New Zealand Weekly Update #53

Last updated on Oktober 29, 2023

23rd of October until 29nd of October 2023

Approximate reading time: 5 minutes

Lets get it started

Happy days fellas. The sun is shining! And gosh it is getting warm outta here, spring ahead. Looking forward for some long evenings bz the lake with friends and a drink. Sunday morning I went to Waterbar to watch the final rugby game with some friends of mine. New Zealand vs South Africa. Black vs green. And some of my collegues are from South Africa. And what a game, the defense of South Africa was amazing and in the end, they did it. So there were people dressed in green, crying and hugging each other. And the rest? Well, we sat there, no trophy for New Zealand, but still proud as!
This week has been quite exciting since I told my managers, that I want to stay in New Zealand and not going to Canada. Right! Canada has been cancelled. Not because of COVID or something else. But because of I realized that for now, I have a chance of receiving residency for New Zealand. If I stay, I I keep working on it and if I don’t go to Canada. I have an option of staying in New Zealand longterm-wise. And I would might lose this option if I leave for Canada. So in a nutshell. No Canada yet. And keep working in New Zealand and seeing the bigger picture. A life in New Zealand. Canada can wait. It won’t disappear out of the sudden. 🙂
And what about the rest of the week? Work, swim and seeing some friends in the afternoon. And I just received some great news from Max and Jess! Finally, Jess gave birth and the little new fella looks amazing! Cute and ready for his life, I cann ot wait to meet him and give all of them a big hug, special people!

Breast or milk?

Sunday, sunny day. Time for some training and a run by the river. After some shopping at Wastebusters and watching the final rugby game, I made my way to Albert Town to run the Upper Clutha River Track. All the way to Luggate and back. The track is awesome for hiking, running or biking. Gravel. Up and down all the time. And it follows the gorgeour Clutha River. Deep Blue, peaceful nature and stunning views. And me in between, with my running backpack, some snacks, music and motivation. Half way done, break by a bench in the shade in luggate. And on the way back, a couple of more breaks since it was quite hot in the sun, the legs were sore and I was running out of water. But I finally made it back to the car and grabbed myself some cold drinks and lots of food. Fill them body up again 🙂

While sitting at Mueller Hut last week, I was reading a book surrounded by stunning nature and amazing sounds of the Avalanches coming down o the other sidee of the mountains. The book is called „Let me tell you a story“. It is about a conversation between a therapist and its patient. Talking about different struggles and challenges in life. And the idea is, that the therapist always tells a story, not to give the patient a solution or a way, but make him think about it. Think about his own life, think about options, solutions and about refocus.
And there was q quite short story, which I am still thinking of. It is called „Breast or milk“. In a nutshell, it tells, that when we grow up, it is not the breast that feeds us and keeps us alive. It is the milk. It is the milk that we need, that we are starving for, that we are hungry for.
So if you have a look at this story from another point of view, all of us are looking for milk in life. For something that feeds us, that keeps us alive, no matter how the breast looks like or no matter what comes with the breast.
So especially when we meet someone new, we are just looking for the good things. The good milk. How they treat us, how they make us feel. How it might keep us alive. And sometimes, we are jsut not able to see the whole picture, the whole body that comes with the breast. We want too see way too many good things. As if this person gives us healthy milk, there can’t be something wrong about them. In a certain way, their milk sometimes triggers us. And being triggered always ends up in a bad way. Having said that, sometimes it is not about a person, but it is about what they give us. How they make us feel. In a good and bad way.
So what to take away? First, knowing what we need. What kind of milk we need, honestly and truely. What are we looking for in a positive way? Why are we looking for those things? Second, find a breast, that feeds us and make us feel healthy and balanced. Find someone, who is not just feeding us, who is not just keeping us alive. But someone, who makes us feel appreciated, healthy and balanced (and we should feel this way already before having the milk).
Third, realizing, that most of the times, especially when a relationship feels toxic, it is not about the breast, about the person, about the one who feeds us. But that it is about the milk, about what they give (or also not give if we look into it in a toxic way). And about being aware of, that their milk might be quite unhealthy and dangerous for us. Since it might keep us alive, but comes with a lot of toxic add-ons.
You are what you eat. So lets eat healthy 🙂

What else to say?

Well, looking forward for the next weekends. Hike, run, run. Some new challenges ahead. I just received a message from Arrowtown Backyard Ultra Trail management. I was on top of the waiting list and they invited me to join. Get them body moved! One week before the Queenstown marathon though 🙂 Gonna be a tough time, but I’ll give it a shot and run same loops in Arrowtown, will keep you updated with news.
I hope you guys are gonna have an exciting and great week outta there. Never forget to eath healthy, and I am not just talking about food. Stay awesome!

Your DingyInternational
Felix