The Power of Getting Back Up

Just a ray of hope for all of us that get down from time to time.  Let's face it, WE ALL do it.  Whether it is resulted from our own choices or from something that we could not have prevented.  Life will always try to knock us down.  I allowed for life to hit me so hard that it took all of the will power I had to get back up.  But I did it.  It was the hardest thing I've ever done but I made it out. Just like Rocky says, it's about how hard we can get hit and KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!  I gave up after a little punch when I was younger and that decision determined the next 10 years for me.  I encourage young people to learn from the ones who have experienced already and have been knocked down.  DONT allow life's little punches to take out the amazing future you have set before you!  I was told growing up that I could do anything that I set my mind to...I always wanted to be everything I always dreamed but everytime I got hit, I would fall and just give up.  It was those times that I 'FELT' helpless that I should have fought harder to GET BACK UP!!  So you see, feelings are ONLY TEMPORARY...DO NOT let them control YOUR FUTURE!!

Zechariah 4:6
'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit'   (This scripture was given to Rocky before a fight)

My Dad

Ronald R. Dobbs



This guy is my hero.  He is a very hard worker and has sacrificed so much to provide for his family!  And most of all, he never gave up on me after all that I put him through...that means the most!!  If I took all of the knowledge and wisdom he offered to me throughout my life and applied it, I would be the most successful person in the whole world!  He knows success and he knows what it takes to get there.  Mostly, his hug's and love make me miss him the most when I am away from him.  I always knew he had an unconditional love for me when he held me in the midst of the storms to comfort me when I felt like the world was going to end.  He is amazing and he is my dad.  He also wrote a book...he's not selfish with what he has! Check him out!!

Coconut Oil is AWESOME!

I have spent most of the day researching different uses for coconut oil and the benefits.  I am so impressed on everything I have learned!  I have made my own all natural lip balm and now am in the process of a hair treatment.  Tomorrow I will make a coconut oil vinagerette.  I found 160 uses for coconut oil from Hybrid Rasta Mama.  This was a very helpful tool.  My dad gets hay fever a lot and one of the tips I learned was to simply rub a little of the coconut oil on the inside of the nostril to keep out unwanted junk.  Most of the natural coconut oil remedies are that simple.

Here are some of the benefits of coconut oil:

• Anti-bacterial 
• Anti-carcinogenic
• Anti-fungal
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-microbial/Infection Fighting
• An Antioxidant
• Anti-parasitic
• Anti-protozoa
• Anti-retroviral
• Anti-viral
• Infection fighting
• Has no harmful for discomforting side effects
• Known to improve nutrient absorption
• Nontoxic to humans and animals

I am just starting to learn more on health and natural products and may not know too much but I can always go to my sister  Ashley Benson.  She is full of knowledge and wisdom in almost every area of life. Especially when it comes to health and excercise.  If you have any thoughts or ideas, please share.

Jenn