Emotional maturity is necessary to pursue your dreams and achieve success in life. Tiana from The Princess and the Frog is a perfect example of this. Her unwavering determination, emotional intelligence, and resilience helped her turn her dream of owning a restaurant into a reality. Tiana’s journey to follow her dreams inspired many Disney characters to also chase their passions and achieve their goals.
Merida from Brave was a headstrong young woman who wanted to change her fate, but her impulsiveness and lack of emotional intelligence made her task much harder. When Merida wished for her mom to change, she didn’t anticipate the impact it would have on her mother. In her haste to solve her problems, Merida needed to learn emotional maturity to understand and empathize with her mother’s perspective. Only once she was capable of this, she was able to forged a stronger bond with her mother, and work together to find a solution to her problems.
Rapunzel from Tangled is another character who had a big dream to see the breathtaking lanterns. However, she needed to overcome her fears, and escape her lonely tower to achieve her goal. Rapunzel had to be emotionally mature to evaluate which dreams were essential to her happiness and which weren’t. Despite her fear, she took the leap to pursue them.
Emotional maturity and critical thinking helped Elsa from Frozen turn her fear into empowerment. Elsa had been living in constant fear of her powers and chose to distance herself from her loved ones to keep them safe. But when Anna confronts her about their relationship, Elsa begins to understand the consequences of not confronting and seeking a solution for her problems. With Anna’s love and support, Elsa found the courage and emotional maturity to control her powers, building a life for herself and making their bond stronger.
Peter Pan, on the other hand, refuses to grow up. He avoids responsibility, living in a fantasy world of youth and games. He sees himself as the hero who protects the children from the harshness of adulthood. He never gives himself the opportunity to follow his dreams because he is too busy trying to relive his childhood fantasies. He needs to embrace the real world, adapt to the changes happening, and build a life for himself.
Moana, the adventurous daughter of Tribe’s chief, was a great explorer with a dream to save her people from the disasters that struck her home island. Moana demonstrated her emotional maturity by taking responsibility for her actions and not quitting, even when the journey was tough. Her perseverance allowed her to self-reflect and learn from everyone she met on her journey, becoming a stronger, more adapted leader.
Following your dreams and achieving your goals requires emotional maturity. If you’re not in the right place emotionally, it can be a challenge to overcome your fears and make things happen. By learning to be emotionally intelligent, we have to assess our own strengths and weaknesses, find the right balance, so we can undertake our dreams. The example set by these Disney characters demonstrates that emotional maturity is a vital skill that every individual needs to build to follow their dreams and pursue their passions.
Emotional maturity is crucial for pursuing dreams and achieving success. Disney characters like Tiana, Merida, Rapunzel, Elsa, Peter Pan, and Moana demonstrate the importance of emotional intelligence, perseverance, responsibility, and empathy in reaching one’s goals.
“Emotional maturity is when you no longer let your past hurts dictate your present life. To reach your dreams, you must first become emotionally mature.” – Unknown.
