The value (?) of self-control

The thing about online chats is that it can open up some new ideas that just sort of spring up out of nowhere. Here's an example.

Last week, I sent a "treasure chest" to my friend B for her birthday. Just a few things. We talked for a while online Tuesday. And she said ...

"I was just thinking about you...yes, indeedy!! A mysterious box arrived at my house yesterday. It was sitting on my computer chair when I got home last evening.

It remains untouched....I do have a little self-control from time to time. ;)"

"Self-control ... so important!"

"Self-control can be overrated as well...oh my, did I just say that?"

"Actually, I totally agree!

Self-control is so overrated! It interferes with new experiences in life. And I, as Mr. Self-Control himself, can testify to that.

Our impulses are trying to tell us something that maybe we need to listen to."

"I hear you, but, like you, I have spent a lifetime "behaving" so everyone thinks that of me....so wrong they are, aren't they?"

"Seems we have to unlearn things we learned when we were young. But we've done that before, haven't we? Not too old to change."

"For sure!! Not at this point in my life anyway. I feel younger than ever, actually. Regardless of what the mirror tells me!"

"So that means we are both still growing and reaching out. That's a good thing."

"Yes, sir, it is!!"

B, of course, is my polyamorous friend from Alaska. It's her birthday on Wednesday. We met for the first and (so far) last time in July 2009.

Our next close encounter? Only the future knows.