Truth & Transcendence

Ep 195: Comedic Relief for 2025 Aspirations

Season 7 Episode 195

Feeling overwhelmed by the endless tasks the new year brings? You're not alone. Diving into a comical piece from Eliezer Sobel, whose exceptional humour will surely bring some laughter to your to-do list chaos. Eli hilariously juxtaposes lofty world-changing aspirations with everyday chores like booking a dentist appointment and replacing a light bulb. This light-hearted take is a gentle reminder to find the funny side of our ambitious plans for 2025.

Join the fun as we explore Eliezer’s whimsical vision, which stretches from denuclearizing the planet and protecting wildlife, to throwing a pap smear party and attempting to reverse global warming with a dig-deep plan. Amidst the laughter, Catherine reminds us all to keep things in perspective and enjoy a moment of levity while setting our goals and missions. Whether you're attempting to save the world or just trying to get through your personal checklist, this episode promises to bring a smile to your face and perhaps a new outlook on your own journey into the year ahead.

Find Eliezer Sobel here:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-99th-monkey/201904/my-do-list
https://eliezersobel.com/
Get his excellent book 'The 99th Monkey', a satirical take on the search for enlightenment, on Amazon:
https://amzn.eu/d/gPdf1Ii
https://a.co/d/dOlQAt4 


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Truth and Transcendence brought to you by being Space with Catherine Llewellyn. Truth and Transcendence with me, catherine Llewellyn. Happy New Year. Well, there's a lot going on in the world at the moment, and it's possible to come into the new year a bit overwhelmed and with a very, very long and complex and mad to-do list. So, where are you coming into 2025? Do you have a word for 2025? This is a thing a lot of people do. I think it's quite a good thing. Actually, do you have a word for 2025? This is a thing a lot of people do. I think it's quite a good thing. Actually, do you have a mission? Do you have goals? Do you have outcomes?

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I'm going to read to you today an example of just getting carried away with it all from the brilliant and incomparable Eliezer Sobel. I've so far failed to lure Eliezer onto the show, and if you enjoy this piece that I'm going to read you from Eliezer Sobel, I've so far failed to lure Ellie onto the show, and if you enjoy this piece that I'm going to read you from Ellie as a Sobel, please write in and help me to lure him on. So please listen to this and see what you think. I warn you, this is Jewish humor. Ellie is Jewish and some people don't take to that kind of humor, but I hope you enjoy it. I find it salutary. So this particular article is in Psychology Today and it was originally published in early 2019, and yet it's still relevant. So here we go, from Eliezer Sobel, the author of the 99th Monkey, and this is in the humor section of Psychology Today.

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My to-do list I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. It's the busy season. To-do One end homelessness. 1. End homelessness. 2. Feed the hungry. 3. Make dentist appointment with Dr Rubenstein. 4. Ask about nitrous. Refer to William James. 5. Protect wildlife Lions, tigers, elephants, frogs, bees, whales, every fish in the plastic sea. 6. Remove all plastic from sea. Ring Elon about the viability of landfill on Mars. Ask him for clean water and air ASAP. Make priority over LA Tunnel Project.

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6. Denuclearize, disarm everyone everywhere. Hide sharp objects and sarin. 7. Clean, gut and rake leaves. Call deck guy for an estimate. Eight and trophy hunting. Nine. Release refugee children from cages. Reunite with parents. Grant asylum to anyone who doesn't want to kill us.

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10. Eliminate fossil fuels. Make planet solar-powered, wind-powered, battery-powered, yet-to-be-discovered-powered. Introduce electric transport everywhere. Elon again if he has time. 11. Replace three-way bulb in living room LED. Buy new bath mat.

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Fill prescriptions for Welbutin, paxil, adderall and Valium. Stop taking baby aspirin, says somebody on Facebook. Continue COQ10, omega-3s, d3b12, turmeric, magnesium, dhea, nac and all the other useless but expensive crap from Holdings Trimoringa. Twelve Reverse warming temperatures and rise of oceans Idea Dig ocean floors six feet deeper to compensate Possible, ask Elon. Thirteen Stop destroying Amazon rainforest.

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Effective immediately. Take ayahuasca with indigenous shaman in Peru, ditto Peyote, psilocybin, san Pedro cactus. Legalize psychedelics. Locate God, allah, brahman, christ and Buddha nature. Negotiate religious treaty. Serve them plant-based lunch.

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Fourteen Call Aunt Judy, still alive, and Cousin Jenny. We pap smear party. Fifteen Free all the chickens, also cows and pigs. End factory farming and animal lab testing, especially on eyes of beagles. Remove back lawn, grow arugula and snap peas. Sixteen, also front lawn. Seventeen Refreereeze Arctic ice shelf, greenland, etc. Ask Jimmy Carter if Habitat for Humanity can provide temporary housing for polar bears now balancing on one leg. 18. Cease all sex trafficking and sexual abuse of children and adults. Shoot perpetrators into outer space. Nineteen Introduce equal pay, equal opportunities, equal education, equal food distribution, equal housing and basic needs for all humans, regardless of nationality, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, skin colour, height, weight, iq, eq, enneagram, number, skills, abilities, sense of humour and pre-existing conditions. 20. Breathe, breathe again, try to breathe.

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21. Cure Alzheimer's, als, asthma, autism, parkinson's Cancer, heart Disease, emphysema, arthritis, rheumatoid and Osteo. Parkinson's cancer, heart disease, emphysema, arthritis, rheumatoid and osteo lupus, diabetes, type 1, type 2, types 3 to 5, hepatitis A, b, c, d and E, cystic fibrosis, gluten sensitivity, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, meningitis, tuberculosis, herpes, chlamydia, all STDs, multiple arthrosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, epstein-barr, hashimoto's flu, shingles, hay fever, lyme disease. Heal the blind, deaf, lame and crippled Acne. 22. Schedule horseback riding lessons, volunteer meals on wheels. Take Tai Chi class or Qigong, taekwondo, jiu Jitsu or anything Asian sounding. Read an Alan Watts book. Buy matcha shoji screen and tatami mats.

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23. Add MDMA to white nationalist water supply. Also alt-right Aryan magicians, kkk Hug and Neo-Nazi. Tell him most Jews are pretty funny.

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24. Eliminate pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, homicides and suicides. 25. Meditate, get enlightened, become spiritual guru. Charge ton of money telling people to watch their breath In and out. Design advanced course Market to top 1% for ridiculous amount. Write the Power of Then Tell Anthony Robbins to chill out a bit. 26. Prevent global extinction of every living creature. 27. Harry's 70th birthday present Apple Watch. So you may need to have a little lie down to recover from even thinking about that to-do list and maybe look at your plans for the year and ask yourself is this what I want to do? Is this reasonable, will it stretch me and will it be fun? Thank you for listening. Tune in this coming Friday for a great conversation with Rich Friesen on healing the political divide. Have a happy and fulfilling year and I'll see you next time. Thank you for listening to Truth and Transcendence and I'll see you next time. Transformation Coaching, pellewa and the Freedom of Spirit Workshop on beingspaceworld. Have a wonderful week and I'll see you next time.