Living a long enjoyable life free from much of the constraints of aging is undoubtedly one of the greatest blessings God can give to His people.
Ninety-two-year-old Phyllis Sues, a yoga and tango enthusiast from Los Angeles, California, is one of the lucky people who have been blessed with a long productive, happy, and exhilarating life spent on bringing out the best of their God-given talents to help and inspire other people.
Sues happily revealed the secrets to longevity and happiness in a recent Lifescript interview.
She said as far as she could remember, she "always had insurmountable energy" and "I always thought I could do anything."
She recalled an incident when her family was still living in Vermont and she tripped over a tree. "When I got to the other side, I said, 'Did I knock that tree down?' That's the way I was," she said.
Even at an age when most people would find it difficult to walk because of creaky joints, Sues starts her day just like during the time when she was still a young girl. "I jump rope every morning for 6 minutes. It's the most incredible, all-encompassing exercise. It works your feet, ankles, knees, shoulders, hands and heart. I do it quite well," she proudly averred.
Then she answered the inevitable question: What's the secret to her extraordinary vitality?
"I've lived in the [moment], day to day. That's why I've lived so long. I love what I do, and every moment of my life I've loved what I did – being a dancer during the golden years for New York musicals.
"I'm never going to retire; I'll just reinvent my life," she said.
But, aside from positive attitude, what really keeps her incredibly fit? "Has all that exercise helped you live such a long life?" Lifescript asked.
Sues answered: "If I didn't do yoga every day now, I feel strongly that I wouldn't be here. My body needs to be oiled, every joint, every cell."
She said yoga provides her both physical and mental fitness. "It's great for your mind. Being sedentary is bad for your body and mind, for everything. Yoga gets you to breathe," she said.
Sues not only dances the tango and do yoga exercises. Amazingly, she did the flying trapeze act when she was 84 or 85 years old.
She also went sky-diving in her 80s.
But what really gives her pleasure these days is playing the piano and writing songs. "I wrote my first song when I did the trapeze. It's called 'Free Fall.' From then on, I couldn't stop writing songs. I've always been open, and like a challenge," she said.
