In the conflict-ridden conditions of the world today, it's sometimes difficult to think positively. We each seem to live in our own small worlds, totally helpless to bring peace or relieve suffering in the big world. Yet, there is a way in which "the big world" is made up of just these "small worlds" in which we live. Making a difference in our own particular ways does add up. Thus, as I scan the past year's activities of the Taos Institute, I draw breaths of hope. I take pride, for example, in the graduation of seven of our PhD students. Their dissertations have been devoted to such topics as increasing inclusion in schools, facilitating learning in rural Mexico, and reducing forest fires. Our MS program in Relational Leading also admitted its second cohort of students, all exploring ways of enabling leaders to work with their colleagues as opposed to commanding and controlling. A certificate program in relational leading was also created, which allows people to participate without committing to the full MSc program. With the entry of Belgium into the mix, the International Certificate Program in Collaborative Practices (ICCP) now offers training in 13 countries. I am especially pleased that we have also been able to fund nine Associate projects this year - for example, building a dialogue center in Brazil, developing child protection practices in Italy, facilitating reconciliation in Colombia, generating interracial dialogue in the southern U.S., and building a training program for collaborative relations in Bosnia and Africa. All are making a difference in some part of the world.