Re-Truth Your Past

Your past, with all its beautiful and haunted memories, is written in your mind. What if you could learn how to access your past and "re-truth" it? In other words, what if you could re-write your past? Would you find this liberating? Your past and learning how to mine it is what connects you to your calling in life. No matter who you are or what business you are in, your story is what connects you to others. Understanding your story is key. By creatively reflecting, analyzing, understanding and recasting what happened in your past, you can become more empowered and fulfilled in your present.

My publisher, Michael Wiese Productions, recently introduced me to John Schuster, author of The Power Of Your Past: The Art of Recalling, Recasting and Reclaiming. They felt that John and I would have a lot in common because of my book, Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story. In it, I teach writers how to mine the gold from their pasts and fictionalize their truth in their writing. I was immediately fascinated by the concept of John's book. I could see the connection in our themes. My book explores how to look into your past, draw from your emotional truth and fictionalize it in your writing while John's book delves into how you can actually 'extract' those truths from your past. I was particularly intrigued by his concept that you can "re-truth" your past. John writes, "Once you begin to 're-truth' your past with balanced and thorough reflection, you are more free to choose a future that you want, not the ones determined by your compressions."

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