{"id":513,"date":"2018-07-27T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/bored-climb-mimosa-tree\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:14:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:14:44","slug":"bored-climb-mimosa-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=513","title":{"rendered":"Bored? Climb a Mimosa Tree!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI\u2019m so bored!\u201d Famous words from kids during their summer vacation even with all the technology gadgets they own \u2013 they still get weary from the same-o, same-o! <\/p>\n

Did you complain of boredom when you were a kid? I did. My Mom\u2019s reply to that \u2013 \u201cGo outside and play. Make some soup.\u201d WHAT? Oh, I knew what she meant. She wanted me to go outside because that’s where we had lots of “play-grounds and play-gyms” that resolved boredom by offering great opportunities for imagination and adventures. My playground and gym was a mimosa tree in our front yard that I climbed and pretended I was in a fortress from all my enemies and when I got hungry, I made a delicious soup to share with my friends. <\/p>\n

Those memories came back to me when we were at Beaver\u2019s Bend this spring and mimosa trees were everywhere. I pointed them out to my grands! I still think a mimosa is the prettiest tree in the world. Its leaves are like ferns. Its flowers are pink puffballs. And it blooms in summer when few other trees do and when the puffballs fade, the tree grows hundreds of 6-inch long, bean-like, brown seedpods which hang from every branch.<\/p>\n

As I said, not only did we climb my tree and ward off evil pirates from my \u201ctree ship\u201d, but we would take the bean pods from it and break it up into a big pot. We\u2019d add the leaves, seeds, pods, and flowers from it, and add a little dirt for seasoning. Then, we pretended to cook it and enjoy our scrumptious pot of mimosa stew! BTW \u2013 I just found out in writing this post for today, that we could have actually boiled up the flowers for a real mimosa healthy drink. Both its flowers and bark were traditionally used as a sedative, specifically for calming and lifting one’s spirit. HOLY MOLY! I could use a jug of it right now in dealing with my Animal Kingdom here in Austin! <\/p>\n

We also pretended to be school teachers and mothers and sometimes we did some things that required bravery \u2013 like riding our bicycles with no hands or jumping off the high diving board. Sometimes our imaginations went too far. I\u2019ll never forget the trouble my friend and I got into when we wanted a swimming pool and dug an 8 ft X 8 ft X 1 ft hole in my backyard. We were caught when we were adding water to \u201cour luxurious mud pit\u201d. <\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll bet you can remember some wild and crazy adventures when you were a kid. Those adventures sure did break up the boredom. I talked about adventures in my post yesterday and it seems I\u2019m on a soapbox for living life to the fullest, with no room for boredom. In Matthew 18:3, Jesus said, \u201cAssuredly, I say to you, unless you change and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.\u201d What exactly does that mean\u2026.especially when you\u2019re as \u201cmature\u201d as I am? Of course, God wants us to come before Him as children, because children are innocent, and trust with a pure heart. To go before God as a child is to go with wide-eyed wonder that comes from total faith. Our Heavenly Father \u2013 our great Creator was an Adventurer par excellence (just think about all the adventures He directed His kids into \u2013 water-walking, water-parting, boat rides on stormy seas, giants tumbling with a mere stone from a shepherd boy\u2019s sling, falling into pits and landing up in a palace). It sure seems like, as His children, it should be just \u201cnatural\u201d to be adventure seekers because of the childlike faith we possess. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing — God didn\u2019t create us for boredom! We are always being \u201cpushed\u201d to be more, do more, experience more, celebrates more, live life larger than ever before. Here\u2019s another GREAT verse. Jesus said, \u201cWhoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing and they will do even GREATER things than these because I am going to the Father.\u201d John 14:12<\/p>\n

So, why sit in the recliner of boredom, complacency, and idleness when there’s so much to see, so much greater things to do and so much to experience? This world is the greatest “playground”. Why should we be “dead men and women walking”, instead of people who are alive, imaginative, creative AND adventurous? I\u2019m already planning my next adventure. How about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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