How do you find meaning as an atheist?

[JDFlood]

I have never had to look for meaning. I have always had interests and desires to know and learn (as well as to eat and be successful). This motivates me to achieve. Achieving goals, learning and experiencing all lead to a sense of well being, ultimately self-actuation. So I guess it is understanding what interests and goals you have and achieving them. Many of the underlying motivations / propensities come from your basic chemical / emotional makeup (your basic personality type). One of my strongest emotions is interest, it drives me to learn and explore. Understanding is meaningful to me. Meaning comes from the inside, we create it. JD