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77 Positive and Inspiring Journey Quotes

Embark on a journey of a lifetime with these inspiring journey quotes. Life’s a thrilling ride, filled with ups and downs.

It’s about braving the storms and cherishing time spent with loved ones.

So whether your path is spiritual, an exciting travel adventure, or just starting something new in life, let these quotes fuel your spirit for exploration and discovery.

Journey quotes to begin your path towards greatness

1. “Never give up on your dreams, no matter how painful and difficult your journey is.” – Lisa

2. “The journey is never ending. There’s always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.” – Antonio Brown

3. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

4. “Sometimes its more about the journey than the destination.” – Jamal Crawford

5. “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” – Arthur Ashe

6. “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson

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7. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

8. “Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake

9. “Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin

10. “Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci

11. “Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more matrure.” – Manoj Bajpayee

12. “Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

Life is a journey quotes

13. “Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” – Oliver Goldsmith

14. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost

15. “Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.” – Lolly Daskal

16. “Life is a journey that have a lot of different paths, but any path you choose, use it as your destiny.” – Unknown

17. “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Steve Maraboli

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18. “Life is a journey, not a destination.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

19. “Everyday you got a chance to make your journey more beautiful than yesterday.” – Nitin Namdeo

20. “Every day is a journey and the journey itself is home.” – Matsuo Basho

21. “Everybody has their own story; everything has their own journey.” – Thalia

Enjoy the journey quotes

22. “Enjoy the journey as much as the destination.” – Marshall Sylver

23. “Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.” – Benedict Cumberbatch

24. “Enjoy the journey and try to get better everyday. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci

25. “Enjoy the journey, the destination will come.” – Verghese

26. “Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.” – Joyce Meyer

27. “Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.” – Urijah Faber

28. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.” – Oprah Winfrey

29. “Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.” – Chanda Kochar

30. “Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.” – Matt Biondi

31. “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman

32. “I haven’t been everywhere but its on my list.” – Susan Sontag

33. “You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.” – Les Brown

Inspirational journey quotes

34. “You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward.” – Aubrey O’Day

35. “Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.” – Pope Francis

36. “There’s no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker.” – Phillipa Soo

37. “I’m different than most people. When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but I’m thinking about what I’m going to do tomorrow. It’s as if my journey is everlasting, and there is no finish line.” – David Goggins

38. “We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel Proust

39. “Though the road’s been rocky it sure feels good to me.” – Bob Marley

40. “We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we’ve established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.” – Earl Nightingale

41. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs

42. “If my ship sails from sight, it doesn’t mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.” – Enoch Powell

Motivational journey quotes 

43. “Make voyages. Attempt them. There’s nothing else.” – Tennessee Williams

44. “Gotta take that adventure in order to understand your journey.” – Jennifer Pierre

45. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

46. “The beauty of my journey is that it’s always been pretty unpredictable, so stay tuned.” – Andreja Pejic

47. “The journey not the arrival matters.” – T.S. Eliot

48. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

49. “The goal is to die with memories, not dreams.” – Unknown

50. “Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.” – Theodore Roosevelt

51. “The harder you work from something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Sudhashree Acharya

52. “Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy

53. “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – ILHQ

54. “When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home.” – Rumi

Positive journey quotes

55. “You may only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

56. “Every day you got a chance to make your journey more beautiful than yesterday.” – Nitin Namdeo

57. “Stay positive. Better days are on their way.” – Unknown

58. “Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.” – Ralph Marston

59. “You make a life out of what you have, not what you’re missing.” – Kate Morton

60. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” – Richie Norton

61. “Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

62. “Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think you’ve lost time. There is no short-cutting life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.” – Asha Tyson

63. “And suddenty you know…It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” – Meister Eckhart

64. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton

65. “Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” – Michelle Obama

66. “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

67. “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer

Journey of life quotes

68. “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Tony Robbins

69. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett

70. “Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

71. “You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.” – Erica Jong

72. “If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” – Dan Rather

73. “It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

74. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier & healthier life.” – Germany Kent

75. “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz

76. “Our lives are the journey we take to find our true selves!” – Alyssa Gonzalez

77. “Your braver than you believe, stronger that you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne

Which of these journey quotes were your favorites?

We all have the potential within us to be great.

But greatness isn’t about luck. It’s a choice.

We must choose to succeed and take steps towards it.

Remember, the path to success is a journey, not a quick leap.

Let these quotes inspire you to stay focused on your goals and dreams, no matter what obstacles get in your way along the path.

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Journey’s Neal Schon v. Everyone: Will Band Members Go ‘Separate Ways’?

The band is fighting over a member's Mar-a-Lago performance, suing over the group's Amex account, and hiring and firing managers. But it's still filling arenas.

• By Steve Knopper

Steve Knopper

Early in Journey ’s 2022 arena tour, lead guitarist Neal Schon became convinced people were out to get him. So he stationed two off-duty police officers outside his dressing room, according to sources familiar with the tour. And at a Florida show last spring, Schon and his wife, Michaele , sent an assistant into keyboardist Jonathan Cain ’s dressing room to snoop around — to find what, the sources have no idea.

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Journey’s latest legal clash it’s over the band’s amex card.

From the outside, Journey’s business might seem easy — perform hits like “Wheel in the Sky,” “Any Way You Want It” and “Who’s Crying Now” in arenas and watch the money roll in. Most of those guitar-piano-and-whoa-oh-oh classics are from the ’80s, when Journey dominated rock radio and MTV, scoring eight multiplatinum albums and six top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles, and becoming a bridge between ’70s regular-guy bands like Boston , Styx and Kansas and the more dangerous-looking Bon Jovis and Mötley Crües of subsequent years.

Journey has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, according to a recent lawsuit involving the band, and Billboard Boxscore reports a career gross of more than $352.5 million on sales of 7.6 million tickets. Journey has also cleaned up on synch licensing for decades — the iconic final scene of The Sopranos in 2007 famously used “Don’t Stop Believin,’ ” and the band’s songs have appeared in Caddyshack (“Any Way You Want It”), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (“Faithfully”) and last year’s season of Stranger Things (“Separate Ways [Worlds Apart]”). And the group’s 2022 tour was one of its biggest ever, nearly doubling the pace of its previous standalone tour in 2017, which took 67 shows to gross $31.7 million.

Recently, though, simmering, passive-aggressive, behind-the-scenes tension between Schon and Cain has blown up into dueling lawsuits and cease-and-desist letters, including one over Cain’s performance at Mar-a-Lago. Journey is hardly the only group to tour and make albums amid acrimony between band members; examples include Sam & Dave , The Kinks and Van Halen . But Journey’s personality conflicts have spread to its business far more than most, and sources say the Schons have run off business and road managers, accountants and longtime band members. In February, Journey’s longtime bank, City National, cut ties with the band, according to sources, hampering the group’s ability to easily pay its day-to-day touring expenses. Even Journey’s official webpage abruptly stopped operating for several weeks in early February before it recently reappeared.

At the Jan. 27 opening show of Journey’s 2023 arena tour, which runs through April, Cain and Schon stood at least 20 yards apart at all times, on opposite sides of the stage at the Choctaw Grand Theatre in Durant, Okla. The 3,000 fans singing along to hit after hit clearly energized the band, especially frontman Arnel Pineda , who sprinted and twirled around the stage. But Cain and Schon barely looked at each other, even when Cain sang these lines from “Faithfully,” the 1983 hit he wrote: “Circus life under the big-top world/ We all need the clowns to make us smile/ Through space and time, always another show.” Another show: Check. Circus life: Check. Shared smiles: Absent.

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Neal Schon has been litigious for years. In 2007, he sued his ex-wife’s mother-in-law for blogging that he didn’t pay child support. The mother-in-law, who has since died, said she didn’t say that and the case was eventually dismissed. (After the publication of this story, Schon texted to point out that he had sued The Daily Mail for running a story based on the blog that referred to Schon as a “deadbeat dad,” which led to a settlement with terms that included a public apology from the British tabloid. “It was all false and damaging,” Schon said by text.) In 2019, he sued Live Nation, then-promoter for the band. And in 2020, along with Cain, he sued then-Journey drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory .

That lawsuit settled in April 2021 , for undisclosed terms, and Smith and Valory soon left the band, leaving Schon and Cain to publicly turn on each other in the months that followed. In October, Schon sued Cain in Superior Court in Contra Costa County, Calif., for “improperly” refusing him access to a corporate American Express account representing “millions in Journey funds.” In Cain’s Jan. 13 response, he accused Schon of “completely out-of-control” spending, charging the band’s American Express card for what Cain said were $1 million in personal expenses, including — in a single month last spring — $104,000 for jewelry and clothes, $31,000 to the Bergdorf Goodman department store and $54,000 toward his insurance premiums.

The dispute between Schon and Cain even involves Trump. Cain is married to the ex-president’s spiritual advisor, Paula White-Cain , and he performed “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” at Mar-a-Lago. He also appeared at a Las Vegas “Evangelicals for Trump” event three months before the 2020 presidential election. In December, Schon sent a cease-and-desist letter that called Cain’s Mar-a-Lago performance “deleterious to the Journey brand as it polarizes the band’s fans and outreach.” (Cain declined to comment and Pineda did not respond to interview requests.)

Journey Band Members Agree to Settle $10 Million Lawsuit and Go ‘Separate Ways’

This combative back-and-forth might suggest the central tension in Journey is between Schon and Cain, the remaining members of the group’s megastar era. But numerous music sources who have worked with the band over the years say the lead guitarist is obsessed with controlling the band with Michaele, a fan since childhood, who took an interest in Journey’s affairs soon after their 2013 wedding. The actual conflict, they say, isn’t Schon vs. Cain, but rather Schon vs. everyone. “He’s just an impossible human being,” says an industry source, who has worked with the band. “Jonathan, he’s a good guy: ‘I wrote “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” and I’m blessed.’ Neil’s just ‘I’m a superstar.’ ”

The source refers to a 2018 Tampa Bay Times concert review in which critic Jay Cridlin praised the band’s onstage tribute to the late Aretha Franklin . Schon directly emailed Cridlin afterwards, demanding he change the review — it was Schon who orchestrated the Franklin tribute, not the entire band, as Cridlin had reported. In a Times story he published later about his exchange with Schon, Cridlin wrote, “It seemed odd that Schon would go out of his way to make sure readers knew his bandmates had nothing to do with it.”

The son of a professional singer and a jazz saxophonist and composer, Schon was a teenage guitar hotshot in the early ’70s, when Eric Clapton invited him to jam with Derek and the Dominos onstage at Berkeley Community Theatre, near his home in the Bay Area. Word got around, and both Clapton and Carlos Santana made offers to Schon to join their bands. At 17, Schon picked Santana, then in its post-Woodstock prime, before forming Journey in 1973.

Four years later, frontman Steve Perry ushered Journey into its FM-radio golden age. Perry became the face of the band as Cain underpinned the songwriting with Broadway-style piano and melancholy verses, and Schon electrified the earworms, matching every catchy chorus and Perry high note with a melodic guitar solo.

Over the years, as happens with many successful rock bands, Journey’s business grew into a jigsaw puzzle of financial deals worked out over decades of negotiation. Perry, who quit for good in 1997, landed a deal in which he still makes 1/41 of the band’s net income from recording royalties and touring, after management fees and other expenses. Which means he pocketed roughly $400,000 in 2022 from Journey’s tour alone, according to sources, while sitting at home making TikToks about how much he loves Harry Styles . The remainder is then split among Schon, Cain and Pineda, a cover band singer from the Philippines, whom Schon discovered on YouTube in 2007.

In the early 2010s, according to sources, Schon became more litigious and started spending more money, when he became serious with the former Michaele Ann Holt, whose Oakton, Va., high school friends in the ’80s called her Rock Chic Miss, according to Washingtonian . A Journey superfan and once a Real Housewives of D.C. cast member, Michaele first became famous with her ex-husband, Tareq Salahi , as the White House gate-crashers who joined former President Barack Obama’s 2009 state dinner without an invitation. Two years after that, Salahi reported his wife missing to the police and appeared on TV, begging for her return. “I swear to God, I’m missing my wife,” he said through tears. “This is not a joke.”

It came out later, in Salahi’s divorce filings, that when he made that plea, he neglected to mention that he had already received a call about his wife’s whereabouts. It came from Neal Schon. As Washingtonian reported, Schon told Salahi, “This is Neal. I am fucking your wife.”

In 2013, Neal married Michaele, in a pay-per-view wedding that cost viewers $14.95. One of the three dresses Michaele wore was by Oscar de la Renta. Neal wore a long black coat without a tie. Sammy Hagar and Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir attended. So did Omarosa Manigault , the Apprentice villain who later worked in — and still later turned against — the Trump Administration. The San Francisco wedding, held in a white tent, had a winter-wonderland theme, with 36 crystal chandeliers and a four-foot-tall, berry-and-custard white cake. Paying customers could watch for up to 12 hours — more than six times the length of a typical Journey concert. Journey performed, of course, and a portion of the pay-per-view gross went to typhoon relief, a cause Pineda favored. The wedding cost between $1 million and $3 million, according to music-industry sources familiar with the band’s finances.

Journey Takes a Break From Feuding, Returns for Harmonious Concert at Oklahoma Casino

After Michaele left Salahi for Schon, the couple began getting Journey’s publicists to work for them. Emails from the time show Neal and Michaele calling and emailing a publicist late at night, to tweak language and order photos for press releases about Michaele’s divorce. When a publicist responded to an 11:30 p.m. email by saying his business hours were 9 to 5, Neal responded, “sorry we didn’t fit into your biz hours. Lol.” At one point, the publicist emailed, “I rarely answer calls from numbers I don’t have saved. Michaele’s 12:28 a.m response: “Are you still up?”

After she married Schon, ​​Michaele gradually became more involved in various aspects of Journey’s business: She asked to be copied on all band-related emails, according to multiple sources, and sometimes responded by CC’ing as many as 15 other addresses, including those of attorneys and other band employees.

In early 2021, after Smith and Valory settled their lawsuits and left the band, Schon became Journey’s manager.

By the time Schon started managing Journey, he and Michaele had spent six years scrutinizing trademarks and merchandise and ticket sales. And they came to one conclusion: Journey was getting screwed. That meant everyone had to go, so Schon fired or sued managers, accountants, bandmates and promoters, some of whom had worked with the group for decades. John Baruck , who managed the band for 20 years and oversaw its 2017 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hiring of Pineda as lead singer and the band’s post- Sopranos renaissance? Gone. Peter Mensch , also one of Metallica ’s managers at Q Prime? Gone. Smith and Valory? Gone, when Schon and Cain jointly sued them for $10 million, claiming the two “launched a coup” to take control of the Journey name and “set themselves up for retirement.”

“I took the bull by the horns and started cleaning things up,” says Schon, 68, with matter-of-fact rock star charm on Zoom audio last summer, throwing in a “ha!” or two to illustrate the absurdity of the music business. “It was a mess, I have to tell you, business-wise. It was set up to be chaotic, so you would never be able to have a clue of how messed up it was.”

Schon and Cain took over as Journey’s co-managers in early 2021, splitting the standard 15% fee. (Cain shared some of his 7.5% with Pineda, according to sources.) The idea was to bring order to the business chaos. “I believe the government calls it ‘chaos merchants,’ ” Schon says, in a charming non sequitur, with a soft-spoken laugh. But Schon also created chaos of his own, sources say.

In 2019, the Schons filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, which promoted Journey’s tours, after Michaele alleged that a security employee at the band’s show at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., “violently assaulted” her and threw her into a PA system while she was taking photos near the stage. ( Video on YouTube that seems to show the incident includes no evidence of violence, but it’s blurry, distant and missing several crucial seconds of the alleged confrontation.)

The Schons fired three different law firms that represented them in that case, including one that cited an “irretrievable breakdown of the attorney-client relationship.” They also stopped responding to discovery requests and court orders, prompting an Allen County Superior Court judge to mandate a court appearance. When they didn’t show up, the judge held the Schons in contempt and dismissed the suit last March.

In early 2020, Schon and Cain filed their California Superior Court lawsuit against Valory and Smith, claiming the duo’s “coup” to take over one of the band’s business entities, Nightmare Productions Inc., “placed their own greed before the interests of the band, sowing discontent and discord, jeopardizing the future of Journey.” In a counter-complaint, Valory said Schon and Cain were “deceptive, misleading and false,” and that he and Smith tried to protect Journey from their bandmates’ attempts to trademark logos and song titles to use on merchandise for Schon’s side project, Neal Schon Journey Through Time, which toured briefly in 2019. (Valory, who is no longer in the band, did not respond to interview requests; reached on his cellphone, Smith said, “No, I won’t do a phone interview on or off the record, and if you don’t mind, I have to go.”)

Journey Hires Def Leppard Manager Amid Inter-Band Turmoil

After Schon’s enthusiastic Zoom interview last summer, he declined all further requests to comment. Skip Miller , his attorney, responded to an email list of questions by saying, “Please be advised that your email, and the questions and matters therein, are largely incorrect.” He would not specify which parts were incorrect, but said: “As the band’s founder and leader, Mr. Schon puts Journey above all else. Unlike another band member, he doesn’t think Journey should be involved in politics on any side, red, blue or whatever.” Later, he added, “For Neal Schon, it’s all about making great music for Journey’s fans.”

Journey’s blockbuster 2022 ended with Schon suing Cain, his final remaining bandmate from the “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” years. Schon v. Cain , the legal dispute over the band’s American Express account, is pending in California Superior Court, and representatives for both sides would not comment. By early December, Def Leppard manager Mike Kobayashi confirmed Journey had hired him to take over management from Schon and Cain.

By early February, sources say, Kobayashi was no longer manager.

Over Zoom last summer, Schon says he became suspicious of the people handling Journey’s affairs before he started doing it himself. At one point — he won’t give the date or context — he asked band accountants how many fans attended each amphitheater show he played. “You did OK,” came the response, according to Schon. “You didn’t do as well as two years ago, when you had 19,000. You had 18,500, or 17,000.” His conclusion: The band’s representatives were lowballing him.

So, Schon says, “I would pay guys in the parking lot and say, ‘How many cars are here tonight?’ And they’d say ‘Dude, they’re plus-five miles out’ — that means about 23,000. With a band like Journey, that has hits like Journey has, you can’t just try to squash them down in a box and make them believe that they’re no longer big.”

During Journey’s business purge of the last few years, one of the managers Schon fired was Irving Azoff , the uber-manager who represents the Eagles , John Mayer , Jon Bon Jovi , Gwen Stefani and others. Azoff wouldn’t comment for this story, but in his lawsuit against Live Nation, Schon says he developed a “medical condition” and criticizes Azoff for nixing “continued off-duty law enforcement protection” for the Schons during the band’s tour. In exchange for forgoing personal security, Azoff agreed to provide the Schons with private-jet transportation, according to the lawsuit. (Neither Azoff nor Baruck — Azoff’s former college roommate, who worked at his management company for years — would comment.)

Azoff’s team, Schon says on Zoom, “ended up doing some great things,” but frustratingly kept the band in amphitheaters when he insisted to managers for years that Journey should be headlining arenas. “What I did was follow my gut instinct, and it was just time to move on,” he says. “We tried Q Prime for a second, and it seemed like it was going to be alright, but, you know, politics come into play.” (A rep for Q Prime declined to discuss Journey.)

By then, Schon thought, “We don’t need these guys, man,” as he remembers telling Cain. “I swear to God, I’m mostly doing everything, anyway.”

Over the last few years, as Schon and Cain managed Journey, they had help from CAA agent Jeff Frasco and AEG Live CEO Jay Marciano . (Neither would comment for this story.) On Zoom, Schon lists Journey’s switch from sheds to arenas as his top accomplishment as manager, and some in the concert business agree. “It’s a much bigger statement for a band to headline an arena than a single day at an amphitheater,” says New York promoter John Scher , who booked the band in the ’80s. “Could they be doing better with a different manager? They seem to be doing OK now.”

Schon’s other business priority is Journey trademarks. He says he was amazed to learn that since 1973, Journey hadn’t trademarked its name or logo, despite selling T-shirts for years at venues, as well as retailers from Walmart to Neiman Marcus. After the Schons realized this, in 2019, Neal and Cain registered 20 of the band’s song titles with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for use on T-shirts, caps and hoodies. (Since Journey’s songs and the recordings are already protected by copyright, this would only cover the song titles for use on merchandise.)

“I’d introduce myself to the CEO and I’d say, ‘I’m Neal Schon, the founding member of Journey, and I now own the trademark for all Journey material. And you guys have kind of gotten yourself in a weird position here, because you’ve been selling tons of Journey merchandise for decades, and we’re seeing peanuts, and I’d like to have an electronic audit,’ ” Schon recalls. “Then a legal team would get on the phone with myself and my wife and they’d say, ‘Well, you know, we weren’t really selling it under the name Journey.’ And I’d go, ‘Well, that’s kind of laughable. I have boxes and cases of stuff in my living room and it’s just from your store and it all says Journey on it.’ ” (A Walmart spokesperson said the company was “not aware of any unlicensed Journey-branded products being sold by Walmart.” A Neiman Marcus spokesperson said he would “need to look into” Schon’s claims, then didn’t respond to follow-up inquiries.)

In fact, the Journey “mark” has been the subject of many years of negotiation among past and present band members. In 1985, the band’s company Nightmare Productions licensed it to a separate partnership, Elmo Partners — Perry, Schon and Cain — according to the complaint in Schon v. Valory .

Ex-Journey Frontman Steve Perry Files to Block Former Bandmates’ Song Title Trademarks

In a September filing to cancel the trademarks with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office’s trial and appeal board, Perry declared that Schon and Cain sold the rights to the songs they co-wrote and once owned. As of 2019, according to Merck Mercuriadis , CEO and managing partner of U.K. song-investment firm Hipgnosis, his company owns all recording royalties and publishing that previously belonged to Schon, Cain, Valory, Smith and Herbie Herbert , an early longtime manager who died in 2021. Perry argued that Schon and Cain no longer retained the standing to trademark the songs. Plus, the trio’s 1985 Elmo agreement requires “unanimous agreement and consent” among Schon, Cain and Perry to use a trademarked song for T-shirts or other products.

In his filing to cancel the Schon-Cain song trademark action, which cost him $12,000 in fees, Perry accused the duo of making knowingly “false or misleading” statements. In January, Perry abruptly dropped the motion to cancel the trademarks. Schon used the occasion to rip his current bandmate — Cain — on Twitter: “So much for [Cain] trying to throw me under the bus as he claimed I was blatantly trying to rip off [Perry] while collecting the checks for the very diligent work my wife and I did to protect our Merch.”

While federal trademark registration can be important, Journey already had other ways to assert its rights to logos or song titles associated with the band that appear on merchandise. The band could have protected its holdings through “common-law rights,” says Michael N. Cohen , a Beverly Hills, Calif., an intellectual-property lawyer who specializes in trademarks and represents classic rock bands: “Just by virtue of using the mark, you’ve acquired some degree of rights, but those rights are limited.” In other words, Journey has always had the right to make merchandise deals — just by being Journey.

With Kobayashi gone, Schon seems to have taken over again as manager — with the help of Michaele, whom he recently praised on Instagram for serving as the band’s road manager in 2022, even though the band employed experienced road managers throughout the tour. (Kobayashi didn’t respond to requests for comment.)

By February, Journey may have also lost its bank, and with it the ability to easily pay employees and cover expenses on the road. (A representative from City National declined to comment.) As manager, though, Schon understands an important thing about Journey: If the band puts out a new album every now and then — like last year’s Freedom , which didn’t do nearly as well as its classic ’80s material — the arena dates will keep rolling in.

“Let’s be honest: There’s no new Journey fans,” says Brock Jones , a veteran Nashville and Philadelphia promoter and consultant. “It’s about playing the right markets, playing the right rooms, pricing the right tickets and making sure the package is correct.”

At the Choctaw Grand Theatre, before boisterous fans singing along to every “na-na,” Cain manned his red piano at stage right, while Schon soloed constantly at stage left. After the finale, “Any Way You Want It,” the six band members lined up and group-hugged and fist-bumped, happy to perform again after several months off for the holidays. But Cain and Schon stood at opposite ends of the line. They did not hug each other. They did not bump fists with each other. Finally, Schon bounded off-stage — by himself.

Additional reporting by Bill Donahue.

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77 Beautiful Journey Quotes & Captions To Inspire An Inner Awakening

Searching for some words to accompany your own journey? I’ve compiled the best list out there of the most beautiful journey quotes to inspire and uplift you…

Maybe the most famous quote about journeys that millions across the globe know is from Lao Tzu.  The ancient Chinese philosopher once said, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” And since then, adventurers, journeyers and wanderers have passed on their own journey inspiration. 

Whether your journey is a metaphorical or literal one, you will love my list of the best journey quotes that are guaranteed to lift you up and propel you forward. 

These are the 77 best journey quotes.

The Best Journey Quotes 

You may recognize a number of these quotes about journeys, as they come from the minds of some of the greatest individuals throughout history. These writers, leaders, musicians and adventurers understand the power of a life changing journey. 

1) “If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t walk run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but by all means keep moving.” – Martin Luther King Jr. 

2) “the road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” –  don williams, jr., 3) “the best part of life is to decide to make the journey through life like a best selling book. tell a fantastic story when you are ready to tell others how you did it. make sure life the best story ever written through a journey filled with overcoming obstacles, taking risks, and continuing to develop.” – catherine pulsifer, 4) “we are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. life is eternal. we have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. this is a precious moment. it is a little parenthesis in eternity.” – paulo coelho.

5) “If ever there was a metaphor to illustrate the importance of the journey over the destination, it is life itself. For everyone who departs from birth is destined for death, so the journey IS life. Savor it!” – Michele Jennae

6) “life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” – peter hagerty, 7) “the secret of getting ahead is getting started. the secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – mark twain, 8) “it is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – ernest hemingway.

9) “To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

10) “our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. but no matter, the road is life.”  ― jack kerouac, 11) “in order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.” – anthon st. maarten, 12) “this thing we call life is not a destination with an end but a path down which we continue to journey as long as we can breath. life is to be lived not squandered or to give away waiting for the end to close upon us.” – byron pulsifer.

13) “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

14) “life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “wow what a ride”” – hunter s. thompson, 15) “sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. the true joy of life is the trip.” — robert j. hastings.

Short Journey Quotes 

Quotes don’t have to be lengthy to capture the spirit of what they are trying to convey. These short journey quotes say so much with so little words. 

16) “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

17) “learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.” – lolly daskal, 18) “a journey is time suspended.” –  louis l’amour, 19) “take voyages. attempt them. there’s nothing else.” ― tennessee williams.

20) “I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.”  — Carl Sandburg

21) “stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” – fitzhugh mullan, 22) “life’s a journey, not a race.” – unknown, 23) “life is a journey. when we stop, things don’t go right.” – pope francis.

24) “It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

25) “you must remain focused on your journey to greatness.” – les brown, 26) “i tramp a perpetual journey.” ― walt whitman, 27) “the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – marcel proust.

28) “It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln 

29) “life is about waking up. it is a journey of discovery and you’ve already bought the ticket and are sitting on the train.” – michael sheridan,, 30) “the only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – tony robbins, 31) “without music, life is a journey through a desert.” – pat conroy.

32) “What you learn in tough times can be used in many ways to bless your personal life journey.” – Scott Gordon

33) “accomplishments will prove to be a journey, not a destination.” – dwight d. eisenhower.

Inspiring Journey Quotes  

Searching for the courage to take the first steps on your own journey? These inspiring journey quotes will light a fire under you, guaranteed to give you the courage you seek.

34) “I discovered that a fresh start is a process. A fresh start is a journey – a journey that requires a plan.” – Vivian Jokotade

35) “if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” – unknown, 36) “you don’t have to understand my journey. you just need to respect it.” – izey victoria odiase, 37) “when setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home.” – rumi, 38) “to get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.” – chinese proverb, 39) “you have learned a lot, but there are still lots of learning for you as you journey through life. never stop learning.” – kate summers, 40) “when you’re on a journey and you come to a wall, always throw your pack over first, because then you will be sure to follow.” – yongey mingyur rinpoche, 41) “ big things have small beginnings.” – prometheus.

42) “Life is a journey that have a lot different paths, but any path you choose use it as your destiny.” ― Ryan Leonard

43) “this is your journey, your body, your mind, and your spirit. dig deep, own it, and start doing things for you and by you.” – unknown author, 44) “as you journey down the path, don’t forget to be present moment-by-moment and absorb the beauty and richness of simply being alive.” – cary david richards, 45) “life is a journey of either fate or destiny. fate is the result of giving in to one’s wounds and heartaches. your destiny unfolds when you rise above the challenges of your life and use them as divine opportunities to move forward to unlock your higher potential.” – caroline myss.

46) “Temporary setbacks create opportunities for fresh commitment and renewal. There are seasons of sunshine as well as rain.” – T. D. Jakes,

47) “i believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.” – les brown, 48) “to find your confidence, get out of your comfort zone, overcome your fears, and begin the journey to discover and accomplish what you want to do with your life.” – doretha dingler.

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49) “Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.” – Izaak Walton

50) “always say yes to new adventures.”, 51) “it is better to travel well than to arrive.” –  arthur c. custance, 52) “always take the scenic route.”.

53) “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.”

54) “don’t listen to what they say, go and see it for yourself.”, 55) “what’s on my bucket list everywhere.”, 56) “on a hard jungle journey, nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.” – tahir shah.

57) “Travel not to find yourself, but to remember where you have been all long.”

58) “don’t spend your money on things. spend it on experiences”, 59) “leap and the net will appear.” – zen proverb, 60) “all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” ― martin buber, 61) “life is journey, travel it well.” – unknown.

Funny Journey Quotes 

These funny quotes about journeys are short, punchy and shine a humorous light on some of the many obstacles a journey may come up against. 

62) “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” – Confucius

63) “me: “i want to travel more”, the bank account: “”like, to the park”, 64) “i have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe.” – jon ronson, 65) “good things come to those, who book flights.”.

66) “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” –  John Steinbeck

67) “i crossed a time zone and i feel younger already. if i keep traveling west, i can become immortal” – jarod kintz, 68) “sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” – jerry seinfeld.

Celebrity Journey Quotes 

Actors, entrepreneurs, musicians and more are the minds behind these poignant celebrity journey quotes that are sure to inspire and make you smile. 

69) “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.” – Oprah Winfrey

70) “sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – drake, 71) “you can handle just about anything that comes at you out on the road with a believable grin, common sense and whiskey.”– bill murray, 72) “you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. you have to trust in something; your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. this approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” – steve jobs.

73) “The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be Nice to everyone and always smile.” – Ed Sheeran

74) “you take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.” – joss whedon, 75) “if all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” – dan rather, 76. “every day is a new journey for me, and i feel like, in my lifetime, i’ve been blessed to experience such a lot.” – bindi irwin, 77) “not everyone will understand your journey. that’s okay. you’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.” – banksy.

Did I miss any great journey quotes?

Is there a journey quote I missed off my list that is one of your personal faves and that you want to share? Reach out to me with the quote, and I’ll see if I can add it to the my list of the best quotes about journeys!

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Journey frontman Arnel Pineda breaks silence over band feud

Lead singer of American rock band Journey , Arnel Piñeda , can no longer hold back from talking about the feud between two of his bandmates that broke out earlier this year and became public.

Tension continues to brew within the band up to now amidst Journey's ongoing 50th anniversary Freedom tour , fueled further by misleading reports spreading like wildfire across social media.

Arnel, who is not involved in the legal financial dispute between guitarist Neal Schön and keyboardist Jonathan Cain , found himself caught up in another issue after the Facebook post of Neal's wife Michaele Sch ön made the rounds online.

She shared (published as is), "TWO BAND MEMBERS of the Journey current LINE UP ARE 'adamant NO' against Gregg Rolie to return.

"Neal Schön and Gregg ROLIE will be somewhere Together at least one time this Year in Honor of what they began in 1972 .

"Faith, let’s ask God to find a way for them. let’s pray for forgiveness for those who hurt Gregg ROLIE and hope they learn what spirituality is someday .We all love you !!"

After the post went viral, fans were prompted to theorize that the two band members opposing Gregg Rolie's return are Arnel and Jonathan.

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Airing his side for the first time, Arnel took to Twitter on January 13, 2023: "you people are unbelievable…

"whoever’s spreading rumor about me regarding the #GregRollie issue?are maliciously ignorant..im not gonna stoop down to your level.."

Then again on February 5, 2023, he dropped two posts addressing the negative press he continues to get to this day.

He wrote (published as is), "m with the band to sing the legacy..if some of them are tired of me being with them,with all means,they can fire me anytime..

"and don't lecture me about spiritual BS..#walkthetalk"

His follow-up tweet read: "all i know? is #ivepaidmydues so stop reminding me where i came from..coz it's in my heart everyday..

"you just don't pay attention..im not a slave..im a human being like anybody else..

"#wrongiswrong #rightisright that simple.."

In an attempt to quash the worsening band conflict, Arnel once again tweeted three days later on February 8, 2023: "so much hatred people..we're on the brink of WWIII..

"lets just spread LOVE...

"don't you think its better to die being loved that being hated? [heart emojis]"

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Journey to celebrate 50th anniversary with 30 shows in 2024: See where they're headed

Journey is continuing the celebration of its five-decade career with a run of 2024 shows.

The 50 th Anniversary Freedom Tour kicks off Feb. 9 in Biloxi, Mississippi and will play 30 dates in North America through April 29 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time on Sept. 29 via ticketmaster.com.

Toto, which supported Journey on their tour earlier this year to celebrate their "Freedom" album, will again join Journey founder, guitarist Neal Scho n, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, lead singer Arnel Pineda, keyboardist Jason Derlatka, drummer Deen Castronovo and bassist Todd Jensen as show openers.

Journey's tour finds the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers tearing through a set list of anthems including "Any Way You Want It," "Faithfully," "Be Good to Yourself" and, of course, "Don't Stop Believin'."

When "Freedom" arrived in July 2022, Schon told USA Today that the album title was originally tapped for the band's 1986 release, "Raised on Radio," but then-singer Steve Perry didn't like it, "so we sat on it for many years … when we were tossing around album titles said, why not just call the whole thing 'Freedom?' It's for the times right now."

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Schon was also sanguine when reflecting on the band’s legacy.

"It’s quite an accomplishment and I’m very proud of what we’ve done and how we’ve gotten through emotional and personnel changes and survived," he said. "It’s pretty mind-boggling but also a lot of hard work."

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New Journey Quotes to Empower Your Next Chapter [2024]

• January 3, 2024
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Looking for inspirational quotes about starting a new journey? We have rounded up the best collection of new journey quotes, sayings, captions, status, (with images and pictures) to encourage you to be enthusiastic on your journey to your dreams.

A new journey embarks a new trip, traveling to new places, and exploring the unknown, and is all about excitement, adventure, and fun. Here “new journey” is used symbolically as a new venture, new life, and new beginnings.

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You can start your new life with your new career, new business, marriage, and more. To enjoy the journey of life be open to learning new things, take chances, explore life, and live in the moment to create a meaningful life.

Do check out the article on  new beginning quotes and new chapter quotes to encourage you to keep hustling in love, life, and work.

Inspirational Journey Quotes

• “A new journey begins.”
• “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Tony Robbins
• “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Chinese Proverb
• “The journey to prosperity will be a long one, but so worth it!” – Ben Gillison
• “Life is a journey, isn’t it? Despite the occasional despair.” – Ralph G. McFadden
• “On this journey of life, spirituality is the very sand upon which we travel.” – Robert W. Chism
• “When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home.” – Rumi
• “Without human kindness, life’s journey will be long and fraught with one obstacle after another.” – Gale
• “When I embark on this new journey that will change my life forever, let me do so for myself and for no one else.” – Anonymous
• “Don’t try to make your old life better. Allow your new life to come in. It is what you truly deserve.” –  Unknown
• “Today you start this new journey in your life. Let it be fantastic, crazy, wonderful, unbelievable and unforgettable!”
• “To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.” – Chinese Proverb
• “A journey is a journey. Nothing dictates that first you have to climb a mountain and then explore a forest.” – Davide Lo Vetere
• “Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.” – Banksy
• “ Roads easily traveled offer no travail and, therefore, no sense of achievement, because anything easily attained offers little value in return.” – Joseph M. Marshall III
• “The hero’s journey is not a summit to reach, but a summit that, when you reach it, shows you new summits in front of you waiting to be conquered.” – Victor Hugo Manzanilla
• “You must travel your own journey at your own pace; do not rush the process. . . or assume that you have to accept someone else’s choices for your life.” – Thomas L. Jackson
• “In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.” – Anthon St. Maarten
• “I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.” – Les Brown
• “Take your journey all the way. Don’t just do what you want to do. Do not pick and choose what you have the strength to deal with. Take all of it and do everything possible to change your life.” – Therese Benedict
• “Your journey is your choice. Embracing forgiveness is a very rough spot on the road to wholeness. It is dirty and you will probably have a desire to sit down in the middle of the road and throw mud pies.” – Bev Frank

New Journey Quotes

• “And so the adventure begins…”

• “It’s on. Time to mark the magic happen.”
• “I close my eyes to old ends and open my heart to new beginnings.”
• “Change is hard at the beginning, messy in the middle, worth it at the end.”

• “On this journey of life, spirituality is the very sand upon which we travel.” – Robert W. Chism
• “The real voyage of discovery consists not of seeking new landscapes but of having new eyes…”

• “Sometimes you have to accept the fact that some people only enter your life as temporary happiness.”
• “Have faith in your journey. Everything had to happen exactly as it did to get you where you’re going next.”
• “You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.” – Buddha
• “I discovered that a fresh start is a process. A fresh start is a journey – a journey that requires a plan.” – Vivian Jokotade

• “Today I close the door to the past, open the door to the future, take a deep breath, step on through and start a new chapter in my life.”
• “To embark on the journey towards your goals and dreams requires bravery. To remain on that path requires courage. The bridge that merges the two is commitment.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli
• “A new beginning. Start over, my darling. Be brave enough to find the life you want and courageous enough to chase it. Then start over and love yourself the way you were always meant to.” – Madalyn Beck
• “New Beginnings: A new chapter or phase is starting in your life. Remember life is an adventure to explore whilst you have fun. This is going to be great. It’s time to live your life. It’s time for change. Go for it!”

Starting New Journey Quotes

• “Let your mind start your new journey firstly.”

• “Today is the beginning of whatever you want.”
• “Let’s start a new journey with holding positive hands…” – Muskan Gupta
• “I am learning to trust the journey even when I do not understand it.” – Mila Bron
• “New Year, New Beginning, New Journey, New Hope, New Life…!!!” – Surya Prasad
• “It’s a difficult thing, but there are times when moving on with your life starts with a goodbye.”
• “On a hard jungle journey, nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.” – Tahir Shah
• “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

• “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli
• “To begin a new journey is never easy, but we have to start somewhere to reach a new destination.” – Debasish Mridha
• “Every day is a new journey for me, and I feel like, in my lifetime, I’ve been blessed to experience such a lot.” – Bindi Irwin
• “Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.”
• “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• “Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find joy in the story you are actually living.” – Rachel Maric Martin
• “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.” – Oprah Winfrey
• “When a chapter of your life book is complete, your spirit knows it’s time to turn the page so a new chapter can begin. Even when you’re scared or think you’re not ready, your spirit knows you are.”
• “Whenever I begin reading a new book, I am embarking on a new, uncharted journey with an unmarked destination. I never know where a particular book will take me, toward what other books I will be led.” – Nancy Pearl
• “Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be…Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you’ll live as you’ve never lived before.” – Erich Fromm

Journey Of Life Quotes

• “Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.” – Winnie the Pooh
• “In this journey of life, you will meet people who will make you feel alive!” – Avijeet Das
• “We never know the journey another person has walked, so be kind to everyone.” – Lynette Mather
• “What you learn in tough times can be used in many ways to bless your personal life journey.” – Scott Gordon
• “Always remember life is a learning journey. Keep filling your mind with all that is worthy.” – Catherine Pulsifer
• “There are some places in life where you can only go alone. Embrace the beauty of your solo journey.” – Mandy Hale
• “One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit.” – J. A. Konrath
• “Life is a journey that has a lot of different paths, but any path you choose use it as your destiny.” – Ryan Leonard
• “Life is an opportunity, seize the day , live each day to the fullest. Life is not a project, but a journey to be enjoyed.” – Catherine Pulsifer
• “The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.” – Alan Watts
• “Remember where you have been and know where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.” – Nikita Koloff
• “Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.” – Chanda Kochhar
• “Embrace your life journey with gratitude, so that how you travel your path is more important than reaching your ultimate destination.” – Rosalene Glickman
• “Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
• “If ever there was a metaphor to illustrate the importance of the journey over the destination, it is life itself. For everyone who departs from birth is destined for death, so the journey IS life. Savor it!” – Michele Jennae
• “This thing we call life is not a destination with an end but a path down which we continue to journey as long as we can breathe. Life is to be lived not squandered or to give away waiting for the end to close upon us.” – Byron Pulsifer
• “No one can decide the road that inspires us to kick-start a journey better than the one embarking on the path. We may find others joining our journey, but we have to take the first step alone to reach our destination.” – Dr Prem Jagyasi
• “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” – Hunter S. Thompson

Enjoy the Journey Quotes

• “Enjoy the journey. Embrace the detours.”

• “This journey is yours. Enjoy each and every step.”
• “Enjoy the journey as much as the destination.” – Marshall Sylver
• “Take it all one day at a time and enjoy the journey.” – Kristi Bartlett
• “Stop caring so much about the destination, and simply enjoy the journey.”
• “You won’t be happy at the destination if you can’t be happy on the journey.”
• “Enjoy the journey and embrace the destination when you get there.” – Unknown
• “Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.”
• “Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.” – Joyce Meyer
• “Life is a journey with problems to solve and lessons to learn but most of all experiences to enjoy.”
• “Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.” – Matt Biondi
• “Enjoy the journey… knowing that the shortest path isn’t always the best route.” – Gail Lynne Goodwin
• “Find happiness by enjoying the journey, not by awaiting the destination.” – Peter Sheppard Skaerved
• “So often we become so focused on the finish line that we fail to enjoy the journey.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
• “The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.” – Ed Sheeran
• “Have faith in your journey. Everything had to happen exactly as it did to get you where you’re going next!” – Mandy Hale
• “Just let yourself enjoy the journey and keep your eyes open for new experiences and opportunities to add some zest to your life.” – Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
• “Trust yourself, trust the road, trust the weather, and trust your destination! This quarto-trust can create a miraculously successful journey!” – Mehmet Murat Īldan
• “That’s why it is important to enjoy the journey not just the destination. In this world, we will never arrive at a place where everything is perfect and we have no more challenges.” – Joel Osteen

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Do check out the article on new day quotes and  starting over quotes to encourage you to live every day to the fullest.

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Journey Reveal Lineup Changes, Randy Jackson’s Return

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Journey ‘s Neal Schon announced a pair of lineup changes — including the return of bassist and American Idol judge Randy Jackson — Saturday following an alleged coup attempt by the band’s now-former bassist and drummer.

“Ok Friends word is out!  @randyjackson RJ the Big Dawg is our new Bass player again,” Schon wrote on social media, adding that Grammy-winning drummer Narada Michael Walden had also joined the latest Journey incarnation.

Jackson previously served as Journey’s bassist in the mid-Eighties, appearing on the band’s 1986 LP Raised on Radio . The new lineup made their debut Saturday with a socially distanced performance of “Don’t Stop Believin’” as part of the UNICEF Won’t Stop fundraiser concert.

“Journey is an ever-changing unstoppable force,” Schon added on Twitter. “This is a completely new chapter for us and can’t wait to get to it!”

Fans will have to wait a little longer to see Journey’s new lineup in action after the band canceled their summer tour with the Pretenders due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In March, Journey fired their longtime bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith after the two allegedly attempted to orchestrate a “malicious and very ill-conceived” coup attempt to wrestle control of the Rock Hall-inducted group’s copyright away from Schon and Jonathan Cain; Valory and Smith later countersued their former band mates.

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220+ Inspirational Travel Status Ideas for WhatsApp That You Love

Letting ourselves go out of the closed doors of life and traveling is probably the best feeling in this world.

Be it celebrating travel or understanding what it makes us feel like, we have listed down some of the best Whatsapp statuses on traveling that essentially emanate the true spirit of traveling. 

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Travel Status Ideas for WhatsApp

• What traveling gives a soul can never be earned out of money or a job! 
• I believe that the more I travel, the better version of myself I become
• Unless someone travels passionately, they will never understand the true perks of it 
• A passionate traveler in me thrives on new locales and new people as I am bored of my immediate circle
• Breaking the monotony with passion and exploration is what we call traveling 
• If you haven’t traveled, you haven’t really seen the other side of life ,which is revetting, raw, and joyful too! 
• If traveling is your passion, start making money out of it! Travel unhindered, make money at the same time. 
• There is a fine thread between living and being alive. You can feel it while you are traveling! 
• The inner zeal to explore and meet new people is what we call traveling. It is an addiction, but only in a good sense ,though! 
• When I head out to the unknown land, it tingles my sexiest part of the brain! It tickles my passion bone! 
• I am not living a life where I cannot travel! That’s it! 
• My passport bag is my identity and it shows that I am a traveler, a seeker, and an escapist 
• Those who say traveling is escapism, like seriously, “dude you ever got out of that house?” 
• Everything about traveling feels complete and happy. This is what happens when your passion becomes full-time love!
• I always wanted to be a traveler and now when I finally have made it to the point where I can travel literally anytime, it feels good! 
• In the end, all that matters is the life you lived and places you witnessed! This world is calling explorers forever
• The monotony of daily life takes a break when I travel. I pay to break the monotony, I travel for it!
• Not every traveling destination is the same but some will always be closest to the heart as if it were home.
• The last time I traveled, I could sense that I was sleeping better and working faster because I was passionately traveling and it was making me happy!
• You don’t like meeting new people and places? Well, I cannot even think of a life without traveling 
• When my soul meets a piece of my dreams outside my head, I realize I’m traveling 
• A new place sets the stage for a new me. I can be anyone and no one will judge me.
• When passion meets creativity, I travel and make traveling films!
• Every time I step on a flight, train, or bus for a long journey I feel a little more alive than before

passion for travel Status

• Traveling doesn’t only give me the joy of living, but it also earns me spectacular adventures and first-hand knowledge. 
• People often ask me why I keep traveling. I can’t explain that traveling takes me a step closer to finding myself.
• Traveling is a happy addiction, and I am happily addicted to it 
• New places and new people are the kind of happiness that I have always asked for 
• Not a second person in this world would say that they hate traveling 
• Exploring the unknown and stepping into a different Joyland is what I call traveling 
• The world has many pages to explore, and I have just started living this joyride 
• I won’t have ever known about the colors of the sky if I won’t travel by sunset in daytime
• Traveling adds colors to life and makes you joyful
• My friend called me “lost” as I travel often. Shallow soul, little does he know about the joys of traveling 
• We can make a mark if we travel every corner of the earth! 
• I begin my travel journey today! See you guys super soon!
• The best travel plans are the ones that are unplanned! 
• The plan is to remain happy. Remain happy in those unknown land masses amidst the joy of the mother nature 
• I can travel and live a happy and joyful life or stay at home and sulk or cry.
• I aim to leave my footprints all around the world. I travel for life <3
• Traveling has given me new eyes to see the world and how beautiful everything is 
• Let me decide my own life. I choose happiness, and hence I choose to travel 
• Normally, living every day is a challenge but traveling every early morning feels delightful 
• When I first traveled, I realized how small we are with respect to this huge mother earth 
• Traveling keeps me away from the strings that bind men to earthly beings 
• I basically understand no other definition of joy than traveling 
• At the end of the day, it all comes down to what you traveled for. My reason is peace of mind.
• Always remember, your trip should only consist of people you love! 
• Traveling is not a waste of money because it keeps me mentally fit, and mental health does matter.
• Work hard today so that you can travel harder with the money tomorrow 
• I just wish we all get our dreams fulfilled, just like I am living my traveling dreams now 
• We bind ourselves to a place and refuse to move, and that is what I don’t because I travel
• One place for too many days bores the hell out of me #TravelBee
• I wish someone would have offered me free traveling passes for my entire life 😀
• At times I feel the unknown people I meet while traveling know me better than the people with whom I live in my house.
• Traveling is the only cloud that bursts into the rain of happiness as soon as you step out with your baggage. 

Motivation for travel and tourism Status

Many people out there are not traveling freaks which is okay. But what are they missing out on? A lot. Suppose someone can be motivated to step out and feel the beauty of the world outside; why not! All you can do is, use your verbal communication skills to ignite the fire of wanderlust in them. Tell them their status and sayings so that they get boosted up and crave traveling. For some motivational status about travel, check these out!

• “It’s better to see once than hear a thousand times.”
• “Adventure may hurt you, but monotony can kill you.”
• “Work fills the pocket, and an adventure fills your soul.”
• “Remember that happiness is a journey, not a destination.”
• “The world is a huge and beautiful book, and the man not traveling has read one page only.”
• “Travel is the only thing that makes you rich.”

Travel with your mind Status

When you start traveling a lot, your soul starts craving it each time you are away from the scenic beauty. Your soul, mind, and heart desire the feeling quite a lot. Being able to cover up for it is difficult, but one can always try. Every morning, you can tell yourself that the day is not too far, you can, and you will make it out of your daily routine into serenity. For such sayings, refer to the ones below.

• “Life on Earth is expensive, but you can travel freely around the sun every year.”
• “If you travel only for yourself, you miss out on the best lessons in life.”
• “Don’t travel to escape life; travel to avoid life escaping you.”
• “Life is not measured by the number of breaths one takes, but by the moments and places where you hold your breath.”
• “I’m not lost; I’m just temporarily lost.”

Happiness travel nature Status

Traveling is like meditation for people who worship it. It is like a tonic of relief and happiness for them. Being close to nature and feeling its warmth is a factor of dedication and love for it. Being able to get closer to nature feels like you’re closer to heaven and peace. It is like an escape from the bitter truth of today’s world. Reminding yourself about this is essential, for which you can read aloud this status to yourself.

• “At the end of the day, you just regret missing your chance.”
• “My goal is to run out of passport pages.”
• “Not all who stray are lost.”
• “Travel is an investment in yourself.”
• “It doesn’t matter what you see, and it’s what you see.”

Caption Traveling

Have you recently returned from the most refreshing vacation with a bunch of pictures that you are about to post on social media? But you are out of captions for the same? Don’t you worry! We will make this post-vacation period nostalgic for you with the help of our latest caption ideas. You can check out the most happening caption ideas listed below to make your post look attractive. 

• “People who say that travel is about money don’t have the courage.”
• “Sunburn and tiredness fade, but what remains is an eternal memory.”
• “Traveling is better when you have the best people around you.”
• “The ultimate chill zone is only found by those who don’t judge.”
• “It doesn’t matter where you go, but the most important thing is who you go with.”

Best caption for travel memories

10 to 15 years down the lane, when you are sitting with the photo albums of vacations and trips with your family and friends, feeling nostalgic and emotional is quite common. You suddenly come across a picture close to your heart, and you wish to share it with people, but you are wondering about the right words to caption it. Don’t you worry! Have a look at our collection of caption ideas.

• “A mind overstretched by new experiences will never return to its original dimension.”
• “I am a recovering travel addict. Just kidding, I’m going to the airport.”
• “Having to unpack your suitcase after a vacation is like the ultimate emotional baggage.”
• “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a plane ticket, and it’s kind of like that.”
• “I wanted a career. After all, all I wanted was a paycheck to buy a plane ticket.”

Status about traveling and adventure

Traveling and adventure are like passions for some people. Being able to witness sunsets from mountain peaks or the water rushing toward your feet on the beach is a dream come true for all of us. Getting away from the busy schedule of our lives and feeling free is what our hearts crave. For moments when you can’t be close to the outside world, you can read out the status that might keep you going.

• “Dare to live the life you always wanted.”
• “Walk, fly, roam, travel, travel, explore, travel, discover, adventure.”
• “Travel is the only purchase that will make you rich.”
• “Blessed are curious, for they are adventurous.”
• “You can shake the sand off your shoes, but it never goes away from your soul.”

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How You Can Track Your Flight Status in Real Time

There are some great online tools and apps that can help you determine if your flight will be delayed and by how long..

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If you’re wondering where in the world the airplane you’re supposed to be boarding soon might be, a flight tracking service can help.

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Perhaps you want to know what your flight status is so you can keep track of any possible delays or changes that could affect your travel plans—or worse, that would require you to rebook your flight. Or maybe you want to double-check the anticipated arrival time of a friend or loved one’s flight before heading to the airport to pick them up. Maybe you’re curious where the plane you’ll soon be boarding is flying from. Or perhaps you saw a plane overhead and are wondering where it’s headed. There are myriad reasons why you might want to check the status of a flight.

Luckily, there are tools to help you do that, and some of them will give you more information than you can get from the airline you are flying with—not least because they are tracking flights from all the airlines, not just one. These apps and websites share information on when your flight is expected to depart and land, and some can also give you a deep dive, pulling information like previous flights on that aircraft and what the weather looks like at the connecting airports. Here are a few flight tracking tools we recommend.

Google your flight number

Entering your flight information into Google can help locate estimated departure time, terminal, and gate.

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One of the easiest and fastest ways to check whether or not a flight is still slated to depart or arrive on time is to Google it. All you need to do is search for “[flight number] status” in the search bar (for example, “AA 2488 status”) and hit enter. Google then aggregates various flight-tracking websites and displays the estimated arrival and departure times at the top of the page. Google will also display the most up-to-date terminal and gate information.

Download the airline’s app

You should also always have your airlines’ apps downloaded so that you can get updates directly from the source. That way you can cross-reference the information the airline is providing you with data you are obtaining from other sources. While they certainly aren’t perfect, the airlines are getting better about sending out push notifications and updates whenever there are changes to the schedule, including when the departure time or gate changes. (You will need to allow for those push notifications in your settings, so if it’s something you want to see pop up, make sure you have them enabled on your phone and to update those settings whenever your phone updates.) If things are starting to unravel, the airline app is also a good place to start to see what your other options might be for alternative flights or rebooking.

Use a flight tracking service

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If you’re looking to get the complete picture of where a plane is on its journey—including real-time position— FlightRadar24 is a helpful resource that comes in the form of both a website and a free app.

You can really get into the weeds and look at data like all the scheduled arrivals and departures at a specific airport, including what type of plane it is and who it’s registered to (both commercial carriers and private aircraft owners). It’s also possible to see a plane’s flight records and everywhere it’s previously flown—including that day or over its lifetime, depending on how you set the search parameters.

If you’ve seen a plane overhead and are wondering where it’s going, FlightRadar24 can help there, too. It can pull all the planes flying within your vicinity. If there are multiple planes flying within your vicinity, it’ll share all of them, which makes it more challenging to figure out which one you’re looking at exactly, but it can help give you an idea.

Those who opt for the Premium service (which ranges from $10 to $500 per year, depending on the plan) can also learn more about the exact type of aircraft, how fast it’s going, and its altitude.

A screenshot of FlightAware’s Misery Map, which can help identify which airports are experiencing problems

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FlightAware

Like FlightRadar24, FlightAware offers flight tracking data for any commercial flight worldwide with the help of a network of servers that capture a plane’s position in real time.

Whether you’re a frequent flier or an aviation geek, there are many ways to use the free service (available in both app and website form). If you have the flight number, FlightAware can provide information about expected departure and arrival times. If you don’t have the flight number, the Flight Finder option can help locate the flight number (though you do need to know the aircraft’s origin and destination airport). FlightAware also offers an interactive MiseryMap , which can show you what airports are currently experiencing problems (and more specifically, what routes are seeing delays and cancellations that day).

FlightAware is available as a free app or website, with the possibility of searching for five flights per month. After that, there are a handful of premium plans, which range from $40 to $130 per month, depending on how deep of a dive you want to do, such as tracking more flights or following a specific plane over time.

FlightStats

FlightStats is an easy-to-use online tool powered by Cirium , an aviation analytics company. It allows you to simply enter the flight number in question and it will provide you with all of the information about the flight, including whether or not it’s scheduled to depart on time. Another handy tool is the airport tracker, which allows you to search any airport and find out whether flights are departing on time or experiencing delays. Beyond the free flight tracking and airport delays information that is available to anyone, you can also opt for a “standard account,” which for $3 per month also includes flight alerts, or for $25 per month, a professional account will provide historical flight and airport data. Parent company Cirium releases regular on-time reports for both airlines and airports, providing an easy way to get a sense of which airlines and hubs are performing above the rest.

How flight tracking apps and websites work

Flight tracking apps and websites track flights in real time, all over the world. They’re used to check the status of a flight, see if an inbound aircraft has any anticipated delays, observe the weather radar throughout the flight path, view the exact route a plane is taking, and determine what type of aircraft it is.

Typically, they gain access through satellites to information about where planes are at any given time (which is possible because planes are constantly sharing their position with other aircraft and air traffic controllers for safety reasons).

Beyond letting you know if your flight will be delayed, flight trackers can help travelers get ahead of potential log jams, especially during busy travel periods (like the holiday season) or any time inclement weather threatens to derail your plans. Knowing ahead of time that your flight will be significantly delayed allows you to start proactively researching alternative flights and get yourself rebooked before everyone else on your flight starts flooding the help desks and customer service lines.

This story was originally published in April 2023 and was updated on May 14, 2024, to include current information.

2024 Best Happy Journey Status for WhatsApp

Embarking on a journey is always interesting and yet somehow scary for some, but you can make your journey void of every fear by sending your loved one a Happy Journey message or you wish yourself a Happy Journey.

Whether you’re relocating or going on a vacation, journeys should be fun and adventurous. Go in the positive Spirit of this message.

Lovely Happy Journey Status for WhatsApp (for Friends and Loved Ones)

Best collection of happy journey status for WhatsApp .

1. Life isn’t easy and we have to embark on some journey to better destinations. I wish you a safe trip to wherever you’re heading to.

2. We have to strive to make life better and it is not a surprise you have to relocate. I pray your ways be safe as you journey to a better place.

3. All your life you have to take steps that will lead you to other steps. Your journey today is one of such and I pray your trip be safe. Happy Journey!

4. To become successful in life, you need to understand where you are and position yourself aright for the success. Thank God you are about to take a step towards a better position. Safe Journey!

5. To be your best, you need to work your hardest and make necessary moves. Safe Journey towards your success.

6. As you go on this journey, be safe, be strong and have a Happy Journey!

7. See the way is smooth for your ride. Step out and confidently aim for your destination. Happy Journey!

8. Your ways are guided and secured to be safe. Be the best you can be as you journey today. Happy Journey!

9. The scariest place for some people to be is on the move for a journey, but I want you to feel safe and enjoy this journey. Happy Journey to you!

10. I know I’ll miss you, but I can’t hold you back from going on this trip. Be safe, be happy and be your best as you journey.

11. I won’t let you get away with leaving without wishing me well. Please, stay safe and have a happy journey!

12. I will keep in touch with you but don’t forget to call me when you get there. Happy Journey to you!

13. My heart was filled with joy seeing you around. I wish you a happy journey back to your destination.

14. It was great to catch up again. I won’t forget it quickly. Stay safe and journey well.

15. I know you had an amazing time and I believe you will savour the moment for long. Please take good care of yourself. Happy Journey!

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16. Though our imperfections make us disagree a lot, but I admit I’ll miss you as you journey today. Happy Journey to you!

17. It’s up to you to decide how you want your life to be. I’m glad you’re making positive decisions and I believe this decision will take you to great heights. Have a safe journey.

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18. Let us keep aiming at greater heights and never lose sight of it. I see you going places. Happy journey!

19. You see, the way is all safe and well prepared to lead you to wherever you might be heading to. Trust your instincts and go for greatness. Have a Happy Journey!

20. I can’t wait to meet you as I have a lot to share with you. Don’t be in a hurry, drive safely and meet me in joy. Have a safe journey here!

21. You have to chase whatever seems to make you sceptical away and embrace the joy of this journey.

22. It’s up to you to decide if your imperfections are worth carrying along with you. Why don’t you leave it back and journey with a free mind?

23. For our lifetime, we have always journeyed together, but for the first time, you are leaving without me. I’ll try not to miss you as much. Safe travels.

24. Happy journey to your destination. I pray it be a safe trip and itches free.

25. When you’re on the road, think of nothing else than safety and where you’re heading to. I can’t wait to hear from you. Happy journey!

26. I’m will miss so much about you when you’re gone, but I know it’s all for the best. I pray you get there safely and meet everyone in joy. Happy journey!

27. Maybe for a lifetime, I’ll always remember your long stay with my family. It’s been a wonderful time. Have a safe journey back to your home.

28. Emotions aren’t toys, but when you put them into the wrong hands they can be played with! Thank you for cherishing my emotions and caring enough not to leave me without assurance of coming back for me. Happy journey to you.

29. Have a great day and a great trip. Enjoy the ride and feel comfortable till you reach your destination. Happy journey!

30. Your stay with me was a blessing and I cherish each moment spent. Do take good care of yourself for me till I see you again. Happy journey!

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31. You are never afraid to bless others. You have such a kind heart and your words are encouraging. Stay safe as you journey back home!

32. Good will always come back to us in ways we never imagined. I pray your good will towards me will be greatly rewarded. Have a Happy journey back home!

33. I cherish the heights that you have attained and I pray you greater and successful heights to come. Happy journey back home!

34. God reward you in all your ways and crown your efforts with success. Thank you for coming around. Have a safe journey home.

35. Those that bless others with blessings beyond measure are angels in disguise. You really made me feel special by your visit. Have a fun-filled journey!

36. Keep chasing what seems impossible with a positive mindset and I believe you will attain your success. Happy journey to you!

37. Over and over and over again you stand out among many. Keep being outstanding and be safe in all your journey. Have journey to you!

38. Giving up is not an option. So keep aiming at the peak and when you get to the peak, search around if there is somewhere you can aim at. Have a Happy journey to your destination.

39. Time always heals and change us, but until we make a move to activate the healing, time wouldn’t have healed us in any way. Thank you for making a move to become better. Happy journey!

40. Focus on the good things that await you and do not let your gaze off it. Have a safe journey to the place of your success. Happy journey!

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1. Though I feel I should stay behind, I know it’s time to make a move towards my future. Happy journey to me!

2. I’ll miss everyone and it feels like I should stay, but the world is waiting for me and I can’t disappoint them. Safe journey as I go!

3. I woke up less excited because I feel scared to go, but I believe God to keep the way for me. Happy Journey to me!

4. Until I took this decision to make a move, I never really knew how strong-willed I was. I’m ready to face the world out there away from home. I wish myself a happy journey!

5. This life is quite boring if you sit in a position without doing something reasonable with your life. I’m stepping out into the world and I can only see greatness. I wish myself a safe trip.

6. Time will tell how my vibes become a reality, but I don’t want time to tell anyone more. I’m telling time by making a move. Happy journey to me!

7. I want to learn and grow and I’ve come to understand I’ll never be able to do so seating in a place. Let’s take a ride into the world. A safe travel to me.

8. I’m setting my priorities right. I don’t have to be scared of what the future holds. All I need to do is to take hold of the future. It’s a wonderful feeling going on this trip. Happy journey to me!

9. My past is now history and I walk into my destiny without fear. This journey will birth success. Safe journey to me.

10. I became cold when I realized I’ll have to leave my family and my friends, but then I realized they will understand and I can always keep in touch with them. Happy journey to me!

11. For my sake the journey is safe and I’ll have the best journey ever. Safe travels to me .

12. I’ve heard so much negativity about leaving for a land unknown, it has made me discouraged, but today I leave with a positive spirit. Happy journey to me!

13. I left my phobia for trips aside because I see greatness in this journey. I’ll be safe and my ways are guided.

14. Making a move teaches us to learn that we should set aside the past and focus on the good things that await us. This I’m doing with my whole heart. Happy journey to me b

15. Because I’ve failed in the past doesn’t guarantee I’ll fail again. I see a positive future awaiting me on this journey. Happy journey to me!

16. Leaving my family at home, I made them so many promises to return safely to them. God will make this a reality. Safe journey to me!

17. I will have a nice journey and my ways will be safe. Happy journey to me!

18. The day looks bright and makes me feel my journey is safe already. Yes, I know it is safe. Happy journey to me!

19. I can do anything I put your mind to do. I have put my mind on this journey to be stress-free and adventurous. I believe it will be so. Happy journey to me!

20. I have a lot of people looking up to me to succeed. I can’t let them down. We must celebrate each other. I’m leaving for the best. Happy journey to me!

21. I can make a difference by doing things with faith. A positive spirit worth more than gold. I’m leaving with this spirit and I hope to be back soon. Happy journey to me!

22. To be the strong one, I must be ready to take risks and accept responsibility. I’m doing that now and I hope my destination births success.

23. I am strong and stronger than I will ever know! No pessimism can stop me as I move. Happy journey to me!

24. How I made it this far is beyond my knowledge, so why do I have to worry about what’s next? I believe this step of mine is for good. Safe journey to me!

25. I trust the Almighty to keep me from all evil and guide my path as I journey on this path unknown. I’m safe in His care. Happy journey!

26. Best wishes to me as I journey to a land I’ve never been to before. It will be great and beautiful of that I believe. Happy journey to me!

27. I had so much discouragement about this journey, but I’ve decided to use each negative spirit as a stepping stone. I can’t bear to stay captive to fear. Happy journey to me!

28. It doesn’t matter how scary the path looks, the success inert is the most important. I’m embarking on this journey with faith. Happy journey to me!

29. The adventure, the fun, the joy, the challenge, I don’t know how it will be, but I’m sure I’ll have positive reports. Happy journey to me!

30. The end is what really matters, but the spirit we begin with is also essential. I’m threading this path with a positive attitude and I’ll achieve all my goals. Happy journey to me!

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When Did Everything Become a ‘Journey’?

Changing our hair, getting divorced, taking spa vacations — they’re not just things we do; they’re “journeys.” The quest for better health is the greatest journey of all.

By Lisa Miller

Drew Barrymore has been talking with Gayle King about her perimenopause “journey ,” and the soccer phenom Carli Lloyd has just divulged her fertility “journey .” By sharing her breast cancer story, Olivia Munn has said she hopes she will “help others find comfort, inspiration, and support on their own journey.” A recent interview with Anne Hathaway has been posted on Instagram with a headline highlighting her “ sobriety journey ,” and Kelly Clarkson has opened up about what Women’s Health calls her “ weight loss journey .” On TikTok, a zillion influencer-guides lead pilgrims on journeys through such ephemeral realms as faith, healing, grief, friendship, mastectomy, and therapy — often selling courses, supplements or eating plans as if they were talismans to help safeguard their path.

“Journey” has decisively taken its place in American speech. The word holds an upbeat utility these days, signaling struggle without darkness or detail, and expressing — in the broadest possible way — an individual’s experience of travails over time.

It’s often related to physical or mental health, but it can really be about anything: “Putting on your socks can be a journey of self-discovery,” said Beth Patton, who lives in Central Indiana and has relapsing polychondritis, an inflammatory disorder. In the chronic disease community, she said, “journey” is a debated word. “It’s a way to romanticize ordinary or unpleasant experiences, like, ‘Oh, this is something special and magical.’” Not everyone appreciates this, she said.

According to the linguistics professor Jesse Egbert at Northern Arizona University, the use of “journey” (the noun) has nearly doubled in American English since 1990, with the most frequent instances occurring online. Mining a new database of conversational American English he and colleagues are building, Egbert could show exactly how colloquial “journey” has become: One woman in Pennsylvania described her “journey to become a morning person,” while another, in Massachusetts, said she was “on a journey of trying to like fish.”

Egbert was able to further demonstrate how the word itself has undergone a transformative journey — what linguists call “semantic drift.” It wasn’t so long ago that Americans mostly used “journey” to mean a literal trip, whereas now it’s more popular as a metaphor. Egbert demonstrated this by searching the more than one billion words in a database called COCA for the nouns people put before “journey” to clarify what sort they’re on. Between 1990 and 2005, the most common modifier was “return,” followed by words like “ocean,” “train,” “mile,” “night,” “overland,” and “bus.”

But between 2006 and 2019, usage shifted. “Return” remains the most common noun modifier to journey, but now it’s followed closely by “faith,” “cancer,” and “life.” Among the top 25 nouns used to modify “journey” today are: “soul,” “adoption,” and “hair.”

In almost every language, “journey” has become a way to talk abstractly about outcomes, for good reason: According to what linguists call the “primary metaphor theory,” humans learn as babies crawling toward their toys that “‘purpose’ and ‘destination’ coincide,” said Elena Semino, a linguist at Lancaster University who specializes in metaphor. As we become able to accomplish our goals while sitting still (standardized tests! working from home!), ambition and travel diverge. Yet we continue to envision achievement as a matter of forward progress. This is why we say, “‘I know what I want, but I don’t know how to get there,’” Semino explained. “Or ‘I’m at a crossroads.’”

So it’s not surprising, perhaps, that as Americans started seeing good health as a desirable goal, achievable through their own actions and choices — and marketers encouraged these pursuits and commodified them — the words “journey” and “health” became inextricably linked. In 1898, C.W. Post wrote a pamphlet he called “The Road to Wellville,” which he attached to each box of his new product, Grape-Nuts. In 1926, the Postum Cereal Company republished the pamphlet as a small book , now with the subtitle, “A Personally Conducted Journey to the Land of Good Health by the Route of Right Living.”

The language (and business) of self-help so completely saturates culture, “it gets kind of hard to trace where a word started and where it came from,” said Jessica Lamb-Shapiro, author of “Promise Land: My Journey Through America’s Self-Help Culture.” Americans like to put an optimistic, brave spin on suffering, and “journey” seeped in because, Lamb-Shapiro speculated, it’s bland enough to “tackle really difficult things,” yet positive enough to “make them palatable and tolerable.”

“Journey” had fully entered medical speak by the 2010s. Many cancer patients recoiled from the “battle” language traditionally used by doctors, as well as by friends and relatives. In “Illness as Metaphor,” Susan Sontag had noted back in 1978 that “every physician and every attentive patient is familiar with, if perhaps inured to, this military terminology.” But now, opposition to the notion of disease as an enemy combatant reached a crescendo. To reflexively call an experience of cancer a battle created “winners” and “losers,” where death or long suffering represented a failure — of will, strength, determination, diet, behavior, or outlook — on the part of the patient.

Many patients “detest” the military metaphor, Robert Miller conceded in Oncology Times in 2010. Knowing this, Miller, then a breast cancer oncologist affiliated with Johns Hopkins, said he struggled to find the right words in composing a condolence note to a patient’s spouse. “I welcome suggestions,” he wrote.

“Journey” seemed less judgmental, more neutral. In Britain, the National Health Service had started to almost exclusively use “journey” language in reference to cancer (treatments were “pathways”). Semino, the metaphor expert whose father had died of cancer at a time when patients’ diagnoses were hidden from them, wanted to examine how patients talked about it — and whether that language caused them harm. In a research paper Semino published with colleagues in 2015, she looked at how patients talked about their cancer on forums online and found that they still used “battle” as often as they did “journey,” and that “journey” could be disempowering, as well.

For some people, talking about cancer as a “journey” gave them a sense of control and camaraderie — buddies traveling the same path — but others used the term to convey their exhaustion. Having cancer “is like trying to drive a coach and horses uphill with no back wheels on the coach,” one man wrote. Patients used “journey” to describe just how passive they felt or how reluctant to bear the burden of their disease. Separately, patients have told Semino how much they hate the word “journey,” saying it trivializes their experience, that it’s clichéd.

But it was too late: The metaphor already was everywhere. In 2014, Anna Wintour was asked which word she would like to banish from the fashion lexicon and she said, “journey.” The following year, Yolanda Foster, the mother of Gigi and Bella Hadid, told People magazine that while she was on her Lyme disease journey, two of her children were afflicted, too. Medical journals and government publications began describing insomnia , the effort to achieve health-care reform , diabetes , and the development of RSV vaccines as a journey. The term “healing journey,” in use since at least the mid-2010s, blew up around 2021. The phrase in news media referenced the experience of cancer , celebrity weight loss , trafficking of Indigenous children , Sean Combs’s creative process , spa vacations , amputation , and better sex .

On the Reddit channel Chronic Illness, one poster eloquently fumed that persistent sickness is not a journey. “It’s endless, pointless and repetitive. There’s no new ground to gain here.” The cultural insistence on illness as a journey, from which a traveler can learn useful, or even life-changing lessons, becomes something to “disassociate from, survive, endure.” It “causes social isolation.”

Although she concedes its downsides, Stephanie Swanson likes to think of herself as on a journey. Swanson, who is 37 and lives in Kansas City, was an engineer by training, with three young children, a career and a sideline as an aerialist, when she got long Covid in the summer of 2022. The things that had made her successful — her physical stamina, her ability to solve problems — evaporated. “I’ve had to give up my career, my hobbies, my physical abilities,” she said. “I’ve gained 30 pounds on my tiny dancer body. I’m doing the best I can with what I have.”

Swanson makes a distinction between “journey” and “trip”: The latter is circumscribed by a start, an end, and hotel and restaurant reservations along the way. She sees “journey” as a way to capture the arc of a whole life.

When she was running operations at a medical center at the University of Kansas, she always imagined slowing down to enjoy her kids more or to read a book, but “I felt like my head was going to explode.” Now Swanson has become a person who must rent a wheelchair for her upcoming trip to New York City, and she likes how “journey” accommodates all the challenging, unexpected circumstances she confronts. “To me, the word ‘journey’ resonates with choosing to be on a path of acceptance but not standing still,” she said. “I’m not giving up, but recognizing that this is the path I’m on.”

Ramani Durvasula uses “journey” advisedly. A clinical psychologist in Los Angeles who treats women in emotionally abusive relationships, she recognizes how “journey” has been “eye-rollingly cheapened” and has started to experiment with alternatives. She’s tried “process.” She’s tried “healing trajectory.” But she falls back on journey, because it, more than any other word, expresses the step-by-step, sometimes circular or backward nature of enduring something hard. “Arguably, a journey doesn’t have a destination,” she said. “Have you ever taken a hike in a loop? And you end up exactly where you parked your car?”

But Durvasula does object to the easy-breezy healing so many journey hashtags promote, what she calls the “post-sobriety, post-weight-loss, now-I’m-in-love-again-after-my-toxic-relationship” reels. Too many TikToks show the crying in the car then the cute party dress, skipping over the middle, when people feel ugly, angry, self-loathing, and hopeless. “I want to see the hell,” she said. “I want to see the nightmare.”

When in 2020 a Swedish linguist named Charlotte Hommerberg studied how advanced cancer patients describe their experience, she found they used “battle” and “journey,” like everyone else. But most also used a third metaphor that conveyed not progress, fight or hope. They said cancer was like “imprisonment,” a feeling of being stuck — like a “free bird in a cage,” one person wrote. Powerless and going nowhere.

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My 32-year journey from broker to benefit optimization

In the realm of business coaching, it's not uncommon to hear tales of mockery when a client boasts about decades of experience. The response to such claims might range from a wry smile to raised eyebrow, hinting that longevity alone doesn't equate to expertise. 

Yet, what if we flipped the narrative? What if we started conversations with a confession: "It took me 32 years to gain seven years' experience." It's a seemingly puzzling statement — until you delve into the journey of a benefit broker who has seen the industry transform, unravel and reshape itself over three decades.

Reflecting on my beginnings in the benefits arena, the year was 1991 when I stepped into the role of a general agent. Freshly licensed in 1992, I dove headfirst into the world of employee benefits, armed with the confidence of a newcomer and enough ambition to make a mark. Back then, indemnity plans were the gold standard, with carriers like Guardian and CHUBB reigning supreme. These were straightforward times, no networks to navigate or copays to calculate; just the simplicity of deductibles and coinsurance.

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However, the winds of change swept through the industry, especially in New York, as the state embraced a community-rated model, ushering in a new era of standardized rates for small businesses. This pivotal moment saw many brokers exit the stage, disillusioned by the shifting landscape and dwindling commissions. Who needed a broker in this brave new world?

Little did we know that these changes were just the prologue to a larger narrative, a tale of managed care's rise to dominance. Fast forward to 2024, and the ramifications of this shift have reverberated across the healthcare landscape. If only, back in the '90s, we could have foreseen the impact these new plans would have — eroding the patient-doctor relationship, turning brokers into pawns, inflating claims, escalating premiums and shrouding consumers in a veil of opacity.

In the age of technology, the veil grows thicker as health systems and insurers erect walls between consumers and pricing, reminiscent of ancient pyramids. It's actually a pyramid scheme of sorts, a maze where finding the true cost of healthcare feels akin to deciphering hieroglyphics.

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Yet, amid this labyrinth of complexity, a glimmer of hope emerges in 2024. Recent legislation promises to empower the American healthcare consumer, ushering in an era of transparency. Finally, data reveals the cracks in the system — exposing waste, fraud and abuse. Pharmacy benefit managers and corporate giants like Johnson & Johnson find themselves under scrutiny.

Many argue that for real change to occur, plan sponsors must embrace their fiduciary responsibilities and shift their mindset. While this holds merit, I contend that a fundamental shift must first occur. Benefit brokers must redefine their role. Too many are still stuck in the mindset of simply selling insurance, oblivious to the potential for true optimization.

My own journey took a turn in 2016 when I bid farewell to the general agent role, redirecting the focus to my agency. Expanding our offerings to include benefits administration and compliance, I anticipated the impact of the Affordable Care Act. Little did I know that another seismic shift was on the horizon.

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The ACA heralded a deluge of data from insurers and healthcare facilities, a flood of information waiting to be harnessed. As I delved into this sea of data, seeking to unravel the mysteries of 'medical trend,' a realization struck like lightning. It was all a façade. Discounts, pooling, trends — they were all smoke and mirrors.

The memories of open enrollment meetings came rushing back, the faces of members pleading their cases as subtle plan changes threatened their access to care. What seemed inconsequential to some was a lifeline to others, especially the vulnerable, the sick, the low earners.

In that moment of clarity, I knew a change was imperative — not for the insured, but for myself. As I contemplated my new business cards, the titles of 'broker' or 'consultant' felt inadequate. Then, inspiration struck like a bolt from the blue — an article outlining the steps for plan sponsors to optimize their offerings.

Thus, the role of the Benefit Optimization Officer (or BOO, as affectionately dubbed by friends and clients) was born. Picture the BOO as a strategic partner, a bridge between the C-Suite's goals and the realities of healthcare costs. Focused on not just managing expenses but also enhancing the quality of care, the BOO navigates the maze of healthcare options, slashing through artificial costs and illuminating the path to true benefit optimization.

As I look back on my 32-year journey, from the dawn of indemnity plans to the era of benefit optimization, I realize that experience alone does not guarantee insight. It's the willingness to adapt, to challenge the status quo, and to embrace change that defines expertise in this ever-evolving landscape of employee benefits.

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E mbarking on a journey to Saudi Arabia entails meticulous planning, especially concerning visa requirements. Whether you're a tourist, business traveler, or visiting family, ensuring your visa status is up-to-date is paramount for a smooth and hassle-free trip. Here's a detailed guide on how to check your Saudi visa status using various methods, providing step-by-step instructions for online and offline processes:

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The most beautiful love stories are the ones that show up without warning. Imagine just randomly scrolling through WhatsApp and boom… love finds you.

This is how it played out for  Ike  who found his soulmate,  Bridget  on a mutual friend’s WhatsApp status four years ago. He requested her phone number and asked her out on a date the very next day. Now, it’s all love in the air as they set out on their beautiful forever journey. Their pre-wedding photos have us in high spirits and we can’t get over how adorable they look together. Keep scrolling to catch a sweet glimpse of their love. 😍

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We met in March 2020 when a friend posted a video of me on WhatsApp. That was when Ike saw me and requested my number which my friend didn’t hesitate to give him. He texted me immediately on WhatsApp his first three words were ‘You are beautiful’ and he wanted to meet. We met the next day over dinner and the boy could not imagine someone else being my boyfriend other than him, so he asked me to be his girlfriend. One thing led to another and now we’re here.

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Sports | OC club pro Michael Block, who lived a dream in 2023, returns for sequel at PGA Championship

The longtime pro at arroyo trabuco golf club in mission viejo had a fun-filled journey in the past year; now he faces a tough challenge on the course.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four blissful, borderline mystical days at Oak Hill last spring opened up the world for Michael Block.

It also forced the PGA club pro-turned-cult hero to close his office door at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, the Mission Viejo course where he’s long served as the head professional.

It’s a tradeoff Block has learned to live with over the last 12 dizzying months.

The 47-year-old understands the shelf life for the instant celebrity status he gained by tying for 15th at the 2023 PGA Championship — a weekend that included a slam-dunk hole-in-one and an epic up-and-down for par on the 18th hole in front of Rory McIlroy and the rest of the golf world during the final round — doesn’t last particularly long.

That’s why golf’s “everyman” from Orange County has made it a point to be seemingly everywhere over the last year. In Qatar hanging with Formula 1 star Max Verstappen. Teeing it up in Canada and Australia. Hamming it up in commercials . Hopping on podcasts. Celebrating with entertainer DJ Khaled . Sharing a tee box with Tiger Woods and Max Homa .

It’s been a bit much. Just not too much. Not yet anyway.

“I wouldn’t trade any part of it for the world,” Block said. “I’ve loved every moment of it. The people I’ve met, the places I’ve been able to go, the tournaments I’ve been able to play in.”

A year ago, Block arrived in upstate New York as one of 20 club pros who qualified their way into playing against the best in the world. By Friday afternoon, he found himself in contention as the gallery chanted “ One of us !” By Sunday evening, he was putting the finishing touches on the kind of storybook ending that rarely spawns a sequel.

He arrived at Valhalla for this year’s PGA Championship hoping to write one anyway. He’ll get an early feel for how that might go since he is in the first group to tee off in Thursday’s opening round at 4:15 a.m. PDT.

Block qualified for the same event on the same course a decade ago, missed the cut by eight shots and headed back home to his wife, Val and their two sons, happy with the life he’d chosen. There are far worse ways to provide for your family than teaching the game you love and carving out a reputation as one of the better players in the Southern California PGA.

Things were like that for a long time. Then came last May and 72 holes that etched him into PGA Championship lore.

Looking back, he’s still a little surprised that it even happened at all, particularly after the rain arrived on Saturday, making Oak Hill even brawnier than usual for a player who never has counted length among his strengths.

“I couldn’t believe that the 47-year-old club pro’s swing and putting stroke somehow held up during that time,” he said.

It did, but the immediate aftermath took its toll. Block received an exemption into the Charles Schwab Challenge the following week but finished dead last in the field. He was a little better at the Canadian Open but still didn’t reach the weekend. He did make the cut at the Australian Open in December, tying for 27th and earning a little more than $11,000, a paycheck that essentially covered the cost of the trip.

Yet playing has taken a back seat to all the trappings that came with his unlikely run. He is perpetually busy, with offers still streaming in from all over. That has led to some difficult short-term decisions.

“My door has to stay shut in my office, which is a bummer,” he said. “Usually it’s open and I can say ‘hi’ to the assistants and everyone that’s walking through, but it’s been such an onslaught of people and things like that, I can’t keep my door open.”

That steady stream, however, will eventually slow to a trickle. Block knows this. He doesn’t apologize for the choices he’s made over the last year, because why would he?

“It’s like if somebody walked up to your house and they — obviously those people winning $10 million when someone walks up to their house and knocks and the door and they open it,” he said. “That’s exactly how it felt for me minus the $10 million, but just the whole, what just happened right now.”

Block opened the door and let the world in while serving as an avatar for the weekend duffer, or at least as close to a weekend duffer as a two-time PGA Professional of the Year can get.

A repeat performance at Valhalla is a daunting task. He’s trying not to think about it too much. It’s a mindset that worked wonders at Oak Hill, back when he was just a longtime club pro and not the guy now known universally in some golf circles as “Blockie,” a guy with a profile now so big that his bearded face adorns one of the massive banners reserved for notable players that have sprouted up across the property.

“You play as good as you can and try not to get frustrated when you hit a bad shot because there is going to be a bad shot, and just have a good time,” he said. “That’s how I play at my best.”

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