When we expect microwave performance from slow cooker situations, we’re likely to be frustrated.

Events can turn quickly, but life mostly unfolds slowly. Drip by drip. Day by day.

Staring at the slow cooker does not serve us well.

So let’s ignore the pot — trust that it’s doing its thing — and let’s be engaged with the present. Fully alive and bringing our best selves to what’s happening right now.