The Universe Has Your Back summary

You may have thought your school days were long gone, but in truth, the world is a classroom we enter at birth and remain in until we pass on. 

The assignments in this classroom, however, are rather unique: they’re the people you encounter over the course of your life. And they have an uncanny knack for summoning old fears. 

As Bernstein stood in front of the footlights, ready to deliver a talk, she noted that eighty percent of her audience was wearing headphones. She was in Hamburg, Germany, and it was her first time using a live translator to help transmit her message. 

In the moments before stepping on stage, Bernstein sat and meditated. Her heart’s intention was to serve this German-speaking audience, but she had no precedent for what this looked like. So Bernstein did the only thing she knew how: she surrendered her intention to the Universe and asked for divine guidance. 

On your list of favorite things, obstacles probably don’t rank near the top. Whether you’re looking for a new job, a loving relationship, or a place to call home, the ideal is for it to go exactly as you’d planned, right? 

Having goals isn’t a bad thing. As we explored in the last section, committing to love-based intentions is the very path to transcending challenges and suffering. What becomes problematic is clinging to a super specific, narrowly-defined outcome – a sure sign of fear and an unwillingness to trust the divine order of the Universe. In an attempt to force or manipulate our intention into unfolding as we believe it “should,” we unknowingly block its realization. The Universe doesn’t align with the energy of our “should” mentality. 

Bernstein was 25 when she decided to swap drugs for dharma – fear for faith. Now, more than ten years later, she still honors the moment she chose love, proudly referring to herself as a “Spirit Junkie.” 

Like many spiritual seekers, Bernstein explored countless wisdom traditions. Some time into her journey, she attended a course with alternative medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra. In her one-on-one meeting with him at the end, Bernstein asked whether this was okay. Was it okay that she found inspiration in so many different modalities? Deepak told her gently that she was allowed to do whatever she needed to, to support her journey to higher consciousness. 

You’ve come a long way since starting this Blink. You’ve learned about the superpower of presence, the meaning of Universal assignments, the magic of joyful intentions, the wisdom of obstacles, and the truth of interconnectedness. You now know how loved, guided, and secure you really are. 

However, these trainings are innately dual-purpose. While you’ll soon start to see the waves of positive transformation ripple out in your own life, you’ll also begin to notice the positivity you prompt in the world around you. And in these chaotic times, goodness knows we need this more than anything. 

In any moment, love, peace, and joy can be yours. You just need to choose faith over fear.

By accepting instead of resisting, surrendering instead of controlling, you open yourself to the boundless divine guidance of the Universe. And when you follow this divine guidance, you’ll be led to true happiness and healing – both for yourself and the world around you.