We all do have the power to change the world, but change begins by taking a good look at the person staring at you in the mirror.  I hope these sites help you to find your voice, your inner spirit, your strength, and through that growth, I hope that you will be put in the way of those experiences which will inspire you to become a catalyst of change in the world.  I wish you in your life the kind of success that is only found through faith, desire, and above all, love.

Inspiration Peak
Inspiration Peak begun work on their website in 1995. Since then, 'the Peak' (as it's affectionately referred to) has been discovered by thousands of travelers from every corner of the world.  'The Peak' is a gathering place for some of the greatest spirits who have ever lived. A place where you can sit on the grass and stare at the sea and hear the inspirational and gentle voices of Mother Teresa or Mahatma Gandhi as they whisper in your ear.

World of Inspiration
(From the creator) "There were times in my life that some of the inspirational sites on the web really helped me. Whether it was getting through tough times or just finding that extra little motivation to push me on to achieve more than I could have ever dreamed of accomplishing, I really appreciated those sites.  I decided I wanted to be able to do the same for others. It's as simple as that. My motivation for continuing to improve the site lies in the positive feedback I receive from you, and knowing that I am helping to make a difference."

Ben Cohen, Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream is the president of TrueMajority.  "I started TrueMajority with a few like-minded friends and supporters in June 2002. We believed that we were not alone and hoped that we could find some of the millions of people out there who also have a positive vision of America's role in the world.  It's already working. Tens of thousands of people are already taking advantage of our free Congress monitoring service and are getting involved when their voice counts in Washington. And our numbers are growing fast. We are already having an impact, and when we're a million strong that outpouring of hope will resound through the halls of government.

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I find the following sites to be very inspirational because they are using modern technology and the power of thousands of individuals to search for something new, something helpful, through the power of home computing.  These efforts of thousands of people working together towards a common goal are very inspirational!

http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/Cosm/
"Understanding how proteins self-assemble ("protein folding") is a holy grail of modern molecular biophysics. What makes it such a great challenge is its complexity, which renders simulations of folding extremely computationally demanding and difficult to understand. (See Scientific Background for more details about what are proteins, why do they fold, why this is so difficult, and why do we care).  Unfortunately, larger proteins fold slower and thus we need more computers to simulate their folding. While the alpha helix folds in 100 nanoseconds, proteins just a little larger fold 100x slower (10 microseconds). Thus, while 10-100 processors were enough to simulate the helix, we will need many more to simulate these larger, more interesting proteins."

http://www.parabon.com/cac.jsp
Launched in July 2000, Compute Against Cancer is the first philanthropic computing effort spanning research in cancer prevention, treatment, cure, and support. The program is designed to create an immediate impact in the lives of cancer patients and their families, while at the same time empowering the research that will result in improved therapies—and perhaps even the cure. Compute Against Cancer is a collaborative effort among researchers at academic and private laboratories, government agencies, nonprofit cancer organizations and the general public. Taken together, these efforts are improving lives today and bringing new hope for the future.

http://www.fightaidsathome.org/
FightAIDSatHome, a computational research project partnership between Entropia and the Olson laboratory at The Scripps Research Institute, uses your computer to assist AIDS research. Through Entropia's FightAIDSatHome project and donation of massive computing power, TSRI scientists and researchers have an ideal system to model the evolution of drug resistance and design anti-HIV drugs necessary to fight AIDS.  Your PC helps generate and test millions of candidate drug compounds against detailed models of evolving AIDS viruses—an accomplishment previously impossible without expensive supercomputers.