.. that the only memories you have of a past life are happy or mundane? Is this unusual?
My memories of my past life are happy and seem to be peaceful. I have memories of a snowball fight with a boy, attending a Canadiens hockey game and family.
-Grel
I don't see why not. Still, one factor which seems to trigger past-life recall is when a life is cut short for any reason, whether natural causes or something else. The life prior to that point may indeed have been as you put it, happy or mundane.