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.