Why Sojourn?

I've been asked by many why did I name my blog a Writer's Sojourn?  In the dictionary, sojourn means a short trip somewhere.  And when you think about it, whenever you lose yourself in a book, aren't you taking a short trip to the world the writer has created?  Now let's take this one step further.  Isn't our life a sojourn of sorts?  In this skin we inhabit, we are here for this short journey; a journey that promises high ups and low lows, a journey fraught with fear, but also adventure.  A journey that will definitely teach you lessons that you need to learn (and yes, even us that practice and believe in the deep spiritualism of shamanism have had to be dragged kicking and screaming through some of those lessons - it's the common denominator that makes us human).  A writer in a sense plays God.  We create a world, we create characters, we create the circumstances they will face and we create how they will choose to face each of those circumstances.  In the "real world", we have a choice on how we will face each of the circumstances that come up.  Part of the choice is really paying attention to how we use our energy to face these situations.  Do we go into what I call 'victim' mode?  Do we meet the situation aggressively?  Do we blame others for the lessons we need to learn?  Or do we take a moment to look at the situation and see it for what it is - a huge opportunity to heal that part of ourselves that is being poked at by whatever the situation is?  Nobody said it was easy.  And yes, it would be nice to have everything tied up in a red bow just like in a novel.  But the wonderful thing is that we can make it or break it.  Its our choice.  Unlike those fictional characters.  So try to enjoy your sojourn.  And try to learn from the lessons daily life presents to us.  After all, you don't want to bring all this baggage into your next life,do you?