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November 2024

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ARBORIST WALK: NOT FOR TREE HUGGERS ONLY!
10/29/2024

Bill Wishner: Visual Hunter
10/29/2024

Can a Village Group Fix Our Healthcare System?
10/29/2024

Community Board Directors Strengthen Village Board
10/29/2024

Connecting with Village Connections: The A, B, C, & D’s of Medicare @ 65+
10/29/2024

Grief is a Journey: Two Paths Taken
10/29/2024

Message from the President
10/29/2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters
10/29/2024

What Will Be Your Legacy?
10/29/2024

1619, Approaching the Election...
10/27/2024

Beyond and Within the Village - A Star is Born
10/17/2024

Happiness by Priscilla Leonard
10/11/2024

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
10/11/2024

Unpainted Door by Louise Gluck
10/11/2024

In the Evening by Billy Collins
10/10/2024

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
10/10/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

September 2024

August 2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

First Anniversary
08/19/2024

Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen
08/16/2024

Muse des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
08/16/2024

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy
08/16/2024

Ch – Ch – Ch –Changes
08/15/2024

Cultural Activities Team offers an ‘embarrassment of riches’
08/15/2024

Engaging in Pasadena Village
08/15/2024

Future Housing Options
08/15/2024

Message from the President
08/15/2024

There Are Authors Among Us
08/15/2024

Villagers Welcome New Members at the Tournament Park Picnic
08/15/2024

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
08/14/2024

A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
08/13/2024

Haikus
08/13/2024

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
08/13/2024

Poem 20 by Pablo Neruda
08/13/2024

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
08/13/2024

Trees by Joyce Kilmer
08/13/2024

July 2024

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Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?
05/28/2024

Farewell from the 2023/24 Social Work Interns
05/28/2024

Gina on the Horizon
05/28/2024

Mark Your Calendars for the Healthy Aging Research California Virtual Summit
05/28/2024

Meet Our New Development Associate
05/28/2024

Putting the Strategic Plan into Practice
05/28/2024

Washington Park: Pasadena’s Rediscovered Gem
05/28/2024

Introducing Civil Rights Discussions
05/22/2024

Rumor of Humor #2416
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2418
05/14/2024

Springtime Visitors
05/07/2024

Freezing for a Good Cause – Credit, That Is
05/02/2024

No Discussion Meeting on May 3rd
05/02/2024

An Apparently Normal Person Author Presentation and Book-signing
05/01/2024

Flintridge Center: Pasadena Village’s Neighbor That Changes Lives
05/01/2024

Pasadena Celebrates Older Americans Month 2024
05/01/2024

The 2024 Pasadena Village Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
05/01/2024

Woman of the Year: Katy Townsend
05/01/2024

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January 2024

What is the "Spirit Talk" Group About?

By Karen Bagnard
Posted: 01/16/2023
Tags: small group gatherings, karen bagnard

One of the greatest features  of our community is the variety and depth of the many discussion groups that are active.  A list of our affinity groups is available on our website. One good example of a group is Spirit Talk.  How it began and how it has continued and what it does provides a good understanding  of how Pasadena Village became and continues to be a rich,  vibrant and engaging environment. 

 

 

Spirit Talk:

What is it and how did it get started?

 

Nearly three years ago, deep into the “lockdown”, a small group of Village members decided to “meet for coffee” one Saturday afternoon on the Coffee Klatch Zoom link.  A new member had just joined and we all wanted to meet her and learn more about her background and the book she had written.

 

Our discussion that Saturday afternoon was about religions, spirituality and the mysteries and unknowns of life.  It was not the ordinary conversations most people have.  We all enjoyed it so much that we decided to meet again in two weeks.

 

After our second meeting we decided to do this regularly on the second and fourth Saturdays from 2:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon to explore the wonders, mysteries and marvels of life.  We do not proselytize or discuss “merits” of one religion over another nor do we discuss politics.  We simply share our views and curiosities without judgement and with respect for differing perspectives. 

 

Topics for discussion can vary from the healing effects of being in nature to faith vs. spirituality to how do we forgive, to space exploration’s effect on our spirituality to who was the most influential person in our life and why.  We never seem to run short of topics to discuss.  Everyone has a chance to share and we all offer ideas for topics.  While we may not always agree, we are respectful and we do have a lot of fun.  Humor always has a place.

 

Spirit Talk is just an hour of interesting conversation about any topic that appeals to us or interests us.  We find it enlarging to discuss beliefs and spirituality without getting into specific religions and doctrines.  As this goes to press, our Next meeting will be on January 28, 2023, where the topic will be dreams. What are they?  Where do they come from?  What do they mean? How do they affect our lives?

 

Members who are interested can contact Karen Bagnard for more information.  Non-members who are interested in a Village membership can contact our office at 626-765-6037. For more information about visiting this group and learning about membership. Everyone is invited to visit our Why Membership page, to learn more about the benefits of being a part of our community. 

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