By Renae Pelo

What do you know about the Law of Relativity? And no, we’re not talking about Einstein. We’re talking about the universal laws of prosperity and success—the laws of thought.

Maybe a story will show it best.

The baseball game was tied. The winning runner was charging toward home. The ball flew in just as the runner slid across the plate. The crowd erupted: "He's safe!" "He's out!" The umpire stepped forward and declared, "It's nothing until I call it."
The Law of Relativity teaches that a situation isn’t good or bad until our thinking makes it so. We get to choose—and our choices shape the outcomes of our lives. This law is all about perspective.

When I was nine years old, a little farm girl, I began my first entrepreneurial venture, inspired by an ad in my brother’s Boys’ Life magazine. A full-page spread showed tantalizing prizes for boys and girls—and a simple way to earn them. Sell a certain number of packets of garden seeds, and one of those prizes would be mine. I wasn’t interested in the ball and jacks or the jump rope. I had my heart set on the art set—paints, brushes, papers—all of it. It felt like forever before the seeds arrived, but when they did, I was in business.

Living three and a half miles out of town on a lonely dirt road wasn’t exactly a selling advantage, but I wasn’t about to be discouraged. I stayed after school to walk home, knocking on every farmhouse door along the way. By the time I reached home, I was sure I'd have enough orders to claim my prize.

I packed the seed packets into my lunch sack and rode the bus to school, rehearsing my sales pitch all day long. It probably went something like, "I'm selling seeds. Do you want to buy some?"
No sales training—just pure determination.

As soon as the school bell rang, I was off, heading north out of town down that dusty road. Most people knew me and a few were kind enough to buy a packet or two.

Finally, about a half hour from home, I came to a house where I didn’t know the family. But I was sure they’d be friendly—everyone else had been. Only a couple houses left! I was so close to earning my prize.

I walked up the front steps of an old brick house and knocked confidently. No answer. I knocked again. This time, a faint voice called, "Go around back."
I ran to the backyard, where an old woman stood on the porch with a big, black dog. To me, she looked just like the witch from Hansel and Gretel.
"Come here," she said.

I froze. The dog jumped off the porch—and my feet took flight. Screaming, I ran as fast as I could, the dog nipping at my heels. I swear I heard the old woman cackling behind me. I cried all the way down the road until the dog finally gave up and turned back.

Tears streaming down my face, I walked and ran the rest of the way home. My hopes—and my confidence—were crushed. There would be no prize for me.

How different things might have been if I'd understood the Law of Relativity.
What if my mother had taken me back to face my fear—the woman and her dog?
What if my perspective had shifted, and I'd finished earning that prize?
What if?

It didn’t happen then. But I've learned to change my perspective many times since. Now that I understand the Law of Relativity, I make a conscious effort to shift my thinking. I know that my success and prosperity depend on it.
Living by the Universal Laws keeps me from feeling like a victim—and brings me closer to the life I want.

Have you studied the other six universal laws of prosperity and success yet?
Do yourself a favor. Start now.

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