Having a purpose in life can help you find happiness, as well as stay positive and optimistic. If you're working toward your purpose, your successes have more meaning and your hardships won't seem as difficult. Journaling can help you find your purpose. Write your responses to questions like these: What do I want in life? What's most important to me? Where do I see myself in 5 years? 10 years? What am I really good at? Consider how you enjoyed spending your time when you were growing up. This may connect to your purpose. Think about your personal beliefs. How could they give you purpose? It's normal to be dissatisfied with parts of your life. For example, you might not like your job, or you might be having a fight with a sibling. Confront one issue at a time to avoid becoming overwhelmed. Make a list of what you want to change, then prioritize it. Start with what's most important for you. Much of what weighs on your mind comes from the past or the future. You can let go of these worries by living in the present. Focus on just this moment right now, allowing yourself to fully experience it. Use your 5 senses to ground yourself in the moment. For example, smell the scents in the air, observe small details in the scene around you, and listen for the sounds you can pick out. Let go of distractions, such as your phone or earbuds. It's normal to want to control every aspect of your life, but that's an impossible goal. Trying to control everything actually makes you more stressed and less happy. Instead of trying to control every aspect of your life, focus on controlling the only thing you can -- your own reaction. Let other people take care of themselves. Don't be afraid to delegate tasks. Remind yourself that you can't eliminate difficult moments from your life, but you can approach them differently. This may sound defeatist, but it's actually the first step to improving your outlook. Don't hold off on living because you're waiting for the right circumstances. Your life is happening now! It's okay to try to change your circumstances, as long as you focus on yourself and not others. You can change you, but not anyone else. You will encounter setbacks, as they happen to everyone. It's easy to get tripped up by them, but don't let them trap you in a mindset of defeat. Instead, view them as stepping stones on your path to success. Tell yourself, "I have to fail to learn the lessons I need to be successful."
++++++++++
One-sentence summary -- Find your purpose. Focus on changing one thing at a time. Live in the moment using mindfulness. Let go of your need for control. Accept your circumstances for what they are. Remind yourself that setbacks are temporary.

You can find them on sale on internet sites, like Amazon. They are also available in box stores and at kitchen specialty stores. If you plan to dehydrate fruit regularly, or even try making jerky, a dehydrator can make inexpensive snacks all year. One pineapple may be enough to fill your dehydrator trays. If you have a large dehydrator, you should opt to buy several pineapples at once to double your quantity of preserved fruit. You can also dehydrate cans of dried pineapple. They are more likely to contain extra sugar, salt and preservatives, so choose the whole fruit if you want a natural snack. Remove the skin and eyes using the process above. Slice it into rounds or into thin chunks. Your slices should be no more than 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) thick. Choose a medium setting. The temperature should be about 135 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius). Ensure there is some space between the pineapple chunks. Remove and store your dried pineapple for several months.
++++++++++
One-sentence summary -- Purchase a dehydrator. Purchase pineapple. Cut the pineapple. Plug in your dehydrator. Place the pineapple sections on the dehydrator trays. Allow the dehydrator to run for about 35 hours.

Simply avoiding places where he goes or hangs out, if possible, will send him a message. If he never sees you, he will likely stop thinking about you or trying to pursue you as much. Get on your social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, and block him from seeing your posts and photos and interacting with you. All of the major social network sites and apps have easy ways of un-friending and blocking any user you want. Try asking his friends or using what you already know about what he doesn't like to make yourself less desirable to him. If he hates a certain sports team, start talking to him about only that team. If the sound of chewing gum or humming drives him nuts, start doing those things around him. An out-there move to try is acting the complete opposite and give him a lot of attention. Be completely overbearing and demanding of his attention, even acting like you're already in a relationship. Take it to a ridiculous level if you need to. It may be that he just wanted the attention from you and will leave you alone once he gets it, or he will be so turned off by your over-attentiveness that he'll back off.
++++++++++
One-sentence summary --
Avoid him. Block him on social networks. Find out what he dislikes and start doing it. Use reverse psychology.