking away on a snowy road

walk away [wôk] [əˈwā]

a strategy for no-win situations

I enjoy conversations about human nature but have learned to curb my expectation that people can be something other than what they are. I love the words associated with this type of conversation.

intrinsic · fallible · flawed · inherent · nurture · behaviorism · causation · rational · biological · mimetic · potential · innate · entitled · narcissistic · gaslit · envious · manipulate · cognitive · dissonance · hoovering

They roll off your tongue but linger in the fetid air…