5 podcasts. 1 goal: to bring more Life |metaphysical: TCS The Consciousness Shift |experiential: SCM Some Conversations with Marc |biblical: LPO Luke's Perspective, and Ours |comparative: HBQ Heroes of the Bible and the Quran +affiliate podcast with its own feed |evidential: SFS Straight from a…

what do we see in these stories? /scm47

what makes a country? /acl54

Jay has seen some amazing places. LukeyoutheU.com/acl53

friendly connections. LukeyoutheU.com/acl52

an airport runway and channel sickness. LukeyoutheU.com/acl50

Jay has probably enjoyed France most. LukeyoutheU.com/acl48

working with the system already in place. LukeyoutheU.com/acl47

multiple cultures and two emotional experiences LukeyoutheU.com/acl45

things to look at, money issues, and night noise LukeyoutheU.com/acl44

Jay rents a car and visits a great museum. notes on LukeyoutheU.com/acl43

One of Jesus' stories asks what we might do when faced with abundance. notes on LukeyoutheU.com/scm42 For the LyU podcast series on the biblical Book of Luke: lpo1 episodes

Jay took a type of trip he said he would never take: a cruise. notes on LukeyoutheU.com/acl42

In a land of many languages, including pidgin English. for notes LukeyoutheU.com/acl41

Two months learning, living, and teaching in Ghana. for notes LukeyoutheU.com/acl40 Jay's essay The Power of Moving from Why? to Yes! (blogspot.com)

Going west in West Africa: Jay's weeks in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. for notes LukeyoutheU.com/acl39

We hear about Wawa convenience stores and about WAWA, West Africa Wins Again. for notes and corrections LukeyoutheU.com/acl38

A visit to Saint-Louis in Senegal and many to Senegal's capital, Dakar, including to a memorial of a horrific practice; a couple of weeks on the islands of the country of Cape Verde. for notes and corrections LukeyoutheU.com/acl37

Burkina Faso was so named in 1984 and is home to 60 ethnic groups. LukeyoutheU.com/acl36

Mali is the home both to Timbuktu, famous for its remoteness, and the Dogon people, with their spectacular landscape and remarkable tribal masks.

Jay talks about high security, the Panama Canal, and ancient city, among other things. LukeyoutheU.com/acl34

Jay's trip to Costa Rica and Honduras in 1993 included travelling with an eleven year-old, two harrowing experiences, being robbed, and unexpected connections. LukeyoutheU.com/acl33

Jay's trip to the southern half of South America was, essentially, a stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with excursions to other locales and countries. He fell in love with the city and stayed there as long as he could. An apartment for a month; Toastmaster meetings; Iguazú Falls/ Iguaçu Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world; avoiding chicanery. LukeyoutheU.com/acl32

A trip that was not supposed to happen took Jay to the countries of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia for almost two months starting at the end of 2009. I am looking for what's on your feet inside the house; Peace Corps practices; Ecuador uses the U.S. dollar; altitude sickness; the Galápagos Islands; high-priced visa to enter Bolivia; Uros Floating Islands on Lake Titicaca; Machu Picchu; peoples living in fear. LukeyoutheU.com/acl31

One of our trippiest recordings yet, this episode takes us to fullness of life, and deep into the gut. Not apart from our physical experience but life including our physical experience; efficiency and productivity can be useful, not to be disparaged; rational and intuitive; past intellect and feeling to the transrational; head, heart, gut; subtle frequencies; processes aplenty. LukeyoutheU.com/scm40

Jay's experience in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland. LukeyoutheU.com/acl30

Jay's experience in the Principality of Andorra, Spain, and the Portuguese Republic. LukeyoutheU.com/acl29LukeyoutheU.com/acl29

Jay's experience in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, and Hungary. LukeyoutheU.com/acl28

In its biggest picture, optimizing life is for Life, and not measured primarily or solely by efficiency, speed, or having a certain amount of money. It is for the individual, others, and the planet, a trifecta for all three when possible; optimizing our brain with cognitive and behavioral therapy, and also, sometimes, letting things be; that old glass, half filled with water, and half with air. LukeyoutheU.com/scm39

Jay's experience in the Swiss Confederation, the Principality of Liechtenstein, and the Republic of Austria. LukeyoutheU.com/acl27

Jay's experience in Slovenia, the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Serbia, all countries on the Balkan peninsula. LukeyoutheU.com/acl26