People often search for meaning right after experiencing a traumatic event. I think this is the worst time to search for meaning. Meaning is the type of thing that people can find virtually anywhere, if they look hard enough. As a result, they may be so desperate to find meaning that they create artificial meaning where none exists, or they might settle on the first (probably suboptimal) source of meaning they find and stop searching. My suggestion is to begin your search for meaning now, before you need it. (Of course, I might be biased by my desire for you to read my blog on an ongoing basis rather than waiting until you feel a meaning vacuum you need to fill.)