<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US" prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb#">
<head >
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>The Human Spirit is a 98 Percent Wonderful Thing - Hurricane Harvey</title><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta name="twitter:site" content="baby_boomster" />
<meta name="twitter:domain" content="Baby Boomer Women Over 50 - Travel - Lifestyle | BabyBoomster" />
<meta name="twitter:title" content="The Human Spirit is a 98 Percent Wonderful Thing &#8211; Hurricane Harvey" />
<meta name="twitter:description" content="There may be crazy things happening in the world but there are more good people than bad and the human spirit will win over in the end. Prayers Houston." />
<meta name="twitter:url" content="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" />
<meta name="twitter:image:src" content="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit-cr.jpg" />

<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v6.3 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ -->
<meta name="description" content="There may be crazy things happening in the world but there are more good people than bad and the human spirit will win over in the end. Prayers Houston."/>
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" />
<link rel="publisher" href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100621814374481294907/100621814374481294907/about"/>
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:title" content="The Human Spirit is a 98 Percent Wonderful Thing - Hurricane Harvey" />
<meta property="og:description" content="There may be crazy things happening in the world but there are more good people than bad and the human spirit will win over in the end. Prayers Houston." />
<meta property="og:url" content="http://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Baby Boomer Women Over 50 - Travel - Lifestyle | BabyBoomster" />
<meta property="article:publisher" content="https://www.facebook.com/BabyBoomster" />
<meta property="article:tag" content="Disaster" />
<meta property="article:tag" content="inspiration" />
<meta property="article:tag" content="Spain" />
<meta property="article:tag" content="Texas" />
<meta property="article:section" content="Baby Boomers - Women Over 50" />
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2017-08-30T07:00:04-08:00" />
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2017-11-12T13:36:50-08:00" />
<meta property="og:updated_time" content="2017-11-12T13:36:50-08:00" />
<meta property="fb:app_id" content="142687676296479" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit-cr.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit-cr.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image:width" content="750" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="420" />
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta name="twitter:description" content="There may be crazy things happening in the world but there are more good people than bad and the human spirit will win over in the end. Prayers Houston." />
<meta name="twitter:title" content="The Human Spirit is a 98 Percent Wonderful Thing - Hurricane Harvey" />
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@baby_boomster" />
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit-cr.jpg" />
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@baby_boomster" />
<script type='application/ld+json'>{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebSite","@id":"#website","url":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/","name":"Women Over 50 - travel - living well \u2022 Baby Boomster","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/?s={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}</script>
<script type='application/ld+json'>{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Person","url":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/human-spirit\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BabyBoomster","https:\/\/instagram.com\/BabyBoomster","http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rebeccaolkowski\/","https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/b\/100621814374481294907\/100621814374481294907\/about","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVYmaTWzQWwULhUC2dK2MwQ","http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/BabyBoomster","https:\/\/twitter.com\/baby_boomster"],"@id":"#person","name":"Rebecca Forstadt - Olkowski"}</script>
<!-- / Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->

<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s.w.org' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Baby Boomer Women Over 50 - Travel - Lifestyle | BabyBoomster &raquo; Feed" href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/BabyBoomster" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Baby Boomer Women Over 50 - Travel - Lifestyle | BabyBoomster &raquo; Comments Feed" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/comments/feed/" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Baby Boomer Women Over 50 - Travel - Lifestyle | BabyBoomster &raquo; The Human Spirit is a 98 Percent Wonderful Thing &#8211; Hurricane Harvey Comments Feed" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/feed/" />
<style type="text/css">
img.wp-smiley,
img.emoji {
	display: inline !important;
	border: none !important;
	box-shadow: none !important;
	height: 1em !important;
	width: 1em !important;
	margin: 0 .07em !important;
	vertical-align: -0.1em !important;
	background: none !important;
	padding: 0 !important;
}
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='magazine-pro-theme-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/themes/magazine-pro/style-3.1.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='aalb_basics_css-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/amazon-associates-link-builder/css/aalb_basics-1.5.4.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='everlightbox-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/everlightbox/public/css/everlightbox-1.0.25.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='widgetopts-styles-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/widget-options/assets/css/widget-options.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='easy-social-share-buttons-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/assets/css/easy-social-share-buttons.min-5.3.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='google-fonts-css'  href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto%3A300%2C400%7CRaleway%3A400%2C500%2C900&#038;ver=3.1' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='simple-social-icons-font-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/css/style-2.0.1.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='mab-base-style-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/magic-action-box/assets/css/magic-action-box-styles-2.17.1.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='mab-user-style-1-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/uploads/magic-action-box/style-1-1515360199.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='mab-actionbox-style-15834-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/uploads/magic-action-box/actionbox-15834-1515359960.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='mab-custom-buttons-css-css'  href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/uploads/magic-action-box/custom-buttons-1496038183.css' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-1.12.4.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min-1.4.1.js'></script>
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/themes/genesis/lib/js/html5shiv-3.7.3.js'></script>
<![endif]-->
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/themes/magazine-pro/js/entry-date-1.0.0.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/themes/magazine-pro/js/responsive-menu-1.0.0.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/svgxuse-1.1.21.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/magic-action-box/assets/js/actionbox-helper-2.17.1.js'></script>
<link rel='https://api.w.org/' href='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-json/' />
<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
<link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> 
<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 4.9.4" />
<link rel='shortlink' href='https://www.babyboomster.com/?p=16746' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.babyboomster.com%2Fhuman-spirit%2F" />
<link rel="alternate" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.babyboomster.com%2Fhuman-spirit%2F&#038;format=xml" />
        <style>
        	@font-face {
				font-family: "everlightbox-icons";
				src: url("https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/everlightbox/public/css/fonts/everlightbox-icons.eot");
				src: url("https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/everlightbox/public/css/fonts/everlightbox-icons.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"),
				url("https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/everlightbox/public/css/fonts/everlightbox-icons.woff") format("woff"),
				url("https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/everlightbox/public/css/fonts/everlightbox-icons.ttf") format("truetype"),
				url("https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/everlightbox/public/css/fonts/everlightbox-icons.svg#everlightbox-icons") format("svg");
				font-weight: normal;
				font-style: normal;

			}
            #everlightbox-slider .slide img,
            #everlightbox-slider .slide .everlightbox-video-container,
            #everlightbox-slider .slide .everlightbox-inline-container {
                max-width: calc(90% - 75px);
                max-height: calc(90% - 75px);
            }

            
            #everlightbox-slider .everlightbox-comments, 
            #everlightbox-slider .slide .everlightbox-button {
            	font-size: 15px;
            }


                        #everlightbox-slider .slide img {
                border-radius:4px;
            }
                    </style>
        <script>
            var __everlightbox_conf = {
                facebookIcon: true,
                twitterIcon: true,
                pinterestIcon: true,
                houzzIcon: false,
                googleplusIcon: true,
                tumblrIcon: false,
                facebookLike: true,
                downloadIcon: false,
                fullscreenIcon: false,
                keyboard: !false,
                loopAtEnd: true,
                closeBg: true,
                anchorButtonsToEdges: false,
                facebookComments: true,
                facebookCommentCount: false,
                facebookAppId: '1213605408691751'
            };
        </script>
    <script type="text/javascript" async defer data-pin-color="red" data-pin-height="28" data-pin-hover="true" src="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/pinterest-pin-it-button-on-image-hover-and-post/js/pinit.js"></script>    <style type="text/css" media="screen">
      div.printfriendly a, div.printfriendly a:link, div.printfriendly a:hover, div.printfriendly a:visited {
        text-decoration: none;
        border: none;
      }
    </style>
           <style type="text/css" media="screen">
          div.printfriendly {
            margin: 12px 12px 12px 12px;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1000;
          }
          div.printfriendly a, div.printfriendly a:link, div.printfriendly a:visited {
            font-size: 14px;
            color: #3AAA11;
            vertical-align: bottom;
          }
          .printfriendly a {
            box-shadow:none;
          }
          .printfriendly a:hover {
            cursor: pointer;
          }
          .printfriendly a img  {
            border: none;
            padding:0;
            margin-right: 6px;
            box-shadow: none;
            -webkit-box-shadow: none;
            -moz-box-shadow: none;
          }
          .printfriendly a span{
            vertical-align: bottom;
          }
          .pf-alignleft {
            float: left;
          }
          .pf-alignright {
            float: right;
          }
          div.pf-aligncenter {
            display: block;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            text-align: center;
          }
        </style>
        <style type="text/css" media="print">
          .printfriendly {
            display: none;
          }
        </style>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            var rsssl_share_url = window.location.href.replace('https://', 'http://');
            var addthis_share = {url: '' + rsssl_share_url + ''};
        </script>
        
<script type="text/javascript">var essb_settings = {"ajax_url":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","essb3_nonce":"767cb6ddc9","essb3_plugin_url":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-social-share-buttons3","essb3_stats":true,"essb3_ga":true,"essb3_ga_mode":"simple","blog_url":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/","essb3_postfloat_stay":false,"post_id":16746};var essb_buttons_exist = !!document.getElementsByClassName("essb_links"); if(essb_buttons_exist == true) { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) { var ESSB_CACHE_URL = "https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/?utm_campaign=coschedule&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=rebeccaolkowski&#038;utm_content=TheHumanSpiritisa98PercentWonderfulThing-HurricaneHarvey"; if(ESSB_CACHE_URL.indexOf("?") > -1) { ESSB_CACHE_URL += "&essb_counter_cache=rebuild"; } else { ESSB_CACHE_URL += "?essb_counter_cache=rebuild"; }; var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.open("GET",ESSB_CACHE_URL,true); xhr.send(); });}</script><script>
  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

  ga('create', 'UA-52767085-1', 'auto');
  ga('send', 'pageview');

</script>
<!-- Place this tag in the <head> of your document -->
<script type="text/javascript">
window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en'};
(function() 
{var po = document.createElement("script");
po.type = "text/javascript"; po.async = true;po.src = "https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js";
var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s);
})();</script>

<!-- Facebook Pixel Code -->
<script>
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;
n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,
document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js');
fbq('init', '549193825283424'); // Insert your pixel ID here.
fbq('track', 'PageView');
</script>
<noscript><img height="1" width="1" style="display:none"
src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=549193825283424&ev=PageView&noscript=1"
/></noscript>
<!-- DO NOT MODIFY -->
<!-- End Facebook Pixel Code -->





<style type="text/css">.site-title a { background: url(https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BabyBoomster-12-24-17.jpg) no-repeat !important; }</style>
<!-- Start Alexa Certify Javascript -->
<script type="text/javascript">
_atrk_opts = { atrk_acct:"tUsuh1aYY900Oq", domain:"babyboomster.com",dynamic: true};
(function() { var as = document.createElement('script'); as.type = 'text/javascript'; as.async = true; as.src = "https://d31qbv1cthcecs.cloudfront.net/atrk.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(as, s); })();
</script>
<noscript><img src="https://d5nxst8fruw4z.cloudfront.net/atrk.gif?account=tUsuh1aYY900Oq" style="display:none" height="1" width="1" alt="" /></noscript>
<!-- End Alexa Certify Javascript -->

<meta name="copyright" content="Rebecca Olkowski - BabyBoomster.com">
<style type="text/css" media="screen"> .simple-social-icons ul li a, .simple-social-icons ul li a:hover, .simple-social-icons ul li a:focus { background-color: #91007b !important; border-radius: 0px; color: #ffffff !important; border: 0px #ffffff solid !important; font-size: 18px; padding: 9px; }  .simple-social-icons ul li a:hover, .simple-social-icons ul li a:focus { background-color: #000000 !important; border-color: #ffffff !important; color: #ffffff !important; }  .simple-social-icons ul li a:focus { outline: 1px dotted #000000 !important; }</style><style type="text/css">.broken_link, a.broken_link {
	text-decoration: line-through;
}</style><link rel="icon" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-Baby-boomster-site-icon-32x32.jpg" sizes="32x32" />
<link rel="icon" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-Baby-boomster-site-icon-192x192.jpg" sizes="192x192" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-Baby-boomster-site-icon-180x180.jpg" />
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-Baby-boomster-site-icon-270x270.jpg" />
<style type="text/css">
</style>
		<style type="text/css" id="wp-custom-css">
			.header-image .site-header .title-area, .header-image .site-header .widget-area {
    padding: 20px 0;
}
.magazine-home .content .widget-title, .sidebar .widget-title {
    background-color: #950077;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px;
}
.nav-primary {
    background-color: #eee;
    color: #fff;
    left: 0;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 999;
}
.nav-primary a {
    color: #222;
}
.nav-primary a:focus, .nav-primary a:hover, .nav-primary .sub-menu a:focus, .nav-primary .sub-menu a:hover, .nav-primary .genesis-nav-menu .current-menu-item > a {
    color: #950077;
}
.genesis-nav-menu a:focus, .genesis-nav-menu a:hover, .genesis-nav-menu .current-menu-item > a, .genesis-nav-menu .sub-menu .current-menu-item > a:focus, .genesis-nav-menu .sub-menu .current-menu-item > a:hover {
    color: #950077;
}
.home-middle a.more-link:focus, .home-middle a.more-link:hover, .home-top a.more-link:focus, .home-top a.more-link:hover {
    background-color: #950077;
    color: #fff;
}
a:focus,
a:hover {
	color: #950077;
}
.entry-title a:focus, .entry-title a:hover {
    color: #950077;
}
.entry-content a {
    color: #950077;
}
.footer-widgets {
    background-color: #950077;
    color: #fff;
    clear: both;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    padding: 60px 0 20px;
}


button,
input[type="button"],
input[type="reset"],
input[type="submit"],
.button,
.entry-content .button {
	background-color: #222;
	border: none;
	color: #fff;
	cursor: pointer;
	font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
	padding: 16px 24px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	white-space: normal;
	width: auto;
}

button:focus,
input:focus[type="button"],
input:focus[type="reset"],
input:focus[type="submit"],
.button:focus,
.entry-content .button:focus,
button:hover,
input:hover[type="button"],
input:hover[type="reset"],
input:hover[type="submit"],
.button:hover,
.entry-content .button:hover {
	color: #fff;
	background-color: #990073;
}

button.small,
input[type="button"].small,
input[type="reset"].small,
input[type="submit"].small,
.button.small {
	padding: 8px 12px;
}

.entry-content .button:focus,
.entry-content .button:hover {
	color: #fff;
}

.button {
	display: inline-block;
}

.site-container button:disabled,
.site-container button:disabled:hover,
.site-container input:disabled,
.site-container input:disabled:hover,
.site-container input[type="button"]:disabled,
.site-container input[type="button"]:disabled:hover,
.site-container input[type="reset"]:disabled,
.site-container input[type="reset"]:disabled:hover,
.site-container input[type="submit"]:disabled,
.site-container input[type="submit"]:disabled:hover {
	background-color: #ddd;
	border-width: 0;
	color: #565656;
	cursor: not-allowed;
}

input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button,
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-button {
	display: none;
}
/* Colored content boxes */

.content-box-yellow {
    margin: 0 0 25px;
	  border-radius: 20px 20px 20px     20px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 20px;
}

.content-box-yellow {
    background-color: #fef5c4;
    border: 1px solid #990073;
}
.author-box-title {
    color: #990073;
    font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

		</style>
	</head>
<body data-rssslsocial=1 data-rsssl=1 class="post-template-default single single-post postid-16746 single-format-standard custom-header header-image content-sidebar primary-nav" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage"><div class="site-container"><nav class="nav-primary" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement"><div class="wrap"><ul id="menu-menu" class="menu genesis-nav-menu menu-primary"><li id="menu-item-19120" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-19120"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Home</span></a></li>
<li id="menu-item-16994" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16994"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/baby-boomer-travel-directory/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Boomer Travel</span></a></li>
<li id="menu-item-6893" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6893"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/smart-eating-recipes/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Recipes</span></a></li>
<li id="menu-item-17691" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17691"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/beauty-fashion-over-50-skincare-hair-weight-loss-baby-boomers/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Beauty</span></a></li>
<li id="menu-item-17694" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17694"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/entertainment-theater-movies-celebrities-events/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Fun</span></a></li>
<li id="menu-item-17688" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17688"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wellness-and-health-tips-for-baby-boomer-women/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Wellness</span></a></li>
<li id="menu-item-17684" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17684"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/baby-boomer-women-women-over-50-topics/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Life 50+</span></a></li>
<li id="menu-item-18073" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18073"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/how-to-blog-wordpress-services-baby-boomers/" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Start a Blog</span></a></li>
</ul></div></nav><header class="site-header" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPHeader"><div class="wrap"><div class="title-area"><p class="site-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/">Baby Boomer Women Over 50 - Travel - Lifestyle | BabyBoomster</a></p><p class="site-description" itemprop="description">We&#039;re not ready for rocking chairs yet!</p></div><div class="widget-area header-widget-area">		<section id="mab-widget-2" class="widget mab-widget"><div class="widget-wrap">		
				
		<div class="mab-inside-wrap">
					
			<div id="mab-158341" class="magic-action-box mab-type-optin mab-id-15834 mabstyle-user userstyle-1 use-mab-button-default mab-fields-layout-default mab-label-position-stacked mab-responsive mab-layout-horizontal mab-center-content" data-mabid="15834" data-trackid="15834" data-type="optin" data-track="1"  style="width: 100%; ">
	<div class="mab-pad mab-wrap mab-aside-left mab-aside-type-none">
				<div class="mab-content">
						<div class="mab-heading">Women Over 50 Rock!</div>
									<div class="mab-subheading">Enter your email to receive weekly updates so you never miss a post.</div>
									<div class="mab-main-action-wrap ">
				<form method="POST" action="//babyboomster.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=104964ef8f4e186114b809452&id=4bac2322c6">
			<div class="mab-field mab-field-email">
				<input type="email" id="mab-email" placeholder="Enter your email" name="EMAIL" />
	</div>
	<div class="mab-field mab-field-submit">
				<input class="mab-submit" type="submit" value="Go for it!" />
			</div>

			<input type="hidden" name="SIGNUP" value="sidebar_form">
	
		<div class="clear"></div>
</form>
			</div>
					</div>
		<div class="clear" style="clear:both;"></div>	</div>

	</div>			
				</div>
		
		</div></section>
		
	</div></div></header><div class="site-inner"><div class="content-sidebar-wrap"><main class="content"><div class="breadcrumb" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"><span xmlns:v="http://rdf.data-vocabulary.org/#"><span typeof="v:Breadcrumb"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/" rel="v:url" property="v:title">Home</a> » <strong class="breadcrumb_last">The Human Spirit is a 98 Percent Wonderful Thing &#8211; Hurricane Harvey</strong></span></span></div><em><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/disclosure/">FTC Site-Wide Disclosure</a> – This post may contain affiliate links for stuff I love. If you click a link and make a purchase, at NO extra cost to you, it will help me in my old age because, like a dork, I didn’t work a 9-5 and never had a 401k. Thank you for supporting this site.</span></em>
 <article class="post-16746 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-baby-boomers category-headlines tag-disaster tag-inspiration tag-spain tag-texas entry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline">The Human Spirit is a 98 Percent Wonderful Thing &#8211; Hurricane Harvey</h1>
<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2017-08-30T07:00:04+00:00">August 30, 2017</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/author/rebeccao/" class="entry-author-link" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comments">16 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><div class="essb_links essb_counters essb_displayed_top essb_share essb_template_light-retina essb_1624168853 print-no" id="essb_displayed_top_1624168853" data-essb-postid="16746" data-essb-position="top" data-essb-button-style="button" data-essb-template="light-retina" data-essb-counter-pos="inside" data-essb-url="http://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" data-essb-twitter-url="http://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" data-essb-instance="1624168853"><ul class="essb_links_list"><li class="essb_item essb_totalcount_item" data-counter-pos="inside"><span class="essb_totalcount essb_t_l_big " title="" data-shares-text="shares"><span class="essb_t_nb">85<span class="essb_t_nb_after">shares</span></span></span></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_facebook nolightbox"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&t=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey&redirect_uri=https://www.babyboomster.com?sharing-thankyou=yes" title="" onclick="essb.window(&#39;https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&t=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey&redirect_uri=https://www.babyboomster.com?sharing-thankyou=yes&#39;,&#39;facebook&#39;,&#39;1624168853&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_facebook"></span><span class="essb_network_name"><span class="essb_counter_inside" data-cnt="5" data-cnt-short="5">5</span></span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_twitter nolightbox"> <a href="#" title="" onclick="essb.window(&#39;https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey&amp;url=https://www.babyboomster.com/?p=16746&amp;counturl=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&amp;related=baby_boomster&amp;via=baby_boomster&amp;hashtags=#midlife&#39;,&#39;twitter&#39;,&#39;1624168853&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_twitter"></span><span class="essb_network_name"><span class="essb_counter_inside" data-cnt="22" data-cnt-short="22">22</span></span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_google nolightbox"> <a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" title="" onclick="essb.window(&#39;https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&#39;,&#39;google&#39;,&#39;1624168853&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_google"></span><span class="essb_network_name"><span class="essb_counter_inside" data-cnt="0" data-cnt-short="0">0</span></span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_pinterest nolightbox"> <a href="#" title="" onclick="essb.pinterest_picker(&#39;1624168853&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_pinterest"></span><span class="essb_network_name"><span class="essb_counter_inside" data-cnt="0" data-cnt-short="0">0</span></span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_linkedin nolightbox"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;ro=true&amp;trk=EasySocialShareButtons&amp;title=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey&amp;url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" title="" onclick="essb.window(&#39;https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;ro=true&amp;trk=EasySocialShareButtons&amp;title=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey&amp;url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&#39;,&#39;linkedin&#39;,&#39;1624168853&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_linkedin"></span><span class="essb_network_name"><span class="essb_counter_inside" data-cnt="0" data-cnt-short="0">0</span></span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_stumbleupon nolightbox"> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/badge/?url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/" title="" onclick="essb.window(&#39;http://www.stumbleupon.com/badge/?url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&#39;,&#39;stumbleupon&#39;,&#39;1624168853&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_stumbleupon"></span><span class="essb_network_name"><span class="essb_counter_inside" data-cnt="58" data-cnt-short="58">58</span></span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_flipboard nolightbox"> <a href="https://share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&title=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey" title="" onclick="essb.window(&#39;https://share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?url=https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/&title=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey&#39;,&#39;flipboard&#39;,&#39;1624168853&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_flipboard"></span><span class="essb_network_name"></span></a></li></ul></div><div class="pf-content"><p>As I watch Texas on TV practically drowning in Hurricane Harvey’s wake, I’ve been overwhelmed by the team work and camaraderie that’s taken place. I can’t even imagine what the people of Houston and other affected areas are going through with thousands of houses flooded, and residents unable to move and get shelter. Yet, first responders and an army of citizens have worked tirelessly to help bring victims to safety and shelter.  It shows that the human spirit is not only alive, well, and extraordinary.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-16749" src="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit.jpg" alt="Human Spirit - Houston Hurricane Harvey Flood" width="600" height="377" srcset="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit.jpg 750w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/House-in-Flood-Human-Spirit-300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p>
<p>This past year has been difficult and distracting. It was beginning to look like the world had gone completely insane. But when you see people coming together from every race, sex, political bent, and religion, working together to help each other survive, you realize there is much more good in the world than evil.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been heart breaking to look at photos of nursing home residents up to their chests in water, pregnant women about to give birth who don’t know if they’ll make it to a hospital in time, or pets being left behind tied up to posts about to drown. The most unlikely of heroes have come through to save them. On of my favorite stories was Mattress Mack who opened up his mattress stores to house people who had been rescued and their pets.</p>
<p>Thousands of miles away, Americans are mobilizing to send help, supplies, and prayers. I&#8217;m thankful that most of my friends who live in the flood zone have checked in as safe. So far, there have been very few deaths and almost non-existent crime. It’s heartwarming to watch and impossible to do so without shedding tears.</p>
<p>The tragedy in Barcelona was similar. When the van of terrorists plowed down people on the La Rambla,  the city quickly got to work. By the next day, it was bustling with tourists and business almost as if nothing happened. The city came together in peace and love and didn’t let the actions of a few horrible men break their human spirit.</p>
<p>And whether it&#8217;s greed, hate, authoritarian dictators, religious zealotry or a spontaneous natural disaster, good will prevail in the end.</p>
<p>Let’s hope the gallantry and human spirit of the 98% of beautiful humans on our planet will shine their light to bring our country and our world together in unity and good for all.</p>
<p><a href="https://publicgood.com/media/cnn/campaign/cnn-help-during-hurricane-harvey?utm_campaign=Do-Public-Good&amp;utm_medium=button&amp;utm_source=cnn&amp;utm_content=http:%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fspecials%2Fimpact-your-world&amp;title=Impact%20Your%20World%20%20-%20CNN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vetted charities to help Hurricane Harvey victims.</a></p>
<p><a href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark"  data-pin-color="red" data-pin-height="128"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png" /></a></p><div class="printfriendly pf-alignleft"><a href="#" rel="nofollow" onclick="window.print(); return false;" class="noslimstat" title="Printer Friendly, PDF & Email"><img style="border:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none; box-shadow:none;" src="https://cdn.printfriendly.com/buttons/print-button-gray.png" alt="Print Friendly, PDF & Email" /></a></div></div>
						<script type="text/javascript">
						jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
							$.post('https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php', {action: 'wpt_view_count', id: '16746'});
						});
						</script></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/category/baby-boomers/" rel="category tag">Baby Boomers - Women Over 50</a>, <a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/category/baby-boomers/headlines/" rel="category tag">Headlines</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/tag/disaster/" rel="tag">Disaster</a>, <a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/tag/inspiration/" rel="tag">inspiration</a>, <a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/tag/spain/" rel="tag">Spain</a>, <a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/tag/texas/" rel="tag">Texas</a></span></p><div class="after-entry widget-area">		<section id="mab-widget-3" class="extendedwopts-hide extendedwopts-tablet extendedwopts-mobile widget mab-widget"><div class="extendedwopts-hide extendedwopts-tablet extendedwopts-mobile widget-wrap">		
				
		<div class="mab-inside-wrap">
					
			<div id="mab-158342" class="magic-action-box mab-type-optin mab-id-15834 mabstyle-user userstyle-1 use-mab-button-default mab-fields-layout-default mab-label-position-stacked mab-responsive mab-layout-horizontal mab-center-content" data-mabid="15834" data-trackid="15834" data-type="optin" data-track="1"  style="width: 100%; ">
	<div class="mab-pad mab-wrap mab-aside-left mab-aside-type-none">
				<div class="mab-content">
						<div class="mab-heading">Women Over 50 Rock!</div>
									<div class="mab-subheading">Enter your email to receive weekly updates so you never miss a post.</div>
									<div class="mab-main-action-wrap ">
				<form method="POST" action="//babyboomster.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=104964ef8f4e186114b809452&id=4bac2322c6">
			<div class="mab-field mab-field-email">
				<input type="email" id="mab-email" placeholder="Enter your email" name="EMAIL" />
	</div>
	<div class="mab-field mab-field-submit">
				<input class="mab-submit" type="submit" value="Go for it!" />
			</div>

			<input type="hidden" name="SIGNUP" value="sidebar_form">
	
		<div class="clear"></div>
</form>
			</div>
					</div>
		<div class="clear" style="clear:both;"></div>	</div>

	</div>			
				</div>
		
		</div></section>
		
	<section id="text-300" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-6386587-13042719" target="_top"><br />
<img src="https://www.lduhtrp.net/image-6386587-13042719" width="728" height="90" alt="" border="0"/></a></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-253" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><br />
<!-- Baby Boomster Response --><br />
<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display: block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9799914558062557" data-ad-slot="5218984712" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br />
<script>
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
</script></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
</div></footer></article><div class="entry-comments" id="comments"><h3>Comments</h3><ol class="comment-list">
	<li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-16079">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/628633cbbf2604dd8a73919a0b647c00?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/628633cbbf2604dd8a73919a0b647c00?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://carolcassara.com/sanitization-of-opinion/" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Carol Cassara</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T09:00:39+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16079" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 9:00 am</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>Yes, so many wonderful hearts. And others, well, not so much. Humanity.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16079' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16079", "16079", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Carol Cassara'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16080">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T09:22:51+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16080" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 9:22 am</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>It&#8217;s truly inspiring how people are coming together to help.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16080' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16080", "16080", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->

	<li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="comment-16081">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28a19f2823c0294db4c69926e5e08110?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28a19f2823c0294db4c69926e5e08110?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.doreenmcgettigan.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Doreen McGettigan</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T10:08:50+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16081" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 10:08 am</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>I can&#8217;t help but cry watching story after story of wonderful human beings coming together to lift each other up.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16081' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16081", "16081", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Doreen McGettigan'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16084">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T11:26:51+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16084" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 11:26 am</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>I know. I sit in front of the TV in tears. Such amazing stories of bravery and good will.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16084' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16084", "16084", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->

	<li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-16083">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/05934ea60267de808d81cdf6848a245b?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/05934ea60267de808d81cdf6848a245b?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.dlt-lifeontheranch.blogspot.ca" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Diane</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T10:53:21+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16083" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 10:53 am</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>Seeing the acts of kindness and service amidst the chaos gives me hope. The human spirit is  98 % wonderful. We need to emphasize that 98%!</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16083' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16083", "16083", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Diane'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16085">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T11:27:58+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16085" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 11:27 am</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>You are so right about that. It doesn&#8217;t always seem like it at times but we only hear about the worst and most people just want to get along and live together in peace</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16085' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16085", "16085", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->

	<li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="comment-16086">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f4f89af13db121677fe36f0635ea8619?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f4f89af13db121677fe36f0635ea8619?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.reasontouse.com/website/blogging-distractions" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Ahmad Imran</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T12:46:44+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16086" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 12:46 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>Definitely Rebecca, the good persists, it is always stronger than the evil. Great message, inspirational.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16086' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16086", "16086", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Ahmad Imran'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16087">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T13:43:17+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16087" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 1:43 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>Thanks, so much, Ahmad. I&#8217;m so glad you agree.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16087' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16087", "16087", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->

	<li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-16088">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/32371e82628452983283528b62c3fc13?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/32371e82628452983283528b62c3fc13?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Alana</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T15:39:33+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16088" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 3:39 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>I can tell you (from living through the aftermath of a much smaller flood disaster) that you see both the best and worst in people.  The selfless volunteers, and the scam artists and fake contractors who showed up minutes after the volunteers, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross were both evident in my area.  The two sides of humanity were in full view.  A Facebook friend in a suburb of Houston has already reported fake law enforcement sightings.  I&#8217;m sorry to be more cynical than optimistic.  It just means those who do good must work even harder.  And I can not imagine the exhaustion of all the volunteers in Texas, and the first responders who don&#8217;t even know if they have a home or family to come home to.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16088' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16088", "16088", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Alana'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16090">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T17:41:00+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16090" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 5:41 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>yes, it&#8217;s unfortunate that there will be scammers. I heard that a store was trying to charge $99 for a case of water.  I don&#8217;t know how people like that live with themselves.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16090' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16090", "16090", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->

	<li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="comment-16089">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa64dc6be371e943b9aca81804a99853?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa64dc6be371e943b9aca81804a99853?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.coastofillinois.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Laura Ehlers</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T17:30:09+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16089" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 5:30 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>All the negative put forth is really no match for good old human kindness. Nicely done.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16089' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16089", "16089", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Laura Ehlers'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16091">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-30T17:41:54+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16091" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 30, 2017 at 5:41 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>Thank you, Laura. It&#8217;s just heartwarming to see good deeds being done.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16091' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16091", "16091", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->

	<li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-16099">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/628b8df06afcae99b05fca97028d2500?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/628b8df06afcae99b05fca97028d2500?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name">AnnMerle</span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-31T15:53:57+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16099" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 31, 2017 at 3:53 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>This storm is, once again, putting us to the test. I hope to God we do better than we did with Katrina!</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16099' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16099", "16099", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to AnnMerle'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16100">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-08-31T20:06:18+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16100" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">August 31, 2017 at 8:06 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>We all hope so too. That&#8217;s for sure!</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16100' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16100", "16100", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->

	<li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="comment-16106">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e5e69f40b1f00db6e93907620a54fc5?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e5e69f40b1f00db6e93907620a54fc5?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.menopausalmom.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Marcia @ Menooausal Mother</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-09-01T12:11:29+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16106" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">September 1, 2017 at 12:11 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>It is a beautiful thing to see the U.S. finally come together on something without all the hatred being spewed like it was two weeks ago. Let&#8217;s hope the spirit of goodwill and peace lasts for a bit.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16106' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16106", "16106", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Marcia @ Menooausal Mother'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	<ul class="children">

	<li class="comment byuser comment-author-rebeccao bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="comment-16109">
	<article itemprop="comment" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment">

		
		<header class="comment-header">
			<p class="comment-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
				<img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=100&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d49abefe0145fb7f52dc8eab395db953?s=200&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' /><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com" class="comment-author-link" rel="external nofollow" itemprop="url">Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski</a></span> <span class="says">says</span>			</p>

			<p class="comment-meta"><time class="comment-time" datetime="2017-09-01T15:09:09+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/human-spirit/#comment-16109" class="comment-time-link" itemprop="url">September 1, 2017 at 3:09 pm</a></time></p>		</header>

		<div class="comment-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<p>I am hoping so too and also that the people of Houston get back on their feet fast.</p>
		</div>

		<div class="comment-reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-16109' onclick='return addComment.moveForm( "comment-16109", "16109", "respond", "16746" )' aria-label='Reply to Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski'>Reply</a></div>
		
	</article>
	</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ul><!-- .children -->
</li><!-- #comment-## -->
</ol></div>	<div id="respond" class="comment-respond">
		<h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a comment and tell us what you think <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/human-spirit/?utm_campaign=coschedule&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=rebeccaolkowski&amp;utm_content=The+Human+Spirit+is+a+98+Percent+Wonderful+Thing+-+Hurricane+Harvey#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3>			<form action="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form" novalidate>
				<p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment</label> <textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="65525" aria-required="true" required="required"></textarea></p><p class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">Name <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="245" aria-required='true' required='required' /></p>
<p class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">Email <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="email" name="email" type="email" value="" size="30" maxlength="100" aria-describedby="email-notes" aria-required='true' required='required' /></p>
<p class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">Website</label> <input id="url" name="url" type="url" value="" size="30" maxlength="200" /></p>
<!-- MailChimp for WordPress v4.1.15 - https://mc4wp.com/ --><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_subscribe_wp-comment-form" value="0" /><p class="mc4wp-checkbox mc4wp-checkbox-wp-comment-form"><label><input type="checkbox" name="_mc4wp_subscribe_wp-comment-form" value="1" checked="checked" /><span>Sign me up for the newsletter!</span></label></p><!-- / MailChimp for WordPress --><p class="form-submit"><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" class="submit" value="Post Comment" /> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='16746' id='comment_post_ID' />
<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' />
</p><p style="display: none;"><input type="hidden" id="akismet_comment_nonce" name="akismet_comment_nonce" value="7bef9088aa" /></p><p style="display: none;"><input type="hidden" id="ak_js" name="ak_js" value="113"/></p>			</form>
			</div><!-- #respond -->
	</main><aside class="sidebar sidebar-primary widget-area" role="complementary" aria-label="Primary Sidebar" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar"><section id="simple-social-icons-10" class="widget simple-social-icons"><div class="widget-wrap"><ul class="alignleft"><li class="ssi-facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/babyboomster" target="_blank"><svg role="img" class="social-facebook" aria-labelledby="social-facebook"><title id="social-facebook">Facebook</title><use xlink:href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/symbol-defs.svg#social-facebook"></use></svg></a></li><li class="ssi-gplus"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RebeccaForstadtOlkowski" target="_blank"><svg role="img" class="social-gplus" aria-labelledby="social-gplus"><title id="social-gplus">Google+</title><use xlink:href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/symbol-defs.svg#social-gplus"></use></svg></a></li><li class="ssi-instagram"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/babyboomster/" target="_blank"><svg role="img" class="social-instagram" aria-labelledby="social-instagram"><title id="social-instagram">Instagram</title><use xlink:href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/symbol-defs.svg#social-instagram"></use></svg></a></li><li class="ssi-linkedin"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaolkowski/" target="_blank"><svg role="img" class="social-linkedin" aria-labelledby="social-linkedin"><title id="social-linkedin">Linkedin</title><use xlink:href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/symbol-defs.svg#social-linkedin"></use></svg></a></li><li class="ssi-pinterest"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/BabyBoomster/" target="_blank"><svg role="img" class="social-pinterest" aria-labelledby="social-pinterest"><title id="social-pinterest">Pinterest</title><use xlink:href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/symbol-defs.svg#social-pinterest"></use></svg></a></li><li class="ssi-twitter"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/baby_boomster" target="_blank"><svg role="img" class="social-twitter" aria-labelledby="social-twitter"><title id="social-twitter">Twitter</title><use xlink:href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/symbol-defs.svg#social-twitter"></use></svg></a></li><li class="ssi-youtube"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BabyBoomsterTV" target="_blank"><svg role="img" class="social-youtube" aria-labelledby="social-youtube"><title id="social-youtube">YouTube</title><use xlink:href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-social-icons/symbol-defs.svg#social-youtube"></use></svg></a></li></ul></div></section>
<section id="media_image-2" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/about"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-300x300.jpg" class="image wp-image-15223  attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski | BabyBoomster.com | Women Over 50" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-32x32.jpg 32w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-50x50.jpg 50w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-64x64.jpg 64w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-96x96.jpg 96w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-128x128.jpg 128w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400-65x65.jpg 65w, https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rebecca-Forstadt-Olkowski-headshot-400.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></div></section>
<section id="text-294" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><strong>I’m Rebecca!</strong> ~ In 2008 I reinvented myself as a Baby Boomer blogger/influencer after a long career as a <a href="https://rebeccaforstadt.com/">voice-actor</a>. (I still do that too!) Travel is my drug of choice and I love helping other vibrant women my age (over 60) live and feel well to rock the next quarter century.</p>
<p>Read more about me <a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/about/">HERE</a></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="nav_menu-2" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Rebecca&#8217;s Favorite Products for:</h4>
<div class="menu-sidebar-menu-container"><ul id="menu-sidebar-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-17460" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17460"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/shopping-guides/" itemprop="url">Shopping Guides and Special Deals</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15753" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15753"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/baby-boomer-travel-products/" itemprop="url">Best Baby Boomer Travel Products</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15755" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15755"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/best-skin-care-products-over-50/" itemprop="url">Best Beauty Products Over 50</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15754" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15754"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/best-womens-clothes-over-50/" itemprop="url">Clothing &#8211; Accessories &#8211; Fashion Over 50</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15756" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15756"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/gourmet-culinary/" itemprop="url">Gourmet &#038; Culinary Products</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15752" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15752"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/health-products-fitness-safety/" itemprop="url">Health, Fitness and Safety Products</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15749" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15749"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/entertainment-for-baby-boomers/" itemprop="url">Entertainment &#038; Fun Resources</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15757" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15757"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/books-for-midlife-and-beyond/" itemprop="url">Books for Midlife + Women</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15748" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15748"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/electronics-technology-products/" itemprop="url">Best Tech Products &#038; Services</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15750" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15750"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/self-discovery/" itemprop="url">Self-Discovery – Dating – Meditation – Self Improvement</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-15751" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15751"><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/home-goods/" itemprop="url">Favorite House and Home Resources</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-18145" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-18145"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/shop/babyboomster" itemprop="url">My AMAZON Favorites</a></li>
</ul></div></div></section>
<section id="text-295" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wordpress-tutoring/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18657" src="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WordPress-Blog-Tutoring-sm.png" alt="WordPress Tutoring | Baby Boomer blogging help" width="360" height="360" /></a></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-260" class="extendedwopts-hide extendedwopts-mobile widget widget_text"><div class="extendedwopts-hide extendedwopts-mobile widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><br />
<!-- Baby Boomster Response --><br />
<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display: block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9799914558062557" data-ad-slot="5218984712" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br />
<script>
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
</script></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-296" class="extendedwopts-md-center widget widget_text"><div class="extendedwopts-md-center widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XXyccSdnqKM&#038;offerid=416157.3&#038;subid=0&#038;type=4"><img border="0"   alt="diet.mayoclinic.org" src="https://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=XXyccSdnqKM&#038;bids=416157.3&#038;subid=0&#038;type=4&#038;gridnum=13"/></a></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-297" class="extendedwopts-md-center widget widget_text"><div class="extendedwopts-md-center widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><a href="https://www.ebates.com/r/AFFILI361?eeid=28585" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src="https://www.ebates.com/images/referral/2017/ebates-referral-button.png" alt="Ebates Coupons and Cash Back" width="171" height="31" border="0" /></a></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="search-2" class="widget widget_search"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Search for Topics</h4>
<form class="search-form" itemprop="potentialAction" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/SearchAction" method="get" action="https://www.babyboomster.com/" role="search"><meta itemprop="target" content="https://www.babyboomster.com/?s={s}"/><input itemprop="query-input" type="search" name="s" placeholder="Type what you are looking for here" /><input type="submit" value="Search"  /></form></div></section>
</aside></div></div><div class="footer-widgets"><div class="wrap"><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-1 footer-widget-area"><section id="text-301" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Contact Info</h4>
			<div class="textwidget"><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/about/">About Baby Boomster</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/contact/">Contact</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/brand-collaboration/">Media Kit</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-273" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p>Rebecca Olkowski is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to BabyBoomster.com.</p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-95" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Legal Stuff You Need to Know</h4>
			<div class="textwidget"><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/disclaimer/">Disclaimer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/disclosure/">Disclosure</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.babyboomster.com/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
		</div></section>
</div><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-2 footer-widget-area"><section id="text-230" class="extendedwopts-md-center widget widget_text"><div class="extendedwopts-md-center widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Read my articles on Huffington Post</h4>
			<div class="textwidget"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/rebecca-olkowski" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11718" src="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/the-huffington-post.jpg" alt="Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski - Huffington Post Contributer" width="228" height="82" /></a></div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-251" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Read my articles on Sixty and Me</h4>
			<div class="textwidget"><a href="http://sixtyandme.com/author/Rebecca-Olkowski/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15795" src="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Sixty-and-Me-Featured-Blogger-Banner-3-300x150px.jpg" alt="Sixty and Me Featured Blogger" width="300" height="150" /></a></div>
		</div></section>
</div><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-3 footer-widget-area"><section id="text-302" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Listen to our Podcast</h4>
			<div class="textwidget"><p><a href="http://www.2boomerbroads.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4961" src="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2-Boomer-Broads-Album-Art.jpg" alt="2 Boomer Broads Podcast" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-256" class="extendedwopts-md-center widget widget_text"><div class="extendedwopts-md-center widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><p><a title="Baby Boomer blogs" href="http://blog.feedspot.com/baby_boomer_blogs/"><img src="https://blog-cdn.feedspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Baby_boomer_216px.png" /></a></p>
</div>
		</div></section>
<section id="text-246" class="extendedwopts-md-center widget widget_text"><div class="extendedwopts-md-center widget-wrap">			<div class="textwidget"><script data-cfasync="false" async="async" src="//ads.blogherads.com/bh/29/291/291243/1716881/influencer.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div>
		</div></section>
</div></div></div><footer class="site-footer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPFooter"><div class="wrap">BabyBoomster.com is a travel, food, wellness, entertainment, and lifestyle blog for Baby Boomer women over 50. | Los Angeles, California
<p style="text-align: center;">Copyright Ⓒ 2011 - 2018   | BabyBoomster.com  |  All Rights Reserved   |   A Baby Boomer blog </p></div></footer></div>
        
		<div id="fb-root"></div>
		<script>(function(d, s, id) {
		  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
		  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
		  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
		  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.7&";
		  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
		}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>

        


		<script>
		jQuery(function () {
			var $ = jQuery;
			var $linked = jQuery();

			function endsWith(str, suffix) {
				var clean = str.split('?')[0];
			    return str.indexOf(suffix, clean.length - suffix.length) !== -1;
			}

			
			$linked.add($(".gallery .gallery-item a").addClass("everlightbox-trigger"));
			$linked.add($(".tiled-gallery .tiled-gallery-item a").addClass("everlightbox-trigger"));

			$('.gallery').each(function (galleryIndex) {
				$('.gallery-item a', this).each(function (i, o) {
					if(! $(o).attr("rel"))
						$(o).attr("rel", "everlightbox-" + galleryIndex);
				});
			});
			$('.tiled-gallery').each(function (galleryIndex) {
				$('.tiled-gallery-item a', this).each(function (i, o) {
					if(! $(o).attr("rel"))
						$(o).attr("rel", "everlightbox-" + galleryIndex);
				});
			});

			$('.gallery figcaption').each(function () {
				var title = $.trim($(this).text());
				$(this).parents(".gallery-item").find("a").attr("title", title);
			});
			$('.tiled-gallery figcaption').each(function () {
				var title = $.trim($(this).text());
				$(this).parents(".tiled-gallery-item").find("a").attr("title", title);
			});

			
						$(".wp-caption-text").each(function () {
				var title = $.trim($(this).text());
				var $parent = $(this).parent();
				$parent.find("a").attr("title", title).addClass("everlightbox-trigger");				
				$linked.add($parent.find("a"));
			});

						
			var $all = $();
			$("a").not($linked).each(function() {
				var href = $(this).attr("href");
				if(href) {
					href = href.toLowerCase();

					if(endsWith(href, ".jpg") || endsWith(href, ".jpeg") ||
					   endsWith(href, ".gif") || endsWith(href, ".png")) {
						$all = $all.add($(this));
					}
				}
			});
			$all.addClass("everlightbox-trigger");
									
			
			$(".everlightbox-trigger").everlightbox({
				rootCssClass: 'dark sticky-buttons sticky-caption  ',
				facebookIcon: true,
				twitterIcon: true,
				pinterestIcon: true,
				houzzIcon: false,
				googleplusIcon: true,
				tumblrIcon: false,
				facebookLike: true,
				downloadIcon: false,
				fullscreenIcon: false,
				keyboard: !false,
				loopAtEnd: true,
				closeBg: true,
				anchorButtonsToEdges: false,
				facebookComments: true,
				facebookCommentCount: false,
				labels: {
					"comments": "comments"
				},
				nonce: "47a4ddb4f2"
			});
		});
		</script>
	<script src="//www.anrdoezrs.net/am/6386587/include/allCj/sid/pagebased/exclude/1501311,4281631/impressions/page/am.js"></script>


      <script type="text/javascript">

          var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';
          var pfHeaderTagline = '';
          var pfdisableClickToDel = '0';
          var pfImagesSize = 'full-size';
          var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';
          var pfDisableEmail = '0';
          var pfDisablePDF = '0';
          var pfDisablePrint = '0';
          var pfCustomCSS = '';
          var pfPlatform = 'Wordpress';
      (function() {
            var e = document.createElement('script'); e.type="text/javascript";
            e.src = 'https://cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';
            document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(e);
        })();
      </script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var everlightbox_ajax_object = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/everlightbox/public/js/everlightbox-1.0.25.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/* <![CDATA[ */
var MabAjax = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","action":"mab-process-optin","wpspinner":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-admin\/images\/wpspin_light.gif","wpspinner2x":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-admin\/images\/wpspin_light-2x.gif","spinner":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-admin\/images\/spinner.gif","spinner2x":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-admin\/images\/spinner-2x.gif","baseStylesUrl":"https:\/\/www.babyboomster.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/magic-action-box\/styles\/"};
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/magic-action-box/assets/js/ajax-form-2.17.1.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.min.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/magic-action-box/assets/js/responsive-videos-2.17.1.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script>
<script async="async" type='text/javascript' src='https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/cache/busting/1/wp-content/plugins/akismet/_inc/form-4.0.2.js'></script>
<!--mabv2.17.1--><link rel="stylesheet" id="essb-social-followers-counter"  href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/lib/modules/social-followers-counter/assets/css/essb-followers-counter.min.css" type="text/css" media="all" /><link rel="stylesheet" id="essb-cct-style"  href="https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/lib/modules/click-to-tweet/assets/css/styles.css" type="text/css" media="all" /><script type="text/javascript">
				(function() {
				var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async=true;;
				po.src = 'https://www.babyboomster.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-social-share-buttons3/assets/js/essb-core.min.js';
				var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s);
		})();</script><script type="text/javascript">var essb_handle_stats = function(oService, oPostID, oInstance) { var element = jQuery('.essb_'+oInstance); var instance_postion = jQuery(element).attr("data-essb-position") || ""; var instance_template = jQuery(element).attr("data-essb-template") || ""; var instance_button = jQuery(element).attr("data-essb-button-style") || ""; var instance_counters = jQuery(element).hasClass("essb_counters") ? true : false; var instance_nostats = jQuery(element).hasClass("essb_nostats") ? true : false; if (instance_nostats) { return; } var instance_mobile = false; if( (/Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini/i).test(navigator.userAgent) ) { instance_mobile = true; } if (typeof(essb_settings) != "undefined") { jQuery.post(essb_settings.ajax_url, { 'action': 'essb_stat_log', 'post_id': oPostID, 'service': oService, 'template': instance_template, 'mobile': instance_mobile, 'position': instance_postion, 'button': instance_button, 'counter': instance_counters, 'nonce': essb_settings.essb3_nonce }, function (data) { if (data) { }},'json'); } };</script></body></html>

<!-- This website is like a Rocket, isn't it? Performance optimized by WP Rocket. Learn more: https://wp-rocket.me -->