BJ Appelgren

There were many times in the Scherborne experience where I didn’t react to Mr. B.’s comments, Themes, or quotes. More often, I found myself reacting positively to B.J.’s responses to his thinking on a subject. Was this because I misunderstood Mr. Bennett’s message? Was this because B.J. better understood his message or was this because she presented an entirely different perspective? Neither person was right nor wrong. Both just responded from a different place of understanding and experience.

The following terms were used to define the process of evolvement.
Exoteric is the natural state before any process is applied
Mesoteric is the period of transformation
Esoteric is the time of realization

The author explains, “Mr. B. asks us at different times to imagine what could be accomplished if people did not have the need for personal recognition or the need to indulge in discouragement. What if we would act just because we know a certain action is the right thing to do? The quality of our lives depends on our struggle with ourselves.” (p. 134)
How true that ego is the cause for many self-created problems.
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