We’ve all thought about the day for so long-- when there will be no more getting up with the chickens, traveling in all kinds of weather and working for a corporation at a J-O-B. It became a aim for you to reach that was getting closer day by day.

RETIREMENT! You’ve reached your goal, what are you going to do?

Trust me, I know the feelings you're having right now. After a few weeks of catching up on your sleep, watching TV, reading books, touching base with friends and family and doing projects around the house that had been put on hold for years, you start to get restless and bored. I felt the same way. In truth, you almost start to become envious of the others you watch leaving for work each morning. At least they have something to do that has a reward.

Those feelings of discontentment you're having is your mind telling you that you've reached the stage of retirement where you need to dig deep within yourself and find that one dream you always had and the desire to make it come true. You put the dream on the shelf all those years ago because you had to make a living and raise a family but now is the time to begin to pursue it again.

No matter if it's a hobby, volunteering to help others, passing on your knowledge of a special field as a mentor or starting up your own business, retirement can be the beginning of a whole new and exciting chapter in your life.

One of the important things you should do about making your dream a reality is to take a look at your current lifestyle and financial situation. Do you have to begin working again full or part-time to maintain your lifestyle or do you just need to find something to keep you active?

Looking to the Internet for clues where to start is a good beginning. In fact, setting up a website of your very own on the "net" could be the ultimate answer to fulfilling your dream.

A website could be about a hobby where others with a similar interest could group together to exchange information, views or tips about that specific topic. Some examples would be crafts, woodworking, gardening, travel or pets. A different new website could also be an income producing site that tells the world at large about a particular product or service you believe in while at the same time helping to increase your income to help keep your retirement funds secure.

Redefining yourself and your interests after retirement is not as difficult as you might imagine. By increasing your knowledge of what is available to you, you can make your dream into a reality.

You just need to take that first step to fulfillment. Envision yourself as a happily retired person with a whole new set of goals in life and your dream can come true.

Stephanie Walls