![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgI7PKU75bdBSs4Qw6X4qa1ya40ol0Hpjm9-QegNp41e6DBu4-08K2qBeYbqyVoYjHsu9eYr3siJERLAkV_AMy6aZUpdD2HeekiZa_BpUhWr4jr6dyP6nxDyCie2WWrXRMFD6z04bitl0n7K0UAb2SOkNm2qSN2WX5ebthaLrIy-7-nqULAnoV8SIvxZVZr\/s320\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/div>\nOne of my favorite things to do is go on car drives or walks while listening to music and looking at the beautiful nature around us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter where I\u2019m headed, there\u2019s always beauty in the journey. Throughout my life, I\u2019ve had the gift of traveling-whether across the state, the nation, or even different parts of the world, and there\u2019s always beauty to be found in every road you take.<\/p>\n
I believe this reflects one of life\u2019s most important lessons: finding beauty in the journey.<\/p>\n
In today\u2019s world, everything moves so fast. We have so many distractions and a million things pulling us in different directions, and we often take the beauty of a journey for granted.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe where your feet are.\u201d<\/p>\n
This quote hangs on my prayer board and fills the pages of my journal. It\u2019s a daily reminder to slow down and truly experience the moment I\u2019m in.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m guilty myself. Growing up, I always kept myself busy, and my mom constantly reminded me to \u201cslow down.\u201d She was right, we all just need to slow down.<\/p>\n
It reminds me of one of my favorite songs, \u201c<\/span>Things That Matter<\/i>\u201d by Josiah Queen:<\/p>\n\u201cSlow me down, this world is moving faster,<\/p>\n
But I don\u2019t want to miss the things that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a reminder that even though the world moves fast, the journey is in our hands- to slow down and take in what matters most.<\/p>\n
These quotes and sayings flow through my mind often, reminding me to be present and enjoy the journey.<\/p>\n
It takes me back to high school. Everyone always says high school will be the fastest four years. As an incoming freshman, I didn\u2019t believe this. I thought high school would drag on and feel like the opposite of the fastest four years.<\/p>\n
Turns out, I was so wrong. Four years flew by, but I\u2019m forever grateful for the memories and people who filled my journey.<\/p>\n
The decision was up to me throughout high school- to slow down with all the business and enjoy the journey and the people around me. By slowing down, I was able to make genuine connections with the teachers, friends, and people who make my village.<\/p>\n
I was able to \u201cbe where my feet were\u201d and live in the moment without constantly thinking about what was next. I\u2019m forever grateful younger Lauren took her mom\u2019s advice to \u201cslow down\u201d and take in the things that matter.<\/p>\n
I found the beauty in all the parts of my journey by doing so.<\/p>\n
No matter our age or stage in life, it\u2019s important to find the beauty in our journey. Every season brings new people, moments, and beauty, but each one holds moments worth noticing. When we slow down and pay attention, we start to see how even small experiences shape us.<\/p>\n
Life will always move fast, but we don\u2019t have to. We can choose to step off the gas, slow down, notice what\u2019s around us, and find beauty in the journey. Just like on those long car rides, the beauty is already there, we just have to look.<\/p>\n
Finding beauty in every step,<\/p>\n
Lauren Argotte<\/p>\n
2025-2026 Indiana FFA State Secretary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of my favorite things to do is go on car drives or walks while listening to music and looking at the beautiful nature around us.\u00a0 No matter where I\u2019m headed, there\u2019s always beauty in the journey. Throughout my life, I\u2019ve had the gift of traveling-whether across the state, the nation, or even different parts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":312833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12026],"tags":[1923,6967],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-312832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","tag-beauty","tag-journey"],"yoast_head":"\n
The Beauty in the Journey - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Beauty in the Journey - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of my favorite things to do is go on car drives or walks while listening to music and looking at the beautiful nature around us.\u00a0 No matter where I\u2019m headed, there\u2019s always beauty in the journey. Throughout my life, I\u2019ve had the gift of traveling-whether across the state, the nation, or even different parts […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-23T04:25:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\"},\"headline\":\"The Beauty in the Journey\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-23T04:25:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832\"},\"wordCount\":553,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Beauty\",\"Journey\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Agriculture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832\",\"name\":\"The Beauty in the Journey - Som2ny Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-23T04:25:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Beauty in the Journey\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"description\":\"Daily Deals\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":86,\"caption\":\"Som2ny Network\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Beauty in the Journey - Som2ny Network","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Beauty in the Journey - Som2ny Network","og_description":"One of my favorite things to do is go on car drives or walks while listening to music and looking at the beautiful nature around us.\u00a0 No matter where I\u2019m headed, there\u2019s always beauty in the journey. Throughout my life, I\u2019ve had the gift of traveling-whether across the state, the nation, or even different parts […]","og_url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832","og_site_name":"Som2ny Network","article_published_time":"2025-11-23T04:25:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371"},"headline":"The Beauty in the Journey","datePublished":"2025-11-23T04:25:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832"},"wordCount":553,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg","keywords":["Beauty","Journey"],"articleSection":["Agriculture"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832","name":"The Beauty in the Journey - Som2ny Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-11-23T04:25:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=312832#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Beauty in the Journey"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","name":"Som2ny Network","description":"Daily Deals","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization","name":"Som2ny Network","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","width":300,"height":86,"caption":"Som2ny Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/fivemor.com"],"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=312832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/312833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=312832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=312832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=312832"},{"taxonomy":"dealstore","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdealstore&post=312832"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fofferexpiration&post=312832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgI7PKU75bdBSs4Qw6X4qa1ya40ol0Hpjm9-QegNp41e6DBu4-08K2qBeYbqyVoYjHsu9eYr3siJERLAkV_AMy6aZUpdD2HeekiZa_BpUhWr4jr6dyP6nxDyCie2WWrXRMFD6z04bitl0n7K0UAb2SOkNm2qSN2WX5ebthaLrIy-7-nqULAnoV8SIvxZVZr\/s2048\/A7AA7715-8B7F-46B3-A6BB-C10863A18C5D.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n