5 Lessons From the Cinderella Movie

 

Do you remember the first time you saw the original Cinderella? How magical it felt? That cartoon tugged at your heart and the story stayed with us into adulthood.  Fast forward more than half a century and Cinderella was released as a motion picture. We rented the movie and the kids loved it. Lily James was perfect for Cinderella, she oozes innocence and kindness, and nothing seemed forced.  Richard Madden was a darling Prince Charming who only had eyes for her.  No one could have played a more wicked step Mother than Cate Blanchett, her evil laugh and snooty demeanor were on point.  I’ve always been a fan of Helena Bonham, such a unique look to her, she was a great fairy Godmother.  What I enjoyed most was that my children learned 5 lessons from the Cinderella movie.

 

             ~Here are the 5 Lessons learned from Cinderella~ 

 

1. Have Courage and Be Kind.  Cinderellas mother asked her to always have courage and be kind.  Such simple yet powerful words.  To have courage, have faith in the face of pain or grief.  Be considerate and have good intentions from the heart.

 

2. Have confidence and walk into a room like you own it.  Don’t worry about other people staring at you or judging you.  Stand tall in the confidence of who you are within, knowing that you are good and kind as that is a feature we don’t all have. Be seen as you truly are and all will fall into place.

 

3. Do Unto Others and Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.  Cinderella made friends with Mice people! She was nice to her fairy Godmother when she looked a mess, dirty and even a bit scary.  But she helped her and in the end, the fairy Godmother revealed her true self.

4. Always say Please and Thank you.  Even in the middle of her grief, Cinderella said please and thank you.  When a man delivered the last message from her father at her door, she was stricken with grief but still thought of the gentleman delivering the message and said to him, “Thank you, I can’t imagine how hard it was for you to deliver this message.”

 

5. Forgiveness sets you free.  Forgiveness sets you free.  Look at all as it could be, not how it is.  Look at potential, the cup half full as they say.  Holding on to resentment does nothing for you, don’t let anyone make you bitter as they are not worth it.