Dear young married couple, Yale University did a fascinating study recently. Researchers had people come into the

psychology building, and as they're walking down the hallway to the lab, they accidentally asked

participants to hold their coffee for a moment while they gathered some papers. Half the people got handed

a hot cup of coffee. The other half got an iced coffee, and the participants

had no idea that this was part of the experiment, they just thought they were being helpful.

And then, in what seemed like a completely separate task, they asked these people to read a brief

description of a person and then rate their personality, And the results blew everyone away.

So people who held the hot coffee rated the stranger as being significantly warmer,

more generous, and trustworthy.

And then the people who held the iced coffee rated the same exact words, the same exact profile,

the same person as being cold and less generous.

That is interesting.

Yeah.

Think about that.

30 seconds of holding a warm cup versus a cold cup literally changed how they perceived

another human being.

So get this and we want to emphasize this today. Their physiology, what they were physically

experiencing, directly shaped their psychology, how they thought and felt. And guys, this is

happening to you every single day and you may not even realize it. So how you hold your body,

what you put in your mouth, if you're moving or sitting still, it's all influencing your thoughts,

your mood, your decisions, and how you show up in your marriage. Which means you have way more control than you think.

Yes, yes.

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