{"id":2457397,"date":"2020-04-19T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-silver-lining\/"},"modified":"2020-04-19T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T05:04:00","slug":"aspen-silver-lining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-silver-lining\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Silver Lining"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/silverlining-atd-042020-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/silverlining-atd-042020-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/silverlining-atd-042020-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/silverlining-atd-042020-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/silverlining-atd-042020-1.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Michael Patrick Britt<\/strong><br \/><em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Michael Patrick Britt<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Location: I live in Aspen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Connection to Aspen: My parents moved here in 1973 from Redondo Beach when I was 5 months old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Age: 46<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Relationship status: In a long-term relationship. Children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Occupation: Ski patroller on Aspen Mountain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">How you are coping during corona?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">I\u2019m trying to stay active by getting out to skin up Buttermilk when I can. This is a very emotional time for all of us. Our very way of life has come to a screeching halt. I miss my patrol family and being up on the best mountain in the world and all of the people I\u2019ve become friends with up on the hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">I\u2019ve been making a music video each day on my Instagram page (dad.britt25) that I call Cooped Up Karaoke under #quarantunes. I love to sing but I\u2019ve never really done it for an audience before. I thought, \u201cThis is the perfect time to get out of your comfort zone! Show the world your hidden talent.\u201d I\u2019m sure everyone reading this has something they\u2019ve always wanted to try but life has always gotten in the way. Some people probably don\u2019t even know they are good at something else. Now\u2019s the time to find out what it is! A lot of times you can find me standing in my doorway looking up at the mountains we all love and yearning for our way of life back. But then I look to the future and try to imagine coming out the other side with a new appreciation for who we are as human beings and hopefully we are more compassionate toward one another. Hopefully we\u2019ve learned something new about one another that we didn\u2019t know before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">What good can come out of this period?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">I think we\u2019ll all come out of this thing better people. We\u2019ll be a more compassionate, loving society. We have the greatest community in the world. I can\u2019t imagine how much better it\u2019s going to be after all of this. We\u2019re going to be more resourceful than ever before. At least that is my hope. I love you, Aspen!<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Flip Byrnes<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Location: Sydney, Australia; currently in Deidesheim, Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Connection to Aspen: 23 years now! From arriving in 1997 with no job and knowing no one, I\u2019ve loved the welcoming, special Aspen community ever since. If I lived anywhere in the world other than Australia, this would be it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Age: 45<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Relationship Status: Partner, two kids (3 and 4 years).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Occupation: Travel writer, Australian PR for Aspen-Snowmass and mum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">What are you doing to cope during corona?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"> We were on our way back to Australia from Aspen (via relatives in Germany) when all of this happened and borders closed, so we\u2019ve had to be flexible until we can go home. We are so lucky to live by a UNESCO biosphere, a forest loaded with critters and Celtic ruins, so after starting each day with a run for a head-blast of fresh air, I head back in to walk the puppies (aka the kids) and we spend hours in there hunting dinosaurs \u2014 last time we found dragon bones (for real). I check in with friends, especially those who live alone as that involves extra challenges. As I\u2019m still working I try to get a few quality hours in \u2014 that\u2019s good for keeping me mentally connected. Lastly I\u2019m not making a gazillion lists of things I \u201cneed\u201d to do (although I wouldn\u2019t mind conquering cooking quesadillas), there\u2019s no pressure for anyone to come out of this having learned five languages and Olympic gymnastic skills. The day unfolds as it\u2019s meant to and if everyone is breathing and smiling at the end of it, then it\u2019s always a good one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">How are you helping others?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">I know Easter was hard for some people, so Sunday my mini sidekicks and I rode around the neighborhood and dropped mysterious Easter egg hunts for people we know. Little surprises for people go a long way \u2014 my parents are a little bewildered by the random things I keep sending them (e.g. a dwarf lemon tree. Mum said she needed lemons.) This is a great time to surprise your mates in some small, unexpected way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">What good can come out of this period?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Honestly? So much. Wonderful, positive projects like this one! Especially in our industry (media), there\u2019s an orchestra of noise especially on socials; trombones blaring \u201clook at me!\u201d the piccolos trilling, cymbals clashing \u2026 now it\u2019s quieter I can hear the beat of my own drum again. I\u2019m loving that. I think huge positives are people rediscovering slow and simple pleasures, whether that\u2019s having headspace to be creative, being immersed in the changing of the seasons that\u2019s happening right now or a warm cuppa over a Zoom chat. An appreciation for things we\u2019ve taken for granted, from medical workers to supermarket stockers. I love that we are all looking out for the elderly more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">What\u2019s the first thing you do when things go back to normal?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Book a flight and hug my mum and dad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-silver-lining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Patrick Britt Michael Patrick Britt Location: I live in Aspen. Connection to Aspen: My parents moved here in 1973 from Redondo Beach when I was 5 months old. Age: 46 Support Local Journalism Donate Relationship status: In a long-term relationship. Children. Occupation: Ski patroller on Aspen Mountain. How you are coping during corona? 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