By Angi Bair

Is it good or is it bad? Or is it good, better, or best?
The truth is—nothing is inherently good or bad. Things simply are. It’s our interpretation—our judgment—that labels an experience as good or bad, better or best. Everything in the universe just exists.

The Law of Relativity reminds us of this truth: nothing we experience is fundamentally good or bad on its own. It only becomes one or the other when we compare it to something else. A situation feels bad only when we hold it up next to something we believe would be better.

Take this example:
If someone loses their mansion and moves into a 2000-square-foot home, is that bad?
What about someone who loses their 2000-square-foot home and ends up in a 500-square-foot mobile home—is that bad?
Or someone who loses their 500-square-foot home and is now homeless—is that bad?

Each of these situations can be seen through a completely different lens depending on perspective. The person experiencing homelessness might view the 2000-square-foot house as a mansion. Meanwhile, the person who left the mansion might view a 500-square-foot mobile home as practically being homeless.

That’s relativity.

This law isn’t just philosophical—it’s practical. We can use it to shift our mindset, especially when we feel discouraged. By learning to recognize what we do have and comparing it to something we define as “worse,” we create space for gratitude to show up. Gratitude anchors us, keeps us moving, and helps us stay positive as we work toward our goals.

Now—this is not about comparing ourselves to other people and feeling “less than.” This isn’t about envy, shame, or social comparison. This is a mindset tool to help us tap into peace and appreciation within our own lives.

The person experiencing homelessness may find gratitude in a cardboard box or a tent that shields them from rain. Just as someone living in a mansion can feel grateful for the heat, clean water, and roof over their head. One experience isn’t better than another—it’s all relative. Each of us is walking a different path with different lessons, timing, and purpose.

What matters is how we define our own experiences. What matters is how we grow through them. Not how they stack up next to someone else’s.

So instead of saying, “I have no shoes,” we can say, “I’m grateful I still have feet.”

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