I don’t know if the Pink Floyd tune with almost the same title is stuck in your head as well, but I would say it must be one of the best songs they have ever written.

But what on earth does this have to do with improving your life you ask? A lot, actually.

Have you noticed that some days you are helping out the people around you only to feel that you are completely drained of your own energy at the end of the day?  You are probably, like most people out there a very decent and generally good person who would help an old lady across the street or pick up a grocery bag for your aging relatives if they couldn’t handle it on their own.

But this is not what I’m talking about here. I am talking about a much more fundamental issue and one that is crucial to your happiness and success on a daily basis. So what do I mean? I am talking about not being too compassionate for your own good.

In a sense you could say that it is essential to be a bit selfish in order to pursue your own dream and as a result you will help people a lot more by having achieved your dream and then helping them achieve theirs. Nothing you can do in the short term other than allowing and empowering people to learn how to help themselves and advance.

If you protect your energy from being drained by others, you will in a sense turn a bit numb to the outside world, and instead replace it by turning your focus to the inside. It matters a great deal to have your inner energy aligned with your path or you will not be able to move in the desired direction.

So the easy approach to this concept is to simply focus on all the things that are good in your life and take comfort and joy in them. Do not focus or dwell on the things you may see as problems or issues with others and that will allow you to keep more of your energy in this state of being a little “numb”.

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