Hi Olivia! Welcome!
Very nice introduction. It gave me an urge to write to you something more than a typical welcome message.
Me too, I used to think that my life is just a bunch of coincidences, one after an other but at some point I changed my perspective and now I tend to beleive that everything happens for a reason. Not in a fatalist way but more like when you see a larger piece of a picture you understand it better. And on the other hand life itself is a learning procedure that goes on till the end. So embrace it and feel your way through.
I hope it makes sence and I wish you find what is best for you here in stemit and generaly in your life.
Enjoy!