Lessons Learned and Thoughts Made While Listening to Disney Songs

The world is vast. We can't do everything. Or know everything.
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The path is not set, it's unwinding. And we are only part of it.
- "The Circle of Life" from The Lion King

Find your center.
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Men have a lot of social expectations, physically, emotionally, and mentally .
- "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from Mulan

Trust is important.
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Relationships help gain new perspectives.
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It's nice when people encourage you to dream.
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The world/life is lovely when shared.
- "A Whole New World" from Aladdin

Less is more.
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Don't look for things you can't ever know or find.
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Learn from your mistakes.
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Nature provides.
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Relax!
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Back rubs are awesome.
- "Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book

Music fuels romance.
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People can still make a good impression without talking much.
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Names can be "pretty".
- "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid

Strong and loyal friendships are the best.
- "You've Got a Friend in Me" from Toy Story

Maybe socially defined gender roles aren't what should define us?
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Every now and then, people have identity crises.
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The best life is one where your inside and outside world agree and reflect each other.
- "Reflection" from Mulan

What is the measure of a true hero?
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Songs are a great way to retell stories and myths.
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The world was once new.
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Chaos is something to be stopped?
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Tone matters when telling stories.
- "The Gospel Truth" from Hercules

Earth is not a dead thing to be purchased.
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We can learn a lot from strangers and people who are different from us.
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All creatures of Earth are family.
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There is more than one type of "value".
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If you destroy things, you can't learn as much as you could about them. You miss out on their potential.
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We are all connected.
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There is beauty and richness in nature, even if you can't see it.
- "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas

Different men look for different qualities in a woman.
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A girl that always speaks her mind and has a brain is...?
- "A Girl Worth Fighting For" from Mulan

Love is caring for someone else.
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Love is as old as time.
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We're not always prepared for love.
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If you care about someone, you should tell them.
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Grooming is a part of wooing, lol.
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"Bittersweet and strange, finding you can change, learning you were wrong..." - well said.
- "Tale As Old As Time" from Beauty and the Beast

Word of mouth and storytelling was marketing "back in the day" (and still is, partially).
- "Prince Ali" from Aladdin

Denial is the first stage of love?
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Peer pressure is everywhere.
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Sometimes people feel things, they just don't say it. And that's better sometimes.
- "I Won't Say I'm In Love" from Hercules

Singing and music help make work more pleasant.
- "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted

Be curious about your fellow man.
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Human bonds can be confusing.
- "Stranger Like Me" from Tarzan

You can do a million things in life and still not be satisfied.
- "When Will My Life Begin" from Tangled

Genies are like restaurant servers?
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Sometimes power is just luck.
- "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin

In life, it's important to have both strength and wisdom, and they will come in time.
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Faith and understanding makes a man?
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"In learning, you will teach, and in teaching, you will learn."
- "Son of Man" from Tarzan

The river is not steady, and neither is life. Life is always changing.
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Explore life! Don't build up walls and stay in them.
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Smooth and easy path, or hard and rugged?
- "Just Around The Riverbend" from Pocahontas

From nothing to something is the Symbolic American Dream.
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"Sweet, our favorite flavor." - Wordplay is awesome.
- "Zero to Hero" from Hercules

Why do we compare emotions to weather?
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Test your limits.
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Don't care what people say. Be you.
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Distance can help emotional burdens.
- "Let It Go" from Frozen

People can change.
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It takes time to get to know a person fully. First impressions are misleading.
- "Something There" from Beauty and The Beast

New experiences open up our world.
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To be a hero is a work of "heart".
- "One Last Hope" from Hercules

When you dedicate your life to something, you crave opportunities to continue that dedication.
- "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and The Beast

No one can force you to stop dreaming.
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The clock in this song foreshadows the midnight deadline later in the movie. Killjoy, indeed.
- "A Dream Is A Wish" from Cinderella

"Seasons go and seasons come."
- "Steady as the Beating Drum" from Pocahontas

Who is to blame for the behavior of someone without parents?
- "One Jump Ahead" from Aladdin

Take chances while you can.
- "For the First Time in Forever" from Frozen

Enjoy your crazy, even if others don't.
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Work hard.
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Miracles are your own doing.
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Move past your problems and keep your spirits up.
- "I'm Almost There" from The Princess and The Frog

Extremes don't mix, but some people think so.
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Everything isn't always what you imagine it to be.
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Is imagination better than truth?
- "In Summer" from Frozen

Love is protection and influencing positive emotions and being there/presense and physical comfort.
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Not everyone will understand your love.
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"We need each other to have two WHOLES." You are not a half a person. Bravo to this songwriter for knowing that.
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Be strong while fulfilling your destiny.
- "You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan

Believe in something.
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Trust your heart.
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Should we let fate decide?
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Keep your head up.
- "Two Worlds" from Tarzan

Animals are great imitators.
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Fire makes us human?
- "I Wanna Be Like You" from The Jungle Book

Love has an impact on friendships and friends worry about losing people because of it.
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People are afraid of their past, sometimes.
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It's beautiful when others see your potential, even if you don't.
- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" from The Lion King

Some people teach us the real value of life.
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Be grateful to those who make your world a better place.
- "If I Never Knew You" from Pocahontas

Scar was power hungry.
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Duty. Loyalty. Planning. Murder. Fear. Were his strategies.
- "Be Prepared" from The Lion King

Songwriters are amazing.
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Some people only want to use you.
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How some people call people insults affectionately.
- "Cruella de Vil" from 101 Dalmations

"Visions are seldom all they seem."
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What if someone in a past life dreamed us into existence?
- "Once Upon A Dream" from Cinderella

We don't always agree with our parents.
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Accumulation of things doesn't create happiness.
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Different environments expose us to different things.
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"Sick of swimming, ready to stand."
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The desire to explore.
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How it feels to be outside of a culture, looking in.
- "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid

The book Belle describes as her favorite is a summary of The Beauty and The Beast plot.
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Provincial life, and routine, and the desire for a grander perspective/for adventure.
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Busy people don't have time for imagination.
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The common questions people ask day to day. "How's the kids? How's the wife? Yada yada"
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When the whole town knows you are different...
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Beauty is more than looks.
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The feeling of someone who understands, really. Who gets you.
- "Little Town" from Beauty and The Beast

Not everyone sings well, but at least they sing.
- "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" from Cinderella

Glory, belonging, and adventure.
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Pleasing the Gods.
- "Go The Distance" from Hercules

Someone is always going to try to convince you that you belong where they belong.
- "Under The Sea" from The Little Mermaid

No worries, yo.
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The philosophies we live by.
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Adapting to your environment sometimes means trying new and exotic food.
- "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King

All of this is interpretation. And that's one of the wonderful things about music! ^_^