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by Joseph Jenkins, 2000
Jenkins Publishing
P.O. Box 607
Grove City PA 16127
814-786-8209
www.jenkinspublishing.com
It was particularly significant to me that
I received and was immediately drawn to Balance Point
just two weeks after 9/11. As stunned as I was by 9/11 and
as emotionally devastating as it was and is, I was also immensely
grateful that over 6000 souls would agree to leave in such
horrific circumstances in order to force our awareness that
there is no them, there is only us. I found a similar theme
in the Balance Point story regarding the environment.
Jenkins teaches us that there is "no away" when
we throw out the trash, there is only somewhere else. Joe
Jenkins, along with his immediate family, the inimitable Aunt
Lucy, Eduardo the Shaman, and the Circle of Sisters, leads
us on a spiritual quest from Halifax to Montana to Peru. Thank
James Redfield. Think page turner that you simply cannot put
down. Jenkins' adventure teaches us as much about our true
spiritual connection to the ecology of our Earth Mother as
Redfield taught about spiritual energy dynamics.
In an interview with Joseph
Jenkins after reading this engaging book, I asked him just
how much of the story was fiction and how much was fact. His
response was "The story is a blending of fact and fiction.
I have been asked by many readers exactly which is the fact
and which is the fiction. all of the ecological issues are
factual." Jenkins leaves it to us to decide whether we
care about the details of the story or the state of the ecology
of the earth. If we are willing to step outside ourselves,
even for just a moment, the adventure becomes significant
only because of the passion and point with which the story
is told. He shows us how quickly our eco-systems are dying
out and does not allow us to walk away unchanged.
Balance Point
is one of the most well-written and beautifully produced self-published
books I have had the pleasure of reviewing. The cover is lusciously
printed with the colors of Mother Earth - deep brown, mellow
gold, royal purple. The typeface is easy to read, and chapter
graphics are terrific. Jenkins has compiled an impressive
list of resources and short blurbs on how you can begin to
change your behavior today and how you can continue to make
a difference in all your tomorrows. He reminds us that, in
finishing the story, we should consider the next step the
beginning of our individual mission of symbiotic living. This
is a great "pass along" book! Read it and pass along
the good news!
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