Continuous Joy and Happiness

How can I continue to find joy and happiness throughout my life? The way that I have found true joy is through putting others before myself. It's amazing how quickly your problems go away or how small they diminish when you are helping another person. This solution may seem simple, but it is actually quite hard. A good way to start is "fake it til' you make it." If putting others first doesn't come natural, then start doing it until it does. Think about others even when the natural man or woman in you wants to focus on yourself. Remember it's been said happiness is an emotion and joy is a state of being. So let us all focus on obtaining joy instead of an instant gratification.

A Whole New World

During some point in our life we may want to quit the world we live in and start all over. A new outlet has been created with the birth of the internet and virtual reality games. I am a strong advocate against these virtual worlds. Some of the greatest lessons I have ever learned have been during my toughest challenges in life. I've learned how to work hard even when I didn't feel up to the task. I've also learned how to work through problems instead of masking them behind a virtual world. The type of virtual world that I am referring to are the ones where you can create a family, job, and go on dates online. Virtual worlds only mask the real world that we live in they don't actually take away our problems. The best way to find happiness in this life is through dealing with the cards that you've been dealt and making the best situation with what you have.