Yes, barely six months after the The Happiness Hike goes on-line, and I just can't stop, the whole thing is growing and evolving, like us! Recently I think the whole philosophy is taking a new direction towards a more complete happiness. The following is really a continuum, not an off-shoot from the trunk but new growth to the whole tree itself, as it reaches for the sky.

Well, it's even longer since I've finished the site, but the ideas have taken on a whole new turning, even better. A new site is i the works. In the mean time, the essence of the extended method is below.

And then...

There's even more (do I ever rest?). As I'm on a Happiness Hike, just like you, and since I recently lost half the records and journals of my own quest (don't ask) they're now all on-line at The Cyberseeker (separate site).

And after that...

As mentioned somewhere else, my last novel was based on the ideas in this site. It's looking for a publisher, but now uploaded is the blurb for Ambrosia?. If you know any one who would buy it...

Finally

This really is the last thing, after that I promise to stop ruining the Internet with all my silliness. I've written yet another site for professional writers, so if by chance you are one, it's here (Separate site).

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There's a collection of my other writings, journalism, fiction, non-fiction (together with a marketing record) here

Readers have written and said so many nice things about the site, all the e-mails are available in the Letters page. But this is large now :-), so I've culled the nicest quotes. They're at the very bottom of this page.

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Four years on and The Happiness Hike is still going strong, regularly updated, as many people helped, or inspired as possible (go and see the letters page!)

The site is free. If you have been particularly changed by the site and would like to put something back, then do feel free to support my favourite charities.

At www.lepra.org.uk your donation can help people affected throughout the world with leprosy. Living often in India I see this all the time. Your money will be well spent.

www.samaritans.org.uk is a worthwhile suicide prevention charity, providing free counselling to anyone who needs it.

And I'm sure you all know the work of the Red Cross. This link goes to the Indian branch http://www.indianredcross.org/ and this to the British www.redcross.org.uk

Remember, if you give any of these charities money after being inspired by my site, I'll get good karma!

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If I'm on-line at Yahoo, feel free to say hello.

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Finally, the book is finished!

Ah, but I had a nightmare getting a domain I can sell it from. I paid 130 pounds sterling to www.123-reg.co.uk for a top level domain, and a years hosting with www.webfusion.com I thought, I'll sell it from there and set up a publishing company.

Nope. Awful. Ten days later my domain still isn't registered with internic. The webfusion software is awful, full of bugs. It lets me upload a pdf file, but won't allow a download. I e-mailed the help desk. I got two autoresponders saying thank you for the question, and all requests for help are answered in 24 hours.

This was ten days ago. I phoned VISA to dispute the amount. Awful, now I've lost my domain. So frustrating as everything was ready to be uploaded, plus it took me two days to move this site, then move it back again!

But fear not. I've found two other companies that allow commercial use of web space for free. Thereºs more info about the book at http://lifemagic.freespaces.com Go take a look, it's everything you read at The Happiness Hike, plus four years further research and experimentation. It might even be available in print at www.lulu.com/lifemagic

LATER UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE. I don't use the old homepage site at http://jlowet.bravepages.com anymore, it was too slow and too much advertising. I've a new place now and everything is there. Keep reading for details.

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Wow, life is speeding up. The book is selling. Thank you to everyone who bought a copy.

I might publish a longer conventional book which I'm currently working on -- LIFE MAGIC. Watch this space!

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If you're a webmaster looking for royalty free content, then I've penned three articles which you can use as long as you link to here. They can be received by sending a blank e-mail to happyarticles@sendfree.com. Warning: I personally respect people's privacy, NEVER spam, never publish e-addresses and maintain no mailing list. BUT, if you send to the above autoresponder for the free articles, this is hosted by a separate company and they will send you advertising, just so you know.

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Ooooh, I've been busy. It's my birthday today (honestly), so I thought I'd announce to the world my upcoming projects.

Coming Soon!

The follow up to the first book. In this site, you've used various things to manifest your dreams. The main thing is visualisation, obviously with emotion (physically felt) and possibility.

But what exactly is a mental picture? What's it made from? How is it created? Where does it exist? If you were able to direct the pure energy behind visualisation, then what could be achieved?

Also to be released as a single work, book one and two, to be known as Life Magic.

The file is to big to make pdf with the free service I use, so I'm not sure of the format. If it sells well, I'll self-publish it and offer a print version.

The above banner is from the planned compiled version, html, including 15 diagrams, possibly animated/interactive (I'm learning programming), a slideshow alternating between quotes from the book, quotes from other people, pictures from my travels and diagrams.

So I'd better get back to work if I want finish everything. Watch this space for news.

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FINISHED!

I've finished the on-line demo. Well, kind of, the slide-show it a bit patchy right now, the complete version isn't all there, but the demo is looking good. There's a lot there, six chapters, colour diagrams and inspirational art (takes a while to load though).

Do please go and have a look. Click the link below.

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If you would like to discuss The Happiness Hike, Life Magic or anything along these lines, feel free to come and post at the new message board I've set up at my other site. Unfortunately, it's at the old site, which had advertising pop ups.

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Two large pieces of news. One, a contract from a publisher has been offered on Life Magic, another company has requested and is considering the whole manuscript, and a literary agency has asked to represent it... so hopefully, finally, at some point... expect to see it in book form.

Secondly, the trip is over, almost. After all this time and all these countries and adventures, I leave tomorrow and should be back very soon. This was, of course, only my journey around the world. The Happiness Hike is always ongoing, until we get there! I hope I'll get a chance to add something meaningful just before I cross the last border.

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Ah, I was lucky, there was indeed time for a last word, or a conclusion if you like. If you've just arrived here, better read all the pages first and then come back to it. If you want to see it, then it's above the picure at the end of this page, or click here.

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Well, I went back to England last year, but am now on the road again. I know The Happiness Hike is officially finished, but I couldn't resist a little update.

The publishing deal fell through. At Hampton Roads the ceo personally asked for it, kept if fifteen months, then I spoke to the secretary who told me they didn't want to go ahead with it.

There are three more publishers, so I'll try there and let you know. Don't worry, you WILL be seeing the book in print form at some point.

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Yesterday my mother was buried. I'm abroad at the time (of course) but I went to a church and meditated. In the afternoon I came across the site that lets me publish the print version, so I uploaded it and it's available.

In light of all the support and encouragement, I would like to dedicate The Curse and Miracle of Expectation (however it ends up looking), and this entire web-site to her memory: Josine Florida Lowet.

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I've been busy. I've edited, rewritten and basically given all of the text on this site a through going over, and turned it into a regular print book.

This is what you get for persevering (or being stubborn, depending on how you look at it. It's a proper book, pocket size, everything is there, the letters, the text, the exercises, the spelling mistakes... no, not the mistakes! It's so much better as a book, think of these great benefits:

• You can read it anywhere.
• The 'on the fly' text here is edited in the book for a more succint, concise read.
• It can grace your bookshelf for years and you can reread and go back to it for further reference/inspiration.
• Your friends and family can read it.
• You can give it to someone as a gift.
• You can read it, then give it to charity and help someone you haven't met.
• You provide gameful employment to the people who help manufacture it.
• You support independent publishing.
• Your eyes will be more relaxed than if you read the whole site online.
• You'll know that, after years of writing this whole site, maintaining it and helping people out the goodness of my heart, I ended up making something, because when people decide to give something, the universe notices and makes sure they're OK in the end, and it will make you a little warm inside to think that for these few dollars, I could buy a sandwich, teeshirt or coke or whatever I need today while I'm here working on the site when I should really be seeking paid employment. That make you feel GOOD my friend.

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Also, The Curse and Miracle of Expectation, the work which evolved from this site and much further meditation and experimentation is also now a print book available on www.lulu.com

The Blurb reads thus:

Do you like it? I'm rather proud. It's not perfect, but I did the whole cover myself, plus redid the text, reformatted, conceived it etc.

Go on! Treat yourself!

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Can you believe this? It's around ten years since I started the HH, and I'm still here! All is well overall, very happy (finally!).

Anyway, I just wanted to say that, after a lot of hosts and messing about, the Internet has progressed to the point where I've been able to string all the work together at one place; my current writing and projects are there, so do feel free to come over, as the whole thing is a nicer (and more up-to-date) design. I don't update the other places. Now, everything is at th new site, which is, as always focued on spirituality, manifesting and human potential.

See you there!