Sometimes we listen with awe to stories of people out there - brave, courageous and daring people - making a difference in the world. And then we look towards our own vision, and shrink a little, wondering how we could possibly make a difference ourselves.

The truth is, we all, each of us, can make a difference. It is our individual uniqueness that holds the key for each of us.

As Joan Borysenko and Gordon Dveirin put it, in Saying Yes to Change:

When you do what only you can do - instead of trying to do what other people can do - strange and wonderful things often magnify your vision. It’s as if the road rises up to meet you and circumstances flow together in a mysterious and elegant way, beyond the scope of your own, individual efforts.

There’s a scientific reason why this may be true. In the 1960s, U.S. meteorologist Edward Lorenz was modeling global weather patterns using the largest computers then available for his purpose. He found that the weather sytem was so permanently in a state of chaos, so inherently unpredictable, that if a monarch butterfly in Mexico were to suddenly flap its wings this way or that, the amplifying turbulence could destabilize weather in far-away places like Outer Mongolia. Chaos theorists have come to call this “The Butterfly Effect.”

The fact is, when conditions are right and your guidance is clear, only a slight modification in your attitude or intent can change the world around you.

We can apply the Butterfly Effect to whatever our vision is. Whether our strongest desire is to make a difference, achieve success, become spiritually in tune, or all three, or any other thing that holds our vision, remembering that “when conditions are right and your guidance is clear, only a slight modification in your attitude or intent can change the world around you” can give you the added push onward, help you hold steadfast to your vision, and guide you gently to whereever you’re intending to go.

Every day, go out into your world and do the things that you do best, accepting your own unique gifts, holding fast to your vision and visualizing the ripples of the Butterfly Effect.