Guide To Google Drive
I Found a Home for My Spiritual Practice in Google Docs
When life feels too busy to connect to something bigger, open your laptop and type
This piece is part of How Google Drive Can Make Every Corner of Your Life Easier
Every once in a while, when I’m carrying a mental load that feels too heavy to bear on my own, I power on my computer and start a Google Doc. Dear God, I type, in Garamond for good measure. I’m sorry it’s been so long.
It’s a method of prayer that would have felt utterly bizarre to me not that long ago. I spent years believing that having God in my life meant living up to a very exacting ideal — a belief I fully embraced for the first time at age 14, when I became a Christian on a windy spring morning at a Wisconsin Bible camp. As I repeated the words of commitment after the emotional youth leader in front of me, I pictured myself following Jesus far away from my old life. Sure, the promise of a fast pass into Heaven was alluring, but what mattered most to me was what I would leave behind: the anxiety and pain of growing up in my dysfunctional family.
Religion was my refuge, but every hiding place implies a world being hidden from. While my classmates kissed boys and drank wine coolers, I went to…
