Do you know what manipulative behavior is?  You are trying to control circumstances or
others’ behavior for a desired outcome—one that is to your liking.  The ends you seek may be positive, negative,
or neutral to the other, but perceived as favorable for you.  Manipulation indicates a lack of trust in the
flow of life.  It is all ego’s
doing.  The spirit knows that all is
perfect—perhaps not in your human world, where ego rules, but at the level of
the spirit, where the heart rules, there is no need to exert control or “have
it your way.”  Be aware of when you may
be trying to control situations and people. 
Could you perhaps be avoiding a lesson you need to learn?  The spirit knows what that lesson is, if you
will only ask.