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This week’s episode of The Universe Is Your Friend explores a trap that so many of us fall into without even realizing it: treating The Universe like Amazon Prime. We get caught up in this constant cycle of asking, scripting, visualizing, manifesting—where every spiritual practice becomes a means to an end. Instead of meditating to feel peace, we meditate to become “magnetic.” Instead of writing gratitude lists to actually immerse in appreciation, we do it because we think it’ll speed up our desires arriving. Without meaning to, we start interacting with The Universe purely to get something out of it.

And here’s the truth: that mindset doesn’t just feel empty, it actively disconnects you from the deeper relationship you could be building with Source energy, God, or whatever higher power you connect with. Because spirituality and manifestation aren’t about performance. They’re about presence. They’re about returning to yourself, experiencing your practices for the genuine rewards they bring, and reconnecting with the energy that holds you through it all.

In this episode, I’ll walk you through:
✨ The difference between genuinely connecting with The Universe vs. treating it as a transaction.
✨ How to spot when you’re performing your rituals for the “reward” instead of the experience.
✨ Why this mindset keeps you stuck in lack and constantly chasing your desires.
✨ How to reframe meditation, gratitude, visualization, and other practices so they light you up in the moment.
✨ Practical steps to nurture your relationship with The Universe just for the joy of connection.

Here’s the shift: when you journal, meditate, visualize, or practice gratitude, do it for the sake of it. Do it because it feels good. Because you value peace, clarity, connection, and joy. Because these practices make your human experience richer even without a manifestation attached. That’s the real magic. That’s the natural reward that expands your vibration in the most authentic way. And ironically? That’s also when your manifestations flow more effortlessly, because you’re no longer chasing—you’re simply existing in alignment.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, burned out, or like your manifestations are always just out of reach, this episode will help you reframe your practices and rebuild a genuine, non-transactional relationship with The Universe. Because manifestation isn’t about scheming your way to what you want—it’s about becoming the person who no longer needs to chase.

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This week’s episode of The Universe Is Your Friend is all about a concept that’s often overlooked but can completely change the way you approach manifestation, decision-making, and even your day-to-day happiness: core values.

Here’s the thing—most people set goals, chase achievements, or even try to manifest desires without ever checking if those things are actually aligned with their deepest values. That’s why you can manifest the car, the relationship, or the job and still feel strangely empty. Because if what you’re calling in doesn’t match your core values, it won’t feel fulfilling no matter how shiny it looks on the outside.

So what are core values, really? They’re not just cheesy buzzwords from school posters or corporate mission statements. They’re the personal, non-negotiable truths that guide the way you live. Think of them as the compass that keeps you on track when life feels overwhelming, distracting, or uncertain. Without them, you risk drifting through life on autopilot—reacting instead of intentionally creating. With them, you can filter decisions, attract aligned manifestations, and build a life that actually feels good from the inside out.

In this episode, I’ll break down:
✨ What core values really are and why they’re more powerful than goals alone.
✨ How to uncover your own values, even if you’ve never thought about them before.
✨ Why manifestation feels inconsistent or disappointing when your desires aren’t rooted in values.
✨ The difference between surface-level wants vs. values-driven intentions.

Because here’s the truth: goals will change. Desires will evolve. Timelines will shift. But your values? They’re your roots. They’re the steady foundation that keeps you from getting swept up in comparison, chasing dreams that aren’t yours, or abandoning yourself just to “get ahead.”

And when you start manifesting from your values instead of just your wants, something incredible happens: you stop searching for external validation to tell you you’re on the right track. You already know. You feel it in your bones. Suddenly, manifestation becomes less about proving something and more about expanding into who you already are.

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve manifested things that didn’t feel as satisfying as you thought, or if you’re constantly second-guessing whether you’re even on the right path, this episode is going to give you clarity and direction. By the end, you’ll know exactly how to identify your core values and start using them as your personal navigation system—the flashlight that guides you through the dark, the compass that keeps you steady in a storm, and the map that reminds you where you’re really heading.

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- if you have any questions, requests, feedback or are just looking for some general manifestation advice, I would LOVE to chat with you.

THE BOOK CLUB IS ON HIATUS but feel free to find me over at: The Book Club on Patreon - You can purchase any of my old collections and if you're yearning for some new Book Club content, please reach out to me through my email or TikTok (linked above).

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This week on The Universe Is Your Friend, we’re talking about something that quietly holds so many of us back in manifestation: resistance. It’s the invisible parking brake that keeps us stuck, no matter how hard we press on the gas.

Recently, I’ve been diving deep into EFT tapping, spending almost an hour a day clearing blocks I didn’t even know I had. And babes… the shifts have been insane. Without even consciously working on certain limiting beliefs, I’ve found entire thought patterns dissolve—suddenly making me open to new opportunities that once felt impossible. This really showed me how much of our manifestation struggles come not from “not working hard enough,” but from the resistance we’re carrying.

In this episode, I share an analogy I heard while tapping along to a “Tap with Brad” video that stopped me in my tracks: trying to manifest while holding resistance is like driving with the parking brake on. Most of us think the answer is to push harder, hustle more, or do more rituals—but the truth is, we could actually get where we want to go with less effort, if we simply released the resistance.

And this doesn’t just apply to taking physical action. So many of us are unconsciously “working hard” to manifest—journaling obsessively, meditating for hours, desperately trying to “surrender.” But that energy of trying, straining, and needing? That’s resistance disguised as alignment. It repels the very thing we’re calling in.

Resistance shows up in two main ways:

• Unconscious resistance: limiting beliefs and old programming (like “money is unsafe,” “love leads to pain,” or “I’m not worthy”) that block desires from reaching us.
• Conscious resistance: the obvious frustration, tension, and control we feel when we can’t accept things as they are (like checking your phone every 3 minutes for a text, or spiraling when things don’t happen fast enough).

The key isn’t to do more. It’s to notice where we’re resisting and dissolve it. In this episode, I’ll walk you through:

• How to spot resistance in both its unconscious and conscious forms
• Why resistance makes us work harder than necessary—and often ends up pushing our desires further away
• How EFT tapping, affirmations, self-awareness and reprogramming can dissolve old blocks
• The simple steps to shift from resistance into allowing

When you learn to release resistance, manifestation becomes so much easier. You don’t need to scream your desires at the Universe—you can whisper, trust, and receive. The work you do take feels inspired, potent, and powerful, because it’s no longer fighting against a wall of hidden blocks.

Resistance isn’t proof that you’re unworthy or failing—it’s just old programming running the show. And once you learn how to turn that parking brake off, you’ll be amazed at how naturally your manifestations begin to flow in.

COME AND FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK: @Kristengreenwoodtuiyf - I am constantly fighting my demons about being on camera so that I can share bite-sized content with you and I appreciate your support SO MUCH, you have no idea!

You can also email me over at: tuiyf@Kristengreenwood.com
- if you have any questions, requests, feedback or are just looking for some general manifestation advice, I would LOVE to chat with you.

THE BOOK CLUB IS ON HIATUS but feel free to find me over at: The Book Club on Patreon - You can purchase any of my old collections and if you're yearning for some new Book Club content, please reach out to me through my email or TikTok (linked above).

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