The Power of Your Past
The Art of Recalling, Reclaiming, and Recasting

The author of “The Power of Your Past”, John Schuster, seems to be a step ahead of me. Recently, I was thinking deep thoughts about the concept of finding your “calling”, realizing that I don’t believe I have a calling, but my daughter thinks she has a calling to be a nurse. Ends up, Schuster has a......more

A helpful framework for accessing our experiences and digging deeper to find meaning/a path forward. Many of Schuster's sources are literary--I would have liked to see more of his arguments based in psychology--but I found value in his approach. This book requires the reader to make time for reflecti......more

It is the best book I've read and continually go back to read to (a) undert the power of my past (b) explore my personal history (c) recall, reclaim and recast my past. This book is for the serious ones. Those who want to take the bulls by the horns and say enough is enough! I am ready for change - m......more

beautiful, heartfelt work on the mysteries of our past and loss.......more

The past never goes anywhere. It is with us always. In the culture of the "now" we risk losing out on the transformative power of recollecting that which has passed away. Reflecting upon personal gains and losses through the lenses of accumulated experience and knowledge guides one towards a more me......more