Deep and meaningful

Some things that have inspired me recently. Interestingly, and by pure coincidence, they are kind of both related:

http://www.girleffect.org/share/the-big-picture/the-girl-effect and http://www.girleffect.org/share/the-big-picture/the-girl-effect-ticking-clock

http://blog.thedolectures.co.uk/2010/09/compassion-2/ (Thanks to Molly for forwarding this one on to me.)

And this made me think:
http://blog.thedolectures.co.uk/2010/09/how-big-is-your-but/

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us…Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory… that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson