One key to creating a meaningful life, is choosing what we want to feel, and for how long.
When a loving, meaningful experience is our goal, we must trust an energy that is congruent with that goal as our guide along the way. Bottom line, trust love over fear if love is what you're after.
A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing.
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.