Mia Thermopolis. The average high school girl turned princess overnight, the one who taught us all how to properly say "shut up" and someone we can all still glean wisdom from. Though when I am in the mood for The Princess Diaries (most of the time I'm in the mood) I typically go watch the second movie, so as I was watching Mia fall into fountains while simultaneously falling in love I discovered the many relevant lessons present in this movie, so I'm going to share with you lessons fit for a princess, but they don't just apply to future queens.
1. Journal and Reflect.
Mia begins the movie telling us (well her journal) all that she learned from the years that have passed, as well as what her friends are doing, before she begins her new adventure in Genovia. This kind of reflection is necessary to truly learn from your past, and journaling really helps!
2. Love can literally run into you.
Never allow yourself to close your heart off to new adventure, you never know what you might fall into, or who.
3. Everyone has there not so swell moments.
Every person even, a queen, has moments of failure. But what defines those moment is our response, if the response is positive, that moment is no longer a failure, but a moment to learn... or teach in a queens case.
4. A woman can do anything a man can do.
And we can do it in heels.
5. Love must grow naturally.
There are somethings in this world we can not control, no matter how hard we, or parliament try.
6. Hold on to true friends.
You never know when you're going to need someone who was there for all the original stories, to help you create new ones.
7. We are never done learning.
Our princess lessons never truly stop, life always presents new idea, and ways to learn.
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8. Sometimes you just lose it.
...and that's okay. Just feel it. Then learn. Then move on.
9. Never too old to have fun.
The key to never growing up, is never being bored, always search for adventure and fun.
10. Get a significant other who can cook, and look good doing it.
That's pretty self explanatory...
11. Everyone is a princess, or a prince.
You just have to walk the walk, talk the talk, and believe. Everyone has the power to impact their own lives and the lives of those around them; no matter where you are, or where you come from, you already where that crown. Just believe.
