If I say "Pandora's box", what does pop up in your mind?
Greek mythology? Aerosmith vs. Donna Summer? Silent movies diva Louise Brooks starring on a forgotten masterpiece? An even geekier and yet definitely pop culture reference?
[Could you resist a Pandora's box as tempting
and as ambivalent as Louise Brooks starring
A Pandora's box is a place where we don't want to go, because if you open a Pandora's box (it doesn't matter that it was actually way more similar to a jar, in the original myth), you've got big problems to deal with.
To open it means to initiate something that can be overwhelming, dangerous, unbearable. Who does want to deal with pain, evil, risk, suffering, despair?
Mythology and pop music on the side, each of us has their own personal Pandora's box.
The place where we don't want to go and where we don't want other people to bring us. (red flags and pushing buttons, anyone?)
The place where bad memories or our biggest fears are stored. (or even both, if you like to go big or go home)
The place where our demons live and enjoy their tea. (When they are not your guest and busy while enjoying your tea, fair enough)
[How about a dream-y and pastel-colored Pandora,
for a change, like the one illustrated by Arthur Rackham?]
What if we would decide to flip the script and to turn our perception of it upside down?
What if we would decide that we are brave enough, strong enough, vulnerable enough to go there and to open the box, at last?
What if you would decide that your biggest threat can also save you and heal you?
What's your own personal Pandora's box and what would change for you, if you would see it as a chance, as a gift and a way to grow?
What would you do, then?
Tags: Pandora's box, Greek mythology, Mindset switch, Growth mindset, Taking risks, Self-care
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