5 Great Life Lessons From New Disney/Pixar Movie “Soul”
By: Elisenda Vargas
Tags: Movies, Disney, Life Lessons, Better Humans, Advice

5 Great Life Lessons From New Disney/Pixar Movie “Soul”

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Soul shows the life of Joe Gardner, who is a school teacher with great love for jazz music. He gets the chance to play in the best jazz club in town, this would be the moment of his life but a sudden accident separates his soul from his body. While his body is on Earth, his soul is at The Great Before doing its journal to get back to his body.

Don’t underestimate others

When Dorothea met Mr. Gardner for his audition, she said: “So, we’re down to middle school teachers now”, while her facial expression and tone showed no great expectations for what Gardner could do.

Life can surprise you, just because a person is not as famous as you are, did not study in the best college or don’t work in a big company, it doesn’t mean this person can’t be good in at what they do, you can find a hidden gem in the place you never thought you would.

Also, remember that some people struggle to believe in themselves, thinking and believing they are not good enough. Be kind with others, you never know the weight in their shoulders.

Don’t lose yourself being obsessive

There is in the movie a place called “The zone”, it is the space between the physical and the spiritual world. There are creatures there which are “lost souls” like the hedge fund manager that was so immersed in his work.

Who doesn’t know somebody that is obsessed with their work? That can be very time consuming and will take your peace away. It is not bad if you think of your work when you’re not actually working, maybe want to bring new ideas and that’s great but tossing and turning all the time is a different thing.

But not only can this happen with your job, people get obsessed with their relationship, their grades, etc. If you feel you are going into this situation, look for ways to reconnect with yourself, do things you enjoy and make you happy.

Don’t be afraid to stand for your dreams

Sometimes you don’t stand for what you want or believe because you’re too afraid of people’s reaction, what they will say can empower or discourage you and this last one is precisely what stops you from defending your dreams and believing. But sometimes these people (your family, friends, partner) are you fan at the end.

Expectation are the worst

Sometimes you expect something in a way and it happens in a different one or does not happen at all, you should cope with that.

Expectations can be so negative, holding expectations in someone or something can lead to disappointment and discouragement. It hurts when you dream about how something will be and turns out it is not like you wanted. I’m not saying you must not have expectations but if you do, be clear that maybe things won’t be exactly as you think.

Don’t let society dictate who you have to be

Society tends to dictate how you should dress, what you should believe, what you should become, they even try to tell you how YOUR happiness must look. They measure if you’re successful, not knowing everyone has their own definition of success, everybody wants different things in life.

In the movie, 22 became a lost soul because others told her how her life was supposed to be but she didn’t feel like that, she did not fit what they say so she felt she wasn’t enough

Don’t lose your soul trying to fit in a mold, your life must have the shape you want to give it not what others expect it to be. Nobody has the power of telling you what to do or be in order to be worthy unless you let them do it.