IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT.... CAPRICORN :)

 

 

 

I do not know whether or not I believe in horoscopes, because the way in which they are written, allows for them to be applicable to most people who share generic characteristics. I do however, believe in positivity; thus I have chosen to share with you all, the words that were presented to me today, by the stars. Generic or specific to my sign, I believe that these words would be positively influential in the mind, heart and soul of anyone who believes in the manifestation of eternal happiness.

 

Your Passion Is Your Purpose

 

May 19, 2013 

Capricorn Daily Horoscope

 

 

Your desire to examine your life’s overall direction could lead you on a search for a more meaningful life today, for asking yourself what your purpose in this life is might cause you to question the everyday aspects of your existence. This would be a good time to look more closely at what parts of your life ignite your passion the most and how you can incorporate those elements into your life – for it is your passion that is what ultimately connects you to your higher purpose. Perhaps you can consider what you would do if you didn’t have to worry about anything in life—that is, what truly sings to the depths of your soul. As you explore this more deeply, you may wish to think about whether you are already living this passion. You may find that your direction and purpose become clearer as a result of your self-examination.

There are two types of Capricorns, according to many astrologists.
Both of them are represented by 'The Goat':
"The first is represented by the mountain goat, always climbing higher and higher; never content until reaching the top. The second is the garden goat, with little adventurous spirit or ambition-happy to remain within a small domain, refusing to budge unless it is pushed. Either type of Capricorn, however, is patient and persevering. They reach their goals because they know the longest journey commences with a single step and that the first step is always the most difficult.". 
- http://www.psychicguild.com/horoscopes_zodiac.php?sign=Capricorn

Our purpose in life is directly linked to our passion, for it is through passions that the universe has given us the gifts to uncover the greater reason for our existence. If we were inclined to be an artist or writer, for example, our desire to do this type of creative work can propel us to delve further into the reason for our being. By doing what energises you today, you will move closer to self-realisation and a have a greater understanding of the meaning of your life – not only for yourself, but for the whole world.

 

Demain est un autre jour - Tomorrow is another day!

 

Bonne Nuit,

Khaleesi Ipel of the *UNIVERSE*/GlassTableGirl x

'SHOW ME YOUR SECRET,

LET'S HAVE A PARTY..."

 

 

 

There are musicians and there are artists! This man, Petite Noir, has a talent that appears to resonate both beings.

I am very impressed by: the cinematography of this music video, the production of the song and the all encompassing sense of power that it portrays. The angles at which it is shot, allows for the viewer to become absorbed in the intimacy which is projected between the two lovers. The use of close-up shots in various scenes of hand-holding and slight caressing, gives one a deeper connection to the ideals and inspirational sources of energy that allow for us to reproduce our love. Love is a powerful concept and this song speaks to my soul in its melancholic, yet strong undertones of unity of the souls exposed on our screens.

 

LISTEN TO THE STRINGS IN THIS PRODUCTION! AMAZING, REALLY AMAZING!

 

Click on the link below to view Petite Noir's video, "Noirse"

 



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa-pgdsjNRE

 

"Here ends the reading... Thanks be to God"

 

Best,

Khaleesi Ipel of the *UNIVERSE*/GlassTableGirl x

 

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SHARING IS CARING!

 

When I was younger, I was a very active sports-woman. I played a lot of sport growing up and this has stemmed the basis of my need for genuine unity amongst my community. Due to my primary focus on developing my skills as an athlete, I now find that there are so many other forms of cultural engagement that I neglected to give my attention to; even though all of the opportunities to indulge in the arts of dance and music, were readily available to me. I started learning how to play the piano at the age of fourteen and the guitar was always within arms length, but there was never enough fuel to ignite the fire within me, to develop my skills as a musician. Music is a soulful experience, that we should feel blessed to be able to hear. Many people have often said to me "It's too late now to learn how to play an instrument or to try and dance in a ballet recital.". Too late? There is no such thing as being 'too late', in my life. As long as your journey aligns itself with the golden path of your heart's desires, nothing can stop you from achieving your goals. People find themselves, at different stages throughout their lives and it has been a blessing to take on the task of fulfilling my childhood dreams, which have always been inherent to my existence on planet earth.

 

I happened to be reflecting on my life thus far during a recent visit to the city of Cape Town
- ONE OF THE BEST CITIES EVER.

I&I and a friend of I, embraked on a sultry walk through the market of the town's centre; when I stumbled across two men playing their guitars. In that moment, my private musical career saw its spark. I thought to myself, how can I engage these men in a manner that is:

1. Not derogatory
2. Genuine in its nature and

3. Equally beneficial and in good faith to all of the parties involved.

 

It was then, that I decided to make them an offer to teach me how to play the guitar in return for a small fee. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, right?

 

To my delight, the men were more than willing and even more so excited to teach me their craft. At a very low cost, I found myself NOT ONE, but TWO guitar instructors.

 

I am very passionate about uplifting my community. It is a very important part of my purpose in this world, because I believe in the ideals of celebrating our diversity.

 

Today, I was lucky enough to come across one of those musicians that play their music by the Pay-Station of the parking lot. I thought to myself, why not give him the same opportunity that I offered to the two men in Cape Town? With that thought and a brief exchange of words and smiles, I accomplished one of my life-long dreams: in solidifiying a symbiotic relationship, for the better-good of our lives; simultaneously scoring myself an amazing, affordable guitar instructor in Johannesburg too. If you too, are a constant dreamer... Open your eyes and make those dreams come true. It all starts with uplifting yourself in uplifting others.  

 

This is life... My dreams are consistently coming true and I would not choose to trade places with any other in this world we live in.

 

 

Painting by numbers :)

 

 

 

 

I am the Luckiest Girl in the world!

 

 

The simplest moments of our lives, are the most enjoyable of them all.

JOY! LOVE! HOPE! SPIRIT! GRACE!

The Purest Pillars of Strength :)

 



 

 

L'chaim - To life!

 

Best,

GlassTableGirl x

 

P.S. 'If not now, then when? If not today...' - Tracy Chapman

TO BE OR NOT TO BE?

 

I have always found it to be strange, that after all these years of emancipation, women have still failed to achieve the same level of communion as men. Perhaps we have, but I have yet to feel a stronger sense of sisterhood that we all claim to experience. The only people we should blame for the lack in gender equality is ourselves: For constantly uprising against one another without full cause as to why?

 

How is it that a scorned woman is another woman's nightmare? As history has proved, many-a-time: the only real threats that face two women in a relationship, is the man and his penis; not even money can cause as great a drift between two sisters. It is frightening to see how the main problem that women face daily is their attachment to men. For someone who is generally all for the sisters, I am sorry to say that, as I grow older, I am starting to lose my faith in our sex as a whole.

 

It all starts with YOU! To be or not to be, with the man of your dreams... What does that entail? Do you fight, do you run, or do you stay? To be or not to be honest in your existence, whether or not your actions are in good faith or not. To be or not to be: livid with the girl, who dated your sister's best friend's ex-boyfriend of five years ago and is now sleeping with your brother or his best friend whom she met on a trip abroad, without the smallest thought of your presence (or lack thereof) in her life. To be or not to be on one friend's side of the fence, when a situation is so far removed from your soul, that you cannot even gather the true facts of such a situation. To be or not to be present in your own life and understanding of your interactions with every being that you encounter.

 

To be secure in yourself and your relations with others, in the aims of the discovery of self and selves alike. To be aware and conscious of your behaviour; knowing that in its purest form, you do not need to be apologetic for it.  To be free, to be an explorer, to learn, to trust, to be you, to do your best, to be patient... TO BE ALIVE WITH POSSIBILITY.

 

To be one with your higher self, with no explanations, no guilt, no need for shame. As a collective, the only other collective of sexes, we need to do better in trying harder to understand each other and ourselves as a whole.

 

To be or not to be... That is the question.

 

Best Love To All The Sustren,

Khaleesi Ipel of the *UNIVERSE*/ GlassTableGirl x

 

P.S. It is the year of the Snake... Beware of the bite!

#KEEP-EATING!

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Buenos Noches!

Khaleesi x

P.S. The fastest do not live longest... Patience is a virtue ;)

LEKKER, LEKKER LEKKER, VIS EN TJIPS!

 

Life is all about going deep and really looking beyond the surface of your soul.

 

Today, I present to you some deep fried fish, prepared in a light curried batter, served with some sliced chips, fresh tartare sauce, tomato salsa and a little bit of love :)

 

 

 

 

 

READY TO GO!

 My fellow Chef and mate, Phillip, concentrating hard in the background!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We made some tartare sauce by adding some finely chopped gherkins and capers to our home-made mayonnaise. This can be spiced to the flavour of your palette. I added:

 

A pinch of cayenne pepper

1/2 a teaspoon of salt and pepper

Some fresh rosemary and a hint of sugar; As well as, 1/2 a clove of crushed garlic.

 

 

 



 

Fried food has this homey feel that just keeps on pulling you back for some more."DEEP FRIED" is not the healthiest option when preparing food, but we'll make an exception for those 'cheat days', today being one of them ;) 

 

 



 

 

Bon Appetit!

Khaleesi x

 

P.S. Life is for the loving!

Life As A Lover.

  

 

Today is one of the most beautiful days of my life. I feel a new sense of pride within myself and only the Universe knows why. Perhaps it is because I am genuinely happy. I have always enjoyed the finer aspects of life such as: greetings, hugs, laughter, love and excitement... Today I feel as if I am fully immersed in my soul and there is no other way that I would rather choose to live. In fact, ever since the day that I decide to administer my negative emotions and filter them out of my system, my life has become more peaceful and less distracted by menial experiences; although I have learnt a great deal from every experience of negative or positive enlightenment. At the end of the day, enlightenment can only serve us in a positive manner right? If we choose to learn, I guess...

  

 

To realise that all of my dreams are coming true, is slightly overwhelming. It feels as overwhelming as meeting 'The One', in some respects, because: something you love, with all your heart, is flying in its fruition for the greater benefit of your soul's worth. There are some days that I am still shocked at the fact that I wake up at 05h00, without any quams and I feel excited about my day ahead. In an Interview I watched a few years ago on VH1, Pharrell Williams quoted Chinese Teacher and Philosopher, Konfuzius (Confucius) in saying : 'If you do something that you really love, you will never work a day in your life.' I always understood the expression and I have always believed myself to be a lover of life in that I have mostly done the things that I love to do; from a very young age.

  

 

Essentially whether or not you want to, I believe that every one of us should try to experience an elevated form of living:

 

  

'Always Be Thy Higher Self' - Melissa Flerangile. If everybody did exactly what the want to as opposed to what they have to, I believe that there would be world peace. It is up to you to push yourself in the direction that you choose. I must admit that there are few better feelings than waking up and loving what you do, every day. Like I said, it is like waking up next to the love of your life, forever. Some people might argue my viewpoint in saying that if we all did what we wanted to, then we would be living in a global state of anarchy. Well, we are all entitled to our basic human rights; as we are all free to provoke original thought.

 

 

We need aspire to live within our dreams, in this life and the ones to follow. In all aspects of our beings, we should allow ourselves the privilege of knowing and acquiring that which we know we deserve. It is so easy to be blinded by the darkness of external influences and the 'standards' of societal organisations, because we become afraid to take the steps towards building our dream lives; hence, we rather settle for a life that we have been conditioned to enjoy. From a happy person's perspective, it is much easier to lead a life of utter joy... A dream life.

 

 

Bon Vendredi - Happy Friday,

Khaleesi x

 

 

P.S. 'If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.'

- Paulo Coelho

FRESH FOOD FOR THE SOUL!

 

 First of all... Happy 150th post to my blog - WHOOP! WHOOP! I am so excited to be able to share my journey with you all and I feel privileged to be blessed with your company; as I surf along the ocean that is my life, in search of complete love, happiness, wealth of the mind and peace of the soul. Namaste et Merci Beaucoup de vous, mes amis.  

 

 - Khaleesi Ipeleng of the *UNIVERSE*

 

First on the menu we have:

Hong-Kong Stewy

- Pap (Bohobe) Served with a tangy Beef Stew

 

People often ask me why I choose not to eat meat and my answer is always the same. i do not enjoy the texture of any meat, except for fish and until recently, chicken. It is not a form of religious sacrifice of any spiritual attachment to the lives of animals (although, the more I learn of it, the more conscious I am that they too have a soul). I prefer not to eat meat, because of the way that it affects the processes of digestion; in that it would cause a knot in my system, every time I indulged. Biological research and anthropological discoveries have shown that meat actually decays in the system of human beings and it is not able to be broken down to its foundational nutrients or proteins. The body of man, was not built to process or breakdown meat and this is primarily evident in our dental structure which is not built to tear through tough pieces of foods; but rather to ingest soft vegetables, fruits and herbs. This is what we are built to survive on the natural produce of Mother Nature and the water which she so willingly provides for those of us who are privileged to experience such.

 

With that said, I present to the Universe: A Kingklip Surprise

 

 

- Pan-seared Kingklip served with a Rondo Salad and Fusion Mushrooms, Onions and Peppers; topped with sunflower seeds and a Sweet Indonesian Soy Sauce.

 

 

For dessert :) I present to you:

 

RECIPE 1 -

 

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

 

 

10 cups of flour

5tsp of baking powder

1/1.5 cups of sugar

150g of butter

4T of vanilla essence

1/2 a carton of milk

4 eggs (cracked separately)

 

METHOD -

 

Mix together all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl

Add the butter and mix until the texture is crumbed

In a separate bowl, mix together the moist ingredients (making sure to crack each egg individually, before adding them to the vanilla essence and milk mixture)

Filter the moist ingredients into the dry ones and mix thoroughly until your batter is the consistency of soft and moist. The batter should be very flexible.

 

Using a table spoon, half fill the pockets of your muffin tray.

 Bake in the oven for 35 minutes et voila it's CHRISTMAS TIME!

 

 

Final Product:

Some freshly baked scones, served with home-made whipped cream, strawberry jam and basil.

 

 

 

 

 

  A special THANK YOU to Ousi Maki Tsimeli for this amazing recipe :)

 

 

GUTEN APPETIT!

 

Khaleesi x

 

P.S. 'Compassion, Tolerance, Forgiveness and a sense of Self-Discipline help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind.'

- THE Dalai Lama

 

 

MOVING FORWARD!

There comes a point in our lives when we realise that the most important aspect of being alive is our inner-happiness. Human beings are conditioned to think and feel, live and act a certain way; but very few of us are conditioned to understand.Why is it that when one makes a decision for oneself, it is automatically deemed as 'selfish'. I would love to find out who first connoted the acts of selfishness, with the feelings of negative energy, because to me, being selfish does not necessarily have to be a taboo. Surely we should all strive to push each other to make the best decisions for our selves, without the emotional influence that we naturally project upon others; due to a lack of faith in our own experiences. It is safe to say that we have been so thoroughly brainwashed by 'what is right and what is wrong', that we have forgotten how to behave upon our innate emotions.

In my mind, I like to refer to the term, 'positive selfishness', which is the foundation of inner-happiness. Positive selfishness is a tricky manoeuvre that has been perfected by those who choose to see life from a higher perspective. Some look to meditate, others look to engage in artistic forms of soul-searching, such as music or dance. Christians go to church and seek the guidance of their God.In the Rastafarian culture, one is referred to as I and I. A spiritual reference to the way in which one is mentally aware of ones higher sense of being, thus allowing for one to recognise both I as oneself and I's higher connection to ones spiritual essence and faithful existence; the highest level being that of Jah Rastafari. This is what we are lacking, a true, pure sense of existence. I believe that if we were to engage in seeking our higher beings, then we would always try to make the best, most informed choices according to our individual needs. We should do so in a way in which we are understanding of others and their personal challenge in discovering the beauty of the higher world. We should guide each other, respectfully, willingly, forgivingly and most importantly, happily. Imagine a world where everybody leads the life that they want to. A world full of an elevated mentality that sees beyond the simple interactions that we place so much emphasis on in our daily practises of improvement of self.

I hope everyone tries to improve on their being, daily, because life is a process of The Evolution of The Soul and

you would not want to miss that boat.

Regardless of which ever form it takes place for us to become more aware of our higher sense of self, I believe that it is essential for us to delve deeper into our spriritual senses and look beyond what we have been taught by society. We need to start building the global chain of improvement, because as charity starts at home, inner-happiness and the completion of a peaceful existence, begins with you. The moment that we start to think consciously for and about self, is the moment when we will realise how genuinely blessed we are (have been) in this life, the ones before and those to come. So carry yourself with a sense of pride in whatever you do and in so-doing, be aware that you will be tempted to suffer; the choice is yours. It is the manner in which you manage your emotional perspective on the Universe and on yourself, that enables you to propel your ambitions, maturely from within. Yes, we will make many a mistake, but we will also forgive many a time. Essentially, we must realise that it is indeed possible to live our potential life and it is indeed possible to be present in an ultimate state of euphoria. To live in a euphoric state, everyday... Now that is a life worth thriving for.

Best Love and Ultimate Peace of Soul,

Khaleesi x

P.S. 'Doctors Save Lives, Nurses Save Doctors'  

- A Message to all WOMEN: Let us Support, Love, Forgive and Be HAPPY for Each Other, Always!

There Will Come a Time...

 

 

Love always,

KI.

P.S. 'How can we make love if you don't love me? - Ms.Erykah.Badu