I recently had a movie night with one of my best friends and we decided to watch "The Cheetah Girls" and "The Cheetah Girls 2." Yep, you read that right. Two 20-something year olds were watching "The Cheetah Girls." I rewatched all three movies on my own a few days ago. It brought back so many memories of my childhood. Re-watching all the movies a million times, singing along at the top of my lungs, and learning all of the dances just by watching. I loved these movies, and I’ll admit I still really do to this day.
Watching these movies as an adult, however, I was able to really hear what they were actually saying. I realized that there were some pretty solid pieces of advice in all three movies. I’m not just talking about lyrics like “We might get lonely, but we’re not alone” from the song “Cheetah Sisters” at the end of the first movie, or “I’ve made mistakes before, but I know I’m not perfect” from one of my favorite pump-up songs, “Girl Power.” Some of the things they actually said were sweet little nuggets of wisdom that are good to hear at any age.
Here are some of the ones I found the most helpful that stood out to me.
1. “Sometimes you just gotta put yourself out there and not worry about what happens.” –Dorinda
2. “Change will take place whether you like it or not.” – Swami
3. “Eat, sleep, enjoy.” – Luc
4. “I misread, and judged, and everything that I know I shouldn’t do.”- Dorinda
5. “We never leave a man, or dog, behind.” – Aqua
6. “Always wear comfortable shoes and put the heels in a bag, slip them on right before.” – Dorothea
7. “You gotta believe if you want other people to believe.” – Chanel
8. “We worked too hard to give it up. I have to stand up for what’s right.” –Galleria
9. “Sometimes you just have to let go, and let the people you love make their own choices, even if you don’t agree with them.” – Dorothea
10. “She’s not going to make the same mistakes, she’ll make her own. That’s how she’ll learn.” – Franco
11. “What good is eating your vegetables if you can’t have dessert?” – Galleria “Strong bones and teeth!” – Dorothea
12. “If he can’t respect my art, he can’t have my heart.” – Galleria
13. “The point of time is to help you understand where you are, not to make you rush to the next place. – Swami
