Is "If it Ain't Broke, Don't Fix it" a Good Life Rule?
- lynneg1103
- Jun 11
- 3 min read
Living on the Cutting Edge of Technology? Not me.
I’ve never been accused of being an “early adopter.” When a new phone hits the market, you won’t catch me camped outside the store at midnight with a sleeping bag and a thermos of hot chocolate. Nope—I wait until my current phone can be classified as an archeological artifact. (There may or may not have been an 'accidental' trip through the washing machine to help justify an upgrade.)
If it Ain't Broke Don't Fix it!
Growing up, that was pretty much the rule. If something was working—even if it was a little clunky—you left it alone. No need to tinker with what’s already doing its job.
Choosing My Email List Provider.
When I first started my monthly email list, I signed up for Mailchimp. Not because it was the best. Not because it was the most affordable. But because my daughter used it and could assist me with setting it up.
It's Working, Don't Change it!
Over the years, I’ve heard whispers (okay, full-blown conversations) from fellow authors about how MailerLite and ConvertKit were better suited for writers. Less expensive, more intuitive, easier to work with. Every time someone said, “You should really switch,” I’d nod, smile, and think, Sure… someday. But I already had everything set up in Mailchimp—signup forms, automatic welcome emails, monthly templates. I knew enough about the 'chimp' to hobble through the process. The thought of starting from scratch somewhere else was the stuff horror movies were made of.
Then Mailchimp threw me a curveball.
They sent an email (which, ironically, went straight to my spam folder—how fitting) informing me that as of the first of the next month, if I wanted to keep using a couple of features I consider basic, I’d need to upgrade to the next higher plan. Translation: pay more for what I was already doing.
Old Dogs and New Tricks.
So I pulled on my big-girl pants, broke into my secret chocolate stash, and dove into the free MailerLite tutorial offered by Dave Chesson with Kindlepreneur. It wasn’t easy. MailerLite's terminology and dashboard didn't line up perfectly with Mailchimp's. I had to keep reminding myself that I could do hard things—preferably with snacks. But thanks to Dave's course and a handful of helpful MailerLite tutorials, this old dog managed to muddle through and get the job done.
Surprise!
I do like creating campaigns (emails) better... maybe even find it fun? Who'd have ever believed that? Not me.
The Moral to the Story.
Sometimes we settle for what’s familiar, even if it’s no longer serving us well. Whether it’s a system, a mindset, or a season of life, we resist change because it’s hard and unknown. But God often nudges us—sometimes through a not-so-subtle spam-folder surprise—into something better.
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19
Turns out, new things aren’t always bad. Sometimes they’re even—dare I say—better than the old ones.
So here’s to trying new things, even if we do it late. Very late. At least we got there.
May the love of Christ embrace you, and may His light shine through you,
Angela
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Angela L. Gold is an encourager who shares the love of Christ through her writing. She is the author of The Lion Within and Kill Shot—recipient of the 2025 Christian Indie Award for Speculative Fiction.
