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.