There is a better way: Irreplaceable

Why the title "There is a better way"?

Well here I am. My first blog! This is something I've wanted to do for years, but FINALLY it has come to pass. Where's the champagne?!
I guess for my first post I should at least explain why I chose this title for my blog.
When I was a boy of 9 or 10 years old, my family lived in St. Louis, MO. A large bank there called Boatman's Bank was running an extensive marketing campaign during that time. At the end of each of their commercials there was a tag line that was sung. It was female voice simply singing the words, "There is a better way". The idea of there being a better way of doing things infatuated me. What if I looked at life that way? Well, that's pretty much been a theme of my life since. I tend to look at any situation with an attitude of:

"There is a better way... now, let's find it!"

-JBenjamin

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Irreplaceable

To the left. To the left. Everything you own in a box to the left.

Here in Elkhart (http://www.elkhartindiana.org/) we just elected a new mayor this past November. He will be taking office in January. Within a few days of his election he announced that he is taking applications for ALL positions within the city government. No one's job is above consideration. This of course has all the city offices feeling pretty insecure about their jobs. I'm not sure that insecurity is necessarily a bad thing! Often times we become complacent when we think things are steady and secure. It isn't healthy to live in fear, but I think there is something to be said for not taking what we have for granted. Like Beyonce says, don't you go on thinking you're IRREPLACEABLE!

What areas of your life have you become complacant?