Our current generation of retirees and potential retirees are thrusting themselves happily into that chore. As millions of Americans start to think about and plan for their retirement, it becomes obvious we have completely reinvented the concept of retirement. It’s not your father’s retirement anymore!

Retirement, by definition, means to withdraw and retreat. Today’s retirees and potential retirees, however, are facing retirement by attacking. They are planning to fill their retirement years with activity. Today retirees are doing more planning than just looking at their financial assessments. Individuals, facing potentially more than twenty years of retirement, are putting a good deal of time into deciding just how they want to spend their retirement. They are using their retirement years to restructure priorities and fulfill lifelong dreams.

If you in the process of planning your retirement, there are plenty of Internet resources to get your thinking going in the right direction. An excellent site calledToo Young to Retire was developed by Howard and Marika Stone. This site is sure to help you unlock your hidden passions and inspire you to follow your dreams, no matter what your age. The site is full of inspiring personal accounts and interesting articles. I especially enjoyed the Too Young to Retire Top Ten Ways to Reinvent Retirement. They are:

Retire the word "retirement" from your vocabulary.

1. Realize retirement is a relatively new concept in human evolution.
2. Restructure your priorities around what is most important to you.
3. Renew your zest for education.
4. Revitalize your energy by finding a community of people who embrace growth and change. 
5. Rekindle your spirit for risk taking.
6. Respond to new opportunities.
7. Recharge your system by moving your body regularly.
8. Revisit your childhood dreams. 
9. Remember the power and wisdom to recognize and act on your true passion is within you.

Although not directly aimed at retirees, the Life Answers Area of the AARP Webplace is alsoa great resource when you start thinking about retirement. It is the place to go for family and career issues, grandparenting, caregiving, choosing where to live, and all the other things that come to mind when you start to think about retirement. The Life Answers Discussion Board will allow you to find out how others are handling their situations and will let you post all of your own questions to help you resolve any life issues you may have.

So whether you are already retired, or just starting to plan for retirement, why not let the Internet help you. A simple search for retirement resources will bring up a wealth of information. Go for it. The best is yet to come!