These last few weeks have been horrific. Horrific, albeit humbling.

Something came up and I needed to fly home back to New Zealand to be with my family. The news came in the early hours of Sunday morning, bags were packed and I was at the airport just 30 hours later.

Madrid to London Gatwick, an connection shuttle to London Heathrow, a 24 hour wait in the airport before another 12 hour flight to Singapore, a connection to Sydney, Australia, 8 hours later another connection for a three hour flight to Auckland, New Zealand where my family were waiting for me with flowers and welcome home balloons in the arrivals terminal. I left Tuesday afternoon and arrived Friday midday.

I am thankful that I had so much to do which kept my mind occupied over the last ten days, but still my entire body and mind is numb. They say that when you have an overdrive of emotions, your mind depresses your senses from being overstimulated, a protection mechanism. I’ve lost 4 kg’s because my appetite has been non existent (not complaining about that though!), but my passion and zest for life has been depressed as well. All projects were abandoned momentarily and some dropped entirely when I left Europe.

My head is spinning from the dramatic return home, but it does feel good to be here. It was two years since I last saw my family. New Zealand is still just as beautiful as it was before.  We are blessed with panoramic views of the coastline, Auckland city, a few scattered islands and the Volcano laying dormant within canoeing distance of the beach. And it’s summer. Oh glorious sunshine and heat.

Serendipitously I received a donation and a note this morning saying “Listen, don’t give up now, I have no clue where your at in this project but it must go on! Failure is not an option”.  The words touched on just the right notes. It is going to take some time for my heart to heal but I know that I will bounce back soon and even stronger and more determined than before.

Since arriving back, I had to be quick to correct any misunderstandings about the “Ultimate Lifestyle” being finished and presumptions that I would be wanting to get a j.o.b. now. Ohhhhh no no no. How very wrong they are. A Quest for the Ultimate Lifestyle is a philosophy for living. It is about being in charge of your life. Being the manager of your own time and own destiny. Creating your best life for yourself, wherever in the world you are. That philosophy can be applied to any life. It’s universal and it is how I choose to live my life.  I love New Zealand and it has to be one of the best places in the world to live, so to be home and able to set up my life here again is a blessing and an opportunity for me to put the Ultimate Lifestyle into action. Create a life here where I am still free to travel, master of my own time and still a life full of adventure and fun, refusing to get a j.o.b. but always pursuing my projects and financial ambitions.

My life does not compare to my friends who walked the traditional path and remained in New Zealand to focus on careers and families.  While they have the big cars, nice houses, young families and pretty jewellery, I feel as if I have spent the last six years studying as a diligent student, learning by trial and a whole lot of error. The last years while living overseas I have learned the skills, acquired the knowledge and wisdom and laid the foundation for my Ultimate Lifestyle.

So life continues, or more specifically, A Quest for the Ultimate Lifestyle continues.  Music production, DJ’ing, writing and developing my website will continue to be the focus on my attention this year, until I have developed them to a stage that I can leverage them for other bigger and better projects. Always with maximum fun, enjoyment, love and happiness in mind.

Watch this space!