Letter from the Editor…
Lynn Sciberras
Continuing to approach my eligible retirement date causes with high anxiety, which is the opposite of how it should be. me to think more about my next chapter in life, what it will It’s a definite change initially and will not be without challenlook like, how I will spend my time, what new adventures ges entirely; however, more often than not, change presents and challenges I will find. With this in mind, I realize more many great opportunities. and more that retirement planning is necessary as it can be We work more than a third of our life to get to that stage daunting if approached too early or too late, even haunting called retirement, what I call a ‘new norm’. When I phrase for that matter, so it remains on my radar yet in the back of retirement this way with those I speak and engage in convermy mind for now. Overthinking can cause anxiety. sation with, the initial anxiety is reduced tremendously. John I never thought about retirement as a career, by its definition does a great job in his article below, he delves deeper into alone, “work or a profession”. Looking outside the box, we these aspects and outlines ways of maintaining good mental live longer, we are social beings; we need to remain menhealth in our retirement chapter, so I invite you to read on. tally and physically active and need to engage in something we enjoy. PEER SUPPORT / CIS RESPONSE TEAM CONTACT SHEET Really, no different than a working Name Station Shift Email Address Phone # career, except with more time to fill in retirement! We retirement, like a Jenn Greenlaw HQ/Comms 4 jennalex1923@gmail.com 416-220-8425 Lynn Sciberras HQ Days lynn.sciberras@toronto.ca 647-409-3135 career, hopefully, lasts many years, 3 Days/wk tfseap@toronto.ca 416-338-9557 Chris Rodrigues/MHP 322 Sean O'Connell 333/FP Days sean80446@gmail.com 416-510-2673 so I think of it more as a journey of Mike Sehl 143 A michael_sehl@hotmail.com 647-200-2065 (continued) learning plus other asCary Stather 244 A cstather@sympatico.ca 289-314-8100 Marcus Martyn Jones 324 A m.martynjones@gmail.com 416 873-0954 pects of living (travelling, hobbies Joshua Kramer 331 A jkramer_27@hotmail.com 519-831-0184 Louis Chow 344 A ChowL@live.com 647-401-0821 etc.), all hope to be enjoyed in lonBrian Mc Alinden 212 A bmcalinden@me.com 905-391-5118 Hugh Doherty 332 A hugh.doherty@sympatico.ca 416-433-0446 gevity and good health! In this way, Rodney Johnson 226 B johnston@torontofirefighters.org 647-223-2121 ‘retirement career’ makes sense and John Malcolmson 322 B johnmalcolmsonpeerteam@gmail.com 416-553-6046 Louise Chen 115 C 416-919-8098 louise.deanne.chen@gmail.com is the one I want to see through and Robert Jackson 333 C robertjackson@hotmail.ca 905-419-4545 Dan Hansen 421 C danhansen0839@gmail.com 226-387-3557 not as a destination but a journey! Darren Taylor 142 D darren.taylor@rogers.com 416-697-7842 Sidney Zigah 143 D smkz45@hotmail.com 416-990-0044 To be able to do this, I need to have Dave Smith 235 D das_051379@hotmail.com 905-424-4407 my physical and mental faculties, John Drimmie 235 D johndrimmie@gmail.com 905-903-2574 Rob Vandenberg 243 D rob.quartus@gmail.com 905-377-3123 to make decisions around activities Tony Mellozzi 315 D tony_rockclimb@hotmail.com 416-562-0253 Adina Kaufman 133 D adina_kaufman@hotmail.com 416-949-5359 and to be able to function reasonBernie Leufkens Retired tapemeasure92@hotmail.com 905-449-3047 ably well to fulfill them. Alan Thomas Retired ibasquarepeg@sympatico.ca 416-540-6610 Chaplains Over the years, I have spoken with Ted Leck Chaplain NORTH tleck@rogers.com 647-461-4047 many TFS staff who enter retirement Barry Parker Chaplain SOUTH bparker@stpaulsbloor.org 416-271-7540 Todd Riley
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