Here's my suggestion. Why not search your soul for a hidden love and let it bloom. For instance, you may have always wanted to be a journalist, but wound up as a lawyer. Or perhaps you have always loved cooking or drawing, but never taken the time to let your talent flourish.

Today's high tech world is there to help you. There are tutorials, information, and groups of people on the Internet just waiting to help you learn a new endeavor or hone a skill. One of the best things is that most of this information and help is free for the taking.

If you have always been interested in journalism, you can create your own blog on the Internet. A blog is simply a personal journal that is posted on the Web. The word blog comes from Web Log. Blogs usually focus on a certain subject. So if you love politics, have a hobby, or want to write about any subject that interests you, you can become a blogger. Just surf over to a free blogging website like WordPress (www.wordpress.com) or Vox (www.vox.com). The software and the web space are free and it is surprisingly easy to start. Over 2,000,000 people currently have blogs on WordPress, so it can't be too hard to get started.

If you have a hobby that you would like to start or to reenergize, you will find it easier than ever with help from the Internet. Just Google the name of the hobby and your computer screen will fill with links to great information to help you pursue your new endeavor. There are also simple software programs that can help. For instance, if you want to pursue photography, it is easy and cheaper than ever before. Just purchase an inexpensive digital camera and head to the Web for a free photo-editing program like Picasa (www.picasa.com). It will not only help you organize and trim your photos, but it will let you post them on the Web. All at no cost.

Other endeavor like scrapbooking, cooking, collecting, drawing, and painting all have abundant help and instructions on the Web. While you may want to get recipes and cooking help from the Internet and then do the cooking in the kitchen, you may find that using your computer for some of these hobbies will be extremely satisfying. For instance creating drawings and painting on your computer with programs like Corel Paint can bring out your talent and give you as much satisfaction as drawing on paper or painting on canvas.