The difference between an adventure and journey

I was asked to write a short column on my spiritual Journey for the church I work for.
WOW She doesnt have a clue what I have been thru in the past 10 years, and, how, my journey has been more of an adventure than anything else.

So, as lying in bed at 2am, not being able to sleep, I started thinking about my "adventure" or, is it Journey?

what is the difference between the two?
lets take a look....
Journey: has 228,000,000 links on the web, and looks like most of them have to do with the BAND JOURNEY! One can get lost just taking a journey on the internet looking for a word!

Dictionary has to say:

The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip.
A distance to be traveled or the time required for a trip: a 2,000-mile journey to the Pacific; the three-day journey home.
A process or course likened to traveling; a passage: the journey of life.

The Thesaurus has to say:

To make or go on a journey: pass, peregrinate, travel, trek, trip. Idioms: hit the road. See move/halt.
To move along a particular course: fare, go, pass, proceed, push on, remove, travel, wend. Idioms: make one's way. See move/halt.

The verb journey has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: undertake a journey or trip
Synonym: travel


Meaning #2: travel upon or across

Synonym: travel

journey
v
Definition: travel
Antonyms: stay, wait





The word Adventure has 334,000,000 links:
The dictionary has to say:
An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.
Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.
A financial speculation or business venture.

v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.

v.tr.
To venture upon; undertake or try.
To expose to danger or risk; hazard.
v.intr.
To take a risk; dare.
To proceed despite risks.
[Middle English aventure, from Old French, from Latin adventūrus, future participle of advenīre, to arrive. See advent.]

The Thesaurus says:
noun

An exciting, often hazardous undertaking: emprise, enterprise, venture. See safety/danger.
verb

To run the risk of: chance, hazard, risk, venture. See safety/danger.
To expose to possible loss or damage: compromise, hazard, risk, venture. See safety/danger.

Adventure refers to events which happen unexpectedly and involve the chance of danger or loss. Adventures can include daring feats, remarkable occurrences, stirring encounters, and major life undertakings.

Adventurous experiences create psychological and physiological arousal which can be interpreted as negative (e.g., fear) or positive (e.g., flow) (see Yerkes-Dodson law). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself, for example see Extreme Sports.


Applications of Adventure
Adventure is a term used in many contexts and situations. For example, it is a key component of narrative, story-telling, drama and role-playing and the concept is used to structure and interpet books, films, music and computer games. Adventure is also used within education, sport, tourism and others forms of entertainment. Examples of these adventure genres and applications include:

Adventure education is the use of challenging experiences for learning.
Adventure film is a film genre.
Adventure game is a computer game genre.
Adventure novel is a fiction genre.
Adventure (role-playing games) involve acting out a specific storyline or plotline.
Adventure racing involves competing in multiple outdoor adventure extreme sports.
Adventure tourism offers travellers chances to have exciting travel encounters.



Well it looks like I could take a life time looking up the real meanings of the words but what comes out boldly to me, is,
Adventure is risk taking
Journey is travel with stay and wait as a major part.

The past 10 years I have called my life an adventure, never knowing where Im going from one moment to the next. Taking risks, moving out of comfort zone hometown, to the city, doing the yahoo personal match dating game before it was "popular" risking my life with men I didnt know, and some were probably pretty risky moments!
Putting all of my money on the line going to a little town, to "run a business" which I had NO Business doing, except working for a lady who had done the same years ago and seemed to make it look so easy, and profitable...thinking "if she can do it I can too!" WRONG!
She even told me, "oh why didnt you call me before taking the plunge!"

Coming back to home town with my tail between my legs, mainly because my dad was old and needed me, but also because I was going broke, and thought a bigger town would be my salvation. WRONG....WRONG....WRONG....financially it finished me off.
BUT....I have started my JOURNEY....
A Journey I started when I was but a child, knowing Jesus, knowing He was my everything. BUT....not understanding the journey started, and I had a long walk ahead of me. Oh, if I could go back, would I do things differently?
I dont know, probably not. Im head strong, always have to know WHY, and always have to find out the hard way. SO...probably not....
My adventurous days may be over, no money, no energy, no ability to move on.
My journey, is here, in the spiritual realm, in a town where I do not want to be, the town I ran away from 10 years ago, and, feel stranded, but...that is what Journey says: Stay, wait......for the next adventure?

When she asked me to write a short story on my journey.....how in the world do I write a SHORT STORY?
by going back to basics,
Adventure....to take risk
Journy...to travel, wait, stay....

My adventures took me to many places, lots of traveling, lots of excitement, and lots of pain.
My journey, its a life time, where it takes me in life I still dont know, but, one thing for sure, I know, someday I will get to see Jesus' glorious Face. Or, at least that is what the Bible tells me so.
Journey....to walk, to ponder...to find self....with Jesus at the lead....can only lead to Faith, Peace, and Love.

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let me know what you think, PLEASE...no comments makes me think, NO ONE CARES!!!!
which....they DONT---- which is a huge disapointment!!!

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this is one of those times....

Every once in a while

Every once in a while, I feel hope. This is one of the few times!
I have finally plugged into a great Bible study, the ladies are very accepting, and make me feel good about being there, non judgmental, and accepting.
Partner is in rehab, and I really think he is in good counseling. In fact the councilor has taken me in, for counseling also, and, so far has given us two free counseling sessions to ge me involved with "getting better". I also started going to Al-anon, however, I feel less hopeful about going to that group. I will go, and give it a chance, as they said "give us 6 tries, if you don't like us then, we will gladly refund your misery" funny....But...True!
I cant imagine going and sitting listening to them read chapter after chapter in their "blue book"
nothing is more boring to me than, reading, let alone listening to others reading! I will try to get past that, and try to listen and learn, but...I have my doubts!

My job is going well, I have enjoyed living with out partners drunken bouts of belligerence
I wish I could say I miss him, I do, but, I dont. If I were passionately inlove with him it would be different Im sure. I do love him, but, as a brother, which takes me way back to a full circle with my first ex. I might as well have stayed married to him, he was a good man, would have never put me thru the fighting, and drunken stewed fits I have lived with in my last marrage, and now, live in relationship. BUT....I dont know if I could have lived with him forever! I never saw us as an old couple together. I definately could have lived with my 2nd husband the rest of my life, or, at least I think I could have. BUT< I couldnt live with the rejection.
There have been other men in my life, whom I know I could have lived with all my life, but...they didnt want me even longer than 6 weeks. Which brings me to, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

Going to the group meetings for rehab, just makes me really want to get into some good counceling, become more self aware, and find out why I have been rejected all my life.
Of course, thru my spiritual training I have had over the years, I know God accepts me just as I am. BUT...I have never felt truly accepted by man of flesh!
Yesterday in counceling, we had to do a "what I like, dont like" about each other.
He found very few things he didnt like about me, infact, he said, he would only change three things.....my self physical care (he doesnt like it that I go to an herbalist instead of medical Dr.
second, he feels I dont have much trust in other humans....GEE I WONDER WHY>?
three, he wishes I could open up more and be more involved with others......WOW...after lving with rejection all my life, I REALLY DOOUBT IM GOING TO OPEN UP ANYTIME SOON!

but, I guess those are achievable goals?
with some decent counceling, maybe, but, when the councelor asked if I had ever gone to counceling, I said, yes, in Wichita, the councelor fell asleep while I was talking to her.....gee, Im that exciting huh?

One thing I know I have to get past if I am to grow where Im planted, is....
how do I learn to accept the fact Im back in the town where I never wanted to be, where I never wanted to "grow old" Where I cant seem to see any possibilities of growing an income, or,
ever becoming financially able to live, instead of just barely surviving.

oooooooooooooooooo kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.....now what?

Falling Girl

just a little fun for the day, this is how I feel my life has been!

She can be controlled by the curser try it its rather different being in control for a change!

A-A

I went to an A-A meeting with partner last night, and as the circle of people all introduced themselves, when it got to me, I said, I was glad they allowed me to come to their meetings at night because " I cant come during the day, someone in the family has to work and pay the bills"
Partner got so pissed at me. Well DUH! Is it like, he thinks he can just waltz in and out of treatments and it doesnt effect me?
As I think about it, over the past 2 years since the bbq closed, he has had lets see.....
5 or 6 jobs, and each time he has blown them off with his drinking. He has been in and out of treatments and ems emergancy trips for overdosing with pain pills they gave him at a treatment weekend detox, the list goes on and on, and he has the RIGHT to get pissed at me for saying "someone has to work and pay the bills?"
THE NERVE OF HIM!
I am definatly going to take it up with his councilor when I go next week.