Meaning making, or "creating" meaning is like most other things; improved with focused practice. It does not depend on whether one can/cannot do it but on whether one tries or does not try to do it.

We all make associations, imagine (use words, which only happens in our heads) what has taken place or will take place or is taking place. The creation is up to us and what we want. If I want a purple sky, I can have/create a purple sky. Yes, everyone else declares that color "blue" but no one else sees what I see (I could be seeing purple) and another's description of their or a joint creation does not have to be my description!

When I try to get others to define things for me, I am rejecting my own job of creating meaning for myself. It is okay to agree with the description of other's or society's creations ("Money" is worth something; that's a human construct and agreement; there is nothing in nature that says those green bills mean anything!) but a good idea to think about and realize what/that one is agreeing/to. Otherwise, we can get hung up on our own constructs and not even realize it, the true meaning of getting in one's own way.