How do you find meaning as an atheist?

[Cinjin]

I'm curious, how do other atheists find meaning in their life? I'm not talking about "purpose", that's something entirely different. What I'm talking about is the sense of a definite direction or duty to a person or thing. How do you find that in your life? What gives you that sense of meaning?

I always find this question to be a little loaded. It always seems that the person asking is doing more than just asking the question. They're always kind of implying that I need meaning and that I should have meaning in my life. Usually, like Jonb eluded at, the answer that I come up with is often not good enough, or somehow I cannot be as fulfilled in life as they are because they have it "figured out."

In fact I can nearly guarantee that if my answer isn't the EXACT same as the person asking the question, it will be discounted as being inadequate. As if the meaning in my life isn't satisfactory to the hocus pocus gods of meaning and purpose that float around us in an energy field of fuzzy happiness.

If you really want to know about meaning in life, go see a christard. Those insecure buffoons "KNOW" what gives meaning in life and they aren't afraid to tell you how wrong you are.