How do I know I am making Evolutionary and Spiritual Growth?

I was thinking today about how to know if I am growing spiritually. Based upon my own experience,  while I am engaged with the Light, meaning that I am taking high vibration essences or currently on a Light Program or working with my spiritual teachers, I will feel a "shift then repose" (Jesus - Gospel of Thomas). This means that that I will feel some sort of change in myself, even if I cannot define this change - I know something shifted or changed. Then that change will seem to go away and I'll return to 'normal'.

I used to chase evolutionary/spiritual growth very hard because I thought that when I felt 'normal' again that the growth that I made went away. In fact, it's sometimes quite difficult to tell what exactly is changing in the short term because after there is a shift I will then integrate those changes until I feel normal again. Sometimes I go through several shifts in a row spanning several weeks or months but afterwards I always return to what I would determine as normal or my baseline.

I know now that there is no reason to rush or push too hard because of the fear of losing the growth that I make. Once a shift in vibration happens, there is no going back to the old vibration. The darkness that was keeping my vibration down has been dissolved by light. New or deeper layers of the same issue may come up but these cannot be mistaken for 'steps backwards', but only as the next and deeper step on my journey towards the Light and high vibrations. 

I hope this helps you understand your own path as this understanding has helped my own.

Blessings and Love,
Kevin