PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n“I lost my daughter when she was 21,” she continued. “I couldn’t bring her back, so I figured I either got to have lots of pity parties or I can accept.”<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cYou must accept and persevere, and you’ve got to have positive thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elaine also shared how she’s staying active at 100, revealing she does jackknives \u2014 a core exercise where you go from laying flat to raising both your arms and legs so that you can touch your toes in a V-shape \u2014 daily.<\/p>\n
“I do 20 of those jack knives every day,” she shared, noting she also makes an effort to do modified push-ups.<\/p>\n
“I can’t go down on the floor and do push-ups anymore, but\u2026 you can do push-ups against [the sink] \u2014back and forth, back and forth,” Elaine explained.<\/p>\n
That said, Elaine does face certain physical challenges that she’s very transparent about, noting, “I’m blind in one eye with macular degeneration\u2026 the other one is going blurry, and then I have a bone-on-bone leg that bothers me.”<\/p>\n
Managing her health at 100 taught her an important lesson about taking care of your body that applies at any age. She shared, “Do not put off until tomorrow what you could do today because I mean, I’m suffering right now with my right leg. I should’ve had a operation on it and shaved it out, but, you know me, we’re always too busy. Always too busy. Now I’m taking the time for myself.”<\/p>\n
Another key to staying healthy and happy is continuing to dream, which Elaine is all about.<\/p>\n
Sharing her goals, she said, “I’ve always wanted to tap dance… I wanted to learn French, Espa\u00f1ol. I wanted to I wanted to learn those two two things. But, anyway, you can’t do everything in life. You do what you can and forge ahead. That’s it.”<\/p>\n
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