Lucy Sheridan - #HigherSelfie: Wake Up Your Life. Free Your Soul. Find Your Tribe.

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Text Lucy Sheridan and Jo Westwood, 2016

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ISBN 978-1-78180-667-8 in print
ISBN 978-1-78180-683-8 in ePub format
ISBN 978-1-78180-684-5 in Mobi format

Interior images: p.255 Sophia Spring; all other photography by Ralph Barklam
(model: Ali Marler)

Jo: To Presto, my canine spiritual guru, who chose me for a reason. You are the kindest, gentlest, most unconditionally loving and patient soul ever to walk the Earth. You continue to teach me every day how to accept what is, go at my own pace and love without exceptions. You are always in my heart and the pool is always open, any time you want to dance.

Lucy: To my famalam, Mum, Dad and Oliver, for your encouragement and support always I chose you well. To Roe, my four-legged goddess, who is my spirit animal in walking and woofing form. And to Alabama, for always letting me be me even when that means I throw your iPhone and swish my hair around like I own the place (every place!).

Hey there hot stuff! Welcome to #HigherSelfie. Were so glad you could join us in this global movement for good. Picking up this book is a great first step if all this spirituality malarkey is new to you. And we hope it will continue to serve as a grounding reminder of core spiritual principles and their practical applications in everyday life as you grow into your own spiritual connection. Likewise if youve been meditating for 15 years and are verging on self-professed guru status youll still find some golden nuggets on universal spiritual themes such as surrender, forgiveness and commitment within our cheeky chapters. After all, however enlightened you are, ultimately were all still human.

So what are you waiting for? Get inspired to be your #HigherSelfie right now and read on to discover how. Wake up your life. Free your soul. Find your tribe.

Only love,

Jo + Lucy xo

#HigherSelfie is an unapologetic rallying cry for everyone waking up at this time of spiritual catalyst energy, whether you already identify as being a modern-day lightworker or youre reading this book to figure out what that is.

This is a time on Earth when our intuitive, heart-and-soul-led way of being must become our only way and our challenge is to integrate our social media obsessions, busy schedules and all the other trappings of 21st-century life into that too. Our mission is to help you to navigate the sometimes confusing and overwhelming nature of everything modern life has to throw at you, to your spiritual advantage, so you can become spiritually active in the most empowered way.

Peppered throughout this book youll find joyful little nuggets we affectionately call Spiritual Smackdowns! If youve ever met us in person, youll know that despite the natural pitfalls of being human, we make great efforts be to kind, empathetic, understanding, loving and generous people. That said, sometimes you gotta cut the crap and get straight to the point. Like your big spiritual sisters, who are most definitely on your side til the bitter end, we refuse to let you wallow, trip yourself up with sneaky self-sabotage or make paltry excuses that keep you small.

Thats because we know how awesome you are. If youve picked up this book were guessing that youre a modern-day lightworker. Whether youre a crystal-wearing, animal intuitive or you drive the night shift on a mail van (or both!), you were drawn to this message, this movement, for a reason.

So, allow us to give it to you straight, for the first of many instances.

Weve hit a crisis point on Earth. For too long, we, the human race, have been pillaging finite resources from our beautiful planet for profit. Weve been polluting our air and water and food sources, mistreating animals and our environment, and allowing discrimination against minorities, or in the case of women, majorities, for too long. Something has to change. Something is changing.

The tide is turning and this shit no longer flies.
The energy of good is rising up.

The collective consciousness is growing stronger. The light is getting brighter. And yes, in response the collective ego is fighting back. Well talk more about old Mr Ego later, but in case you dont know, thats what it does. When we shine a light on its darkness, it fears its own death and so tries to fight back. Its smart and resourceful because we are. Its a part of us the collective us. But this rising of the ego is only proof that the light is winning. Ego prefers to have us in state of meh than a state of crisis. In meh we do nothing. We ride along uncomfortably on egos low-level stream of discontent, ranting at the TV and not much more. In crisis, we act.

To help the light banish the darkness, we need you turned on, tuned in, shining bright. We cannot afford to have you held back, feeling stuck, hiding or playing small. We need you operating at your full capacity for love and joy, spreading the message of the lightworker. Going out into the world every day and being your #HigherSelfie, however that manifests for you.

So thats why weve included Spiritual Smackdowns, short pieces that pull no punches and give you a quick snap back to the task at hand, to make your life, and therefore the world, a much more amazing place.

In addition to the Spiritual Smackdowns, youll find it hard to miss the references to A Course of Miracles (referred to hereafter as ACIM). #HigherSelfie is not a book about ACIM, but ACIM is a super-important reference point for both of us, and especially Jo, so in case youre not familiar with its teachings heres a wee intro to give you a bit of context for when it pops up.