One of the advan­tages of trav­el­ing on a major hol­i­day is that no one else does, and so my flight to Rio was empty as my cal­en­dar turned its page to 2010 at 30,000 feet.

Cor­co­v­ado (the Christ the Redeemer statue) is an inspi­ra­tion to many for reli­gious rea­sons. Stand­ing high above the city with arms out­stretched, it evokes feel­ings of pro­tec­tion, benev­o­lence, com­pas­sion, char­ity, and friendship.

Have you seen videos of wing­suit fly­ers? What if Cor­co­v­ado was also remind­ing us to soar in our daily lives?

Chris Bro­gan just blogged his 3 key­words for 2010. I’ll draw inspi­ra­tion this year from Cor­co­v­ado as a visual metaphor for soaring.

“Refuse to be aver­age. Let your heart soar as high as it will.” –A.W. Tozer

Wish­ing you good for­tune in the new year.