LIFE LESSONS

3 Things We Can Learn From Disney Pixar’s ‘Soul’

An animated movie without a love story, revolutionizing our perception of life…

Sandra Michelle
Age of Awareness
Published in
6 min readJan 8, 2021

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Animated Disney character in a grey hat and turtle neck.
Image credit: etonline

The new 2020 Disney Pixar movie voiced by the likes of Jaime Foxx and Tina Fey has skipped its theatrical release and headed straight for Disney+. There is a lot to learn from this inspiring animation and with its storyline centered around personal goals and life lessons, (rather than the typical love story cliché) — it’s a refreshingly motivational film for kids and adults combined.

The film sees Joe Gardner, a middle-aged music teacher feeling unfulfilled in life until he finally gets the opportunity to perform in a famed jazz quartet. Unfortunately, that same day, he dies and is forced to mentor soul number 22 — the most disobedient unborn soul in limbo. 22 hasn’t been able to get her World Pass as she hasn’t fulfilled her personality card and is missing her ‘spark’. Joe agrees to help her find it and with that comes many life lessons.

Here are three things we can all take away from Joe’s journey.

1. The Climb Is Your Life

Hannah Montana said it in 2009 and here Joe Gardner is allowing us to learn it once again in 2020. As much as we all get caught up in the…

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Sandra Michelle
Age of Awareness

Law Graduate in Sydney. Encouraging new perspectives. Writer for Better Marketing, P.S I Love You, The Ascent & Mind Cafe. Top Writer in Love & Self Improvement