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September 2026

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Triumph Over Tragedy
08/31/2026

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained/Lost
08/30/2026

A Gallery of Neighbors: The Village Art Group’s Group Show
08/28/2026

A New and Improved Way to Stay Safer Online
08/28/2026

A Trip to The Geffen Galleries
08/28/2026

Barrier Free Living - A Path to Living a More Independent Lifestyle
08/28/2026

Conversations with Art
08/28/2026

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
08/28/2026

Member Connections with Music Conductor Bill Bing
08/28/2026

Pasadena Heritage Walking Tour
08/28/2026

In Their Hands
08/23/2026

Ease of Being: Managing the stuff of everyday life
08/20/2026

A Tribute to Fire Debris Remediators and Their Super-Sized Dump Trucks
08/18/2026

Really Irene?
08/15/2026

There Is A Risk
08/09/2026

2026 Year in Review
08/03/2026

A Message From Your Newly Elected President
08/03/2026

Neighborhoods Within the Village
08/03/2026

Reflection from PUSD Intern Isabella "Izzy" Roberts
08/03/2026

Reflection on Service & Joy from 2025/26 President Dick Myers
08/03/2026

The Villager Engagement Team Welcomed 54 New Villagers
08/03/2026

Treasurer’s Report
08/03/2026

What Activity! The Cultural Activities Team Report
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An Even Exchange
08/01/2026

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One Village, One Book

By Catherine Fuller
Posted: 08/28/2023
Tags: small group gatherings, book club

September is going to be One Village, One Book month! The plan is that those interested in participating will read Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live by Becca Levy, PhD. Our Wise Aging group discovered this book and found it to be the most interesting book we’ve read so far. 

Dr. Levy’s main point is that we can enhance our physical, mental, and emotional well-being by paying attention to our “age beliefs.” This is a subtle concept. It is not about stereotypes or “positive thinking.” It’s about the implicit ideas we have about aging, that we may not even be aware of. What is so intriguing about her work is that it is based on solid research, not just wishful thinking about how it ought to be as we age. She has studied many different populations over the past 40 years and has found that her conclusions apply to a vast spectrum. Read the book and find out why blind people have more positive age beliefs than the general population! The book even has a quiz we can take to determine what our age beliefs are. 

So, the Wise Aging group proposes that we read this book as One Village. It’s available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook, and at Vroman’s. If you say you are a Pasadena Village book club member at Vroman’s, they will give you a 20% discount. 

All villagers are invited to join a discussion of the book (with refreshments) at the Village Office, 236 W. Mountain St., #104, Pasadena from 5 pm to 6:30 pm, September 20.

For more information or questions, email Catherine Fuller at fullerphd@yahoo.com.

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