http://xfactor.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:29:17 -0600 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dedicated-to-reality.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dedicated-to-reality.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dedicated-to-reality.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:29:17 -0600 It's a sobering reality to face that the person you love is a pathological liar. The problem lies in not ever knowing what about your relationship is true or false. You can't decipher the truth. The best you can do is try to put the pieces togethe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dedicated-to-reality.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a470109d067eef8000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends friendship http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/comittment-and-love.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/comittment-and-love.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/comittment-and-love.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:20:08 -0500 I used to tell people that when an alcoholic stops drinking, it won’t solve all of the family’s problems. In fact, it might create new problems. The alcohol covers up a lot of problems. When it’s gone, certain of those problems become visible. I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/comittment-and-love.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700fa96a1f2c30003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> love relationships communication http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/love-makes-you-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/love-makes-you-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/love-makes-you-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:08:44 -0500 This will be a 2-fer. 1 My title is not original. It comes from Terrence Howard's new CD, Shine Through It. The song is lovely. I was telling my friends yesterday at a wine tasting that I'm going to adopt a new motto for now: to be beautiful. L... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/love-makes-you-beautiful.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a470100a7f915ac000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-stillness-of-presence.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-stillness-of-presence.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-stillness-of-presence.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:33:06 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/book/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700fad6a9e1ba0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700fad6a9e1ba0005-50si" alt="A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life&#39;s Purpose (Oprah&#39;s Book Club, Selection 61)" /></a> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700fa9697a8cf0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700fa9697a8cf0002-50si" alt="05-john_legend-each_day_gets_better-scl" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> "In the stillness of Presence, you can sense the formless essence of yourself and in the other as one. Knowing the oneness of yourself and the other is true love, true care, true compassion." --Tolle I've been there and I'll tell you what, it's l... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-stillness-of-presence.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700fad6a9e1d10005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> travel love communication self-help http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-road-less-traveled.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-road-less-traveled.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-road-less-traveled.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:23:41 -0500 We were on the Road Less Traveled. Now, we're off. The sad thing for me is that getting off the road was a unilateral decision that I had no opportunity to participate in. She simply sent me an email, titled "My Decision". For me, the Road Less T... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/the-road-less-traveled.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700fae8dbb52d000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> love relationships dating friendship companionship http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/coming-out-of-my-shell.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/coming-out-of-my-shell.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/coming-out-of-my-shell.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 May 2007 12:33:50 -0500 Last week, my friend insisted that submit some photos to the Esquire Best Dressed Real Man contest, which is held on-line at Esquire.com. I thought not much of it and initially declined the invitation. But after much prodding, I took her up on the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/coming-out-of-my-shell.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700d414357fe03c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends fashion coming out http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dallas-mavericks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dallas-mavericks.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dallas-mavericks.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:40:08 -0500 My home team is going down the tubes in a hurry. They are on their way out of the playoffs so fast all you can see is the smoke rising from the gym floor. Here's my analysis for what it's worth. The Mavs are being taken down by the Golden State W... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/dallas-mavericks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700d414342f453c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> basketball sports nba playoffs http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/time-is-ticking.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/time-is-ticking.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/time-is-ticking.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:02:39 -0500 My house is fully of clocks tastefully positioned on walls and occasionally sitting atop a surface. As I sit in my office or in my family room, the clocks are ticking away. Sometimes, if it is quiet enough, the ticking sound is particularly acute ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/time-is-ticking.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700d4142bab906a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> clocks time management http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/focus-on-life-in-the-now-not-later.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/focus-on-life-in-the-now-not-later.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/focus-on-life-in-the-now-not-later.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:33:57 -0500 Lately, I've been thinking quite a bit about the spiritual life and the notion of eternal life. An enormous amount of thought, be it theology or popular spiritual literature, dwells on life after life. We as Christians base much of our living on o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/focus-on-life-in-the-now-not-later.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700d4142513fe685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> spirituality faith christianity http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/taking-care-of-my-side-of-the-street.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(X 2 tha yz) http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/taking-care-of-my-side-of-the-street.html?_c=feed-rss http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/taking-care-of-my-side-of-the-street.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:50:49 -0500 In worship today, the pastor preached an elegant sermon from the poem, Knots, by Carl Dennis. It is an amazing poem that deals with the knots that people's lives are filled with. At least, according to her interpretation. In her unpacking of the p... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xfactor.vox.com/library/post/taking-care-of-my-side-of-the-street.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41421e5ca6a4700cd9719823c4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> poetry relationships friendship