How do you live a simple life?

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How do you live a simple life?

Earlier in 2021 I was anxious about making money. My past business endeavors were failures, through no fault of my own. It's simply the process. I did everything I could, I put in all the work, showed initiative and enthusiasm and even relocated to a different province for 3 years. I regret nothing! It wasn't about my business acumen, it's just the process, just how things are. Still, I was broke and my mind was trapped in a loop, "I want money, I need money, I am nothing without money". What I didn't realize was that I was signaling "lack" to the Universe and I attracted not having money. My worship of money was the reason I didn't have any. My worship of money was the reason I was miserable. Then one day I got robbed at gunpoint. They took the little I had, I didn't panic, I was calm. It was my fault really, I should have known better. You can't walk alone late at night in Gomora (Alexandra), I was basically asking for it.

My close encounter with death made me contemplate about my life. It made me slow down, the robbery was the best thing to have happened to me. I realized anything could have happened, I was intoxicated when the robbery transpired. It was late in the morning, 1 o'clock to be precise. I was lucky. I hear stories of people getting killed every time, people who were in the same situation as me. I was reflective and I stopped worrying so much. I was lucky. I was filled with feelings of gratitude and I'd start making better choices. I stopped worrying about money too. I concluded that I would attract it instead. I'd attract the amount that I wanted. Instead of worrying constantly, I elevated my perspective, surely with time, I will be rich. It's a certainty. I would do the best that I could everyday. I now saw life as a gift. I couldn't be complacent or passive. I started comparing myself to the person I was yesterday and
progressed. I became happier. I closed off everything that wasn't making me better. I realized that I was happy with very little. As long as I had my health, food to eat, shelter and legs for locomotion, I was in heaven. I have been happy ever since. 

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