When I first went into the human services program at Western Washington University, we were asked, “Why do you want to become a human services professional?” My answer then, and my answer now, has been, “I want to change the world.” A big dream; but maybe not so unrealistic. Over the last two years in the program, I have learned that human services is about creating change within the community, and within the individuals that seek help from us. The little changes, whether it’s fulfilling a community need, or taking a senior to the grocery store, makes the biggest difference. We may not have the ability to fly out to places like Haiti, but we do have the ability to make a difference within our own community. Change has to start within the self, and make its way out towards others. If everyone could do one good deed a day, maybe we could cause a chain reaction…changing the world. It’s the idea of Butterfly Power presented in Seven Life Lessons of Chaos by John Briggs and David Peat, the flap of a butterfly’s wings can be felt on the opposite side of the world. Flap your wings hard enough…it just might create a global change.