{"id":2455851,"date":"2020-03-16T10:31:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=322722"},"modified":"2020-03-16T10:31:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:31:47","slug":"what-we-can-control-we-must-control-shiffrin-shares-message-in-social-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/what-we-can-control-we-must-control-shiffrin-shares-message-in-social-post\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What we can control, we must control\u2019: Shiffrin shares message in social post"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mikaela Shiffrin shared a powerful message on social media.<\/strong>
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On Sunday night, Mikaela Shiffrin took to social media to share a powerful, emotional message about kindness, cleanliness and the responsibility of society. The five-and-a-half minute video and the accompanying post can be seen on the ski racer\u2019s Facebook and Instagram pages.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi everybody, I made it home safe a couple of days ago, thankfully,\u201d the ski racer said in the video, two days after celebrating her 25th<\/sup> birthday. \u201cI\u2019m on the self-quarantining program \u2014 like so many people are \u2014 for the next 12-ish days now. I\u2019m still feeling good, so that\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

While traveling back to Edwards from the World Cup circuit in Europe, Shiffrin says she saw people in airports not washing their hands, coughing and sneezing without covering up, as well as people not washing after going to the bathroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t supposed to be a tattletale message,\u201d she says, \u201cbut more of a call to action. \u2026 This affects everyone \u2014 health-wise, of course. It affects everyone financially, it affects the economies, it affects all of us in so many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s crazy to me that there are STILL people out there saying this is just some fluky thing and not covering their mouths when they cough or sneeze. Ironically those always seem to be the first people to complain about all the inconveniences they are facing, while not doing anything to mitigate the spread\u2026 I\u2019ve seen so many heartbreaking stories of elderly being scared to go to the store to get basic necessities knowing that they are so much more susceptible to Covid-19 than the younger, healthier population. At the same time, I\u2019ve seen heartwarming stories of people stepping up to help and reach out to make sure their elderly neighbors get what they need and stay safe. But the fact is basic personal hygiene is still lacking, which means there is more we can do to control the spread. Which in turn keeps our loved ones, parents, grandparents, friends, family, and neighbors safe. So let\u2019s do it. Keep spreading the word, for every person you remind about washing and covering and distancing (and for every time you do these things yourself) you can essentially be saving 3 people from possible infection. Those are pretty great odds, don\u2019t you think?#FlattenTheCurve<\/p>\n

Posted by Mikaela Shiffrin<\/a> on Sunday, March 15, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Her post details the importance of personal hygiene to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado \u2014 and the world \u2014 and the importance of being kind to one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot that we cannot control right now, but there are some things that we can control and what we can control, we must control,\u201d she says. \u201cEverybody needs to be conscious and responsible in order to flatten the curve. It is about everyone. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s laziness or selfishness or ignorance or just general lack of compassion, but we all need to take it seriously, and those who are not need to start taking it seriously now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shiffrin pleads with viewers to practice cleanliness, social distancing and take on the responsibility of speaking up when people in the community aren\u2019t following those controllable actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell them that they should be holding themselves accountable, and you are holding them accountable,\u201d she says. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to be mean, but don\u2019t be embarrassed to say something because people don\u2019t even realize when they\u2019re not practicing good personal hygiene, and now personal hygiene is really global hygiene.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sooner we all do these things, the sooner the panic is going to die down, the sooner the toilet paper will be restocked, the sooner economies will find some form of stability again, and the more likely our loved ones will actually get the care that they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

To close the video, Shiffrin saves her most powerful message for the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cLastly, be kind. You never know what someone is going through. This kind of stress and panic that has been going around tends to amplify personal strife, so be kind. Stand together \u2014 separately.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s all I got, for now. I\u2019m wishing everyone the best and I hope you\u2019re all healthy. I know a lot of you aren\u2019t so, sending my thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n

rleonhart@vaildaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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