“The Heart’s Slow Cooking” - lifestyle changes

Passing by one of my favourite cafes, I noticed a small cart outside with a bowl of aubergine, lemons, pomegranate, and walnuts. Next to it, a chalkboard carried Rumi’s words: “The heart is cooking a pot of food for you. Be patient until it is cooked.” It felt like a quiet reminder that health and healing aren’t instant—they’re slow, like a stew simmering gently. Research tells us that even small lifestyle changes—walking more, adding a handful of walnuts, choosing fresh over packaged—take weeks or months to show their full effect. But they do. In a world that celebrates quick fixes, perhaps the kindest thing we can do is give our bodies the patience they deserve.