From the synchronized swim teams, the proms, and the cheerleaders (above), she learned that life isn’t always about perfection. It’s OK to try something if it’s fun, even if you’re not great at it, she tells Nat Geo. And do it before your later years, too.

See her images from Sun City below, and read how positive thinking may help us live longer.

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Bali’s earliest record of mask dances dates back to A.D. 896. Above, the character of Patih Manis was carved from lightweight pule wood.

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