The quote on trial
Everything happens for a reason.
Said by your aunt, at a funeral, holding a casserole
Sometimes the reason is you didn't do the thing, sweetheart.
The universe is not up there writing you a screenplay. It is not going, "let's have her get dumped by a guy named Brayden so she grows." Shit happens. Then you decide what it means. That's the whole trick, and nobody puts it on a mug because it sounds like homework.
Your move
Pick one thing that "happened for a reason" this year. Write down what you're actually going to do about it. Today, not "when it feels right."