| I have gone through many different stages of | | | | years, but luckily I learned after the first few times that |
| development in the last 20 years that I have been | | | | it served a major purpose. |
| studying and learning the Law of Attraction. | | | | I realized that after those periods where I had |
| One of the stages that used to drive me crazy the | | | | absorbed so much information in such a short period |
| most, but I now find myself looking forward to, is what I | | | | of time, my subconscious needed time to digest it all |
| like to call the "Feast or Famine" stage. | | | | and that was behind the purpose of the "down |
| When I first starting studying the subject I would find | | | | periods". I discovered this to be true because when the |
| myself becoming obsessed with learning more. I would | | | | "urge" would hit me again I would understand material |
| go into every book store or library I could find and take | | | | at a much deeper level than I had previously. |
| out 3 or 4 books at a time. I would even read them at | | | | Even if I read the same exact books over again, I |
| the same time. Chapter 1 of this book, Chapter 3 of | | | | would find a different meaning in them completely. |
| this book, etc. It was such a rush! So many A-ha | | | | Paragraphs I had initially highlighted the first time did not |
| moments filled with excitement and expectation. | | | | hit the A-ha cord they initially had, but the paragraphs |
| Sometimes this phase would last for months at a time; | | | | that I hadn't highlighted now touched me to the core of |
| then suddenly - BAM! - I would wake up one morning | | | | my being and brought the excitement again. I found |
| and have no interest in it at all. I would try and force | | | | myself considering the original highlighted parts as being |
| myself to read more material but the words would just | | | | boring because I already understood that part, but |
| swim in front of my eyes, I couldn't absorb any more | | | | found the un-highlighted parts felt like totally new |
| of the material and felt absolutely no interest in it. | | | | enlightening ideas. |
| I used to hate those stages because I felt as if | | | | Now I find myself excited when those down periods |
| someone had let the air of my balloon. I missed that | | | | occur because I know that when the tide turns again, I |
| spiritual rush; but no matter how much I tried I just | | | | will be on a higher plateau of learning and creating. |
| couldn't get back into it and would find myself turning to | | | | So, if you find yourself feeling restless at your inability |
| something very simple like a romance novel or a | | | | to concentrate, absorb more information, or to create |
| gossip magazine. | | | | "miracles" anymore, give yourself a break. Redirect |
| At first, this used to upset me greatly. I would believe I | | | | your attention to something a lot lighter while giving |
| had simply lost interest in the subject | | | | your unconscious self time to absorb the information |
| (like I had done with so many other different things in | | | | you just learned. |
| my life) and was afraid I would never get it back again. | | | | You will be amazed at the deeper level of |
| And that bothered me, because I knew there was still | | | | understanding you will have when you are ready to |
| so much to learn and benefit from. | | | | approach it again. The old ideas that made you once |
| Then all of a sudden - out of the blue - the learning | | | | ask yourself "can this possibly be true?" now change |
| obsession would be back. It felt as if it have never left, | | | | to " I know that part is absolutely true" now tell me |
| and again I found myself consuming as much | | | | what comes next! |
| information as I possibly could in as little time as | | | | Enjoy this delicious learning process and be easy with |
| possible. The rush was back and it felt great! | | | | yourself. Remember "Everything happens for a |
| This spiritual growth "feast or famine" thing must have | | | | reason. |
| happened to me at least 10 times over the last 20 | | | | |