You know when you listen to a song and there’s a line of lyrics you can’t exactly figure out? You listen to it over and over and still can’t make out what they are saying!
I know it’s not just me–a classic example is Bruce Springstein’s “Blinded by the Light” where for years (yes, before the Internet was invented) I thought he was singing “wrapped up like a douche” (it’s supposed to be “deuce”)!
But even in the age of Google or Apple radio lyrics, I sometimes find myself wondering what the heck I’m hearing when a new song plays on the radio as I’m driving! Adele’s “When We Were Young” has a part where she repeats over and over “when we were young”. I was 99% certain she’d coined a new term “in-EE-bree-uh”! Inebria, like inebriate…okay, maybe now it’s just me! But once that was in my head, I couldn’t hear anything else…I finally remembered to look it up when I wasn’t driving!
Well, all this to say, sometimes (not often) I invent my own song lyrics–and end up liking my version better! Shakira’s “Try Everything” from Zootopia is a song I may not have heard if I didn’t have kids, but it’s one of my favorites! (If you don’t watch kid movies, you’re probably missing out on a ton of good, motivational messaging in catchy, upbeat songs…I love listening to these positive songs with or without my kids.)
Here are my Top 5 Favorite Inspiring Songs from Animated Movies:
- Shakira “Try Everything” (Zootopia)
- Meghan Trainor “Good to Be Alive” (The Peanuts Movie)
- Anna Kendrick “Get Back Up Again” (Trolls)
- Idina Menzel “Let it Go” (Frozen)
- Alessia Cara “How Far I’ll Go” (Moana)
So, my favorite line of Try Everything is this: “Nobody learns without getting it wrong.” Love this “growth mindset” message that failing is an integral part of learning. It certainly doesn’t feel good to fail, but when we know it’s just something 1) everyone does sometimes and 2) it’s how we learn best, it takes the sting out! Especially when we’re afraid to even try something for fear of failing (true story).
But when I first heard the song, I thought these were the lyrics: “Nobody learns without giving it more.” I have to admit…I love my version even better! And no, not because I came up with it! Because it answers the question “what happens after you fail?”
You give it MORE!
YEAH you do!
So, what will you do next time you fail at something? Have you failed at changing your eating habits for the better? Have you failed at making exercise a regular part of your routine? Have you failed to follow up with your doctor about your health? Have you failed to even think about your health at all?
Do you want to just get it wrong and stop or GIVE IT MORE?
“Give it more” means you don’t give up on yourself or your health. And it means, you do NOT beat yourself up about past failures. “Give it more” does NOT mean try a different diet. Diets are temporary and meant to end–you didn’t fail.
Instead, give it more by figuring out one small meaningful thing you can do for yourself today. Make it asking for help if you don’t know where to start. Or check out this Calendar of 30 Eating Habits of Healthy and Happy Families and pick one. Make it something you’ll be able to do tomorrow, too. And the day after that. Give yourself MORE because you deserve it.
Tell your goal to everyone around you.
Better yet, find someone who will help you with your goal.
Make yourself a list and check it off every day for a month.
Listen to one of these songs or any others daily for inspiration.
Pray or meditate about your goals.
And rest assured that giving it more will get easier with time…when it becomes a healthy habit!