Getting back on the horse gracefully....

[JustStunned]

There was a portion of a thread over in Newcomers that expressed this better. In my own words:

One cannot plan the minutia of every conversation or how to respond to every permutation of a conversation. So don’t allow yourself to get wrapped around the axle of what to say.

It is better to have a general goal for the conversation in mind and utilize conversation to steer in that direction.

The goal is the destination. The conversation is the journey. Keeping the journey pleasant and headed in the general direction of the destination will get you to your goal.