Monday, December 27, 2010

A Brief Philosophy: Date Someone You Can Be Proud Of - 12/27/10

"People should strive to date people they can be proud of; someone that's EARNING YOUR support by handling their business. If both you and that person are sedulously working on great futures AND you both appreciate each other's hustles, you likely will appreciate each other as individuals. Appreciation, admiration, affection, and positive admonishment are galvanizing when combined with faith and honesty."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Falling in Love, Being Swept Off of One's Feet, and Being Carried - 12/27/10

‎"Do not be so anxious to fall in love or be swept off your feet that you miss out on someone willing to carry you in the direction of your success. To fall is to be helpless, waiting for the ground. Being swept off of your feet leaves you waiting to be caught. While it is nice to be in the air, what goes up must come down. The person that will carry you is invested bettering you, not only pleasuring you."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Unknowingly Holding Yourself Back - 12/27/10

"To say 'I don't see that happening for me' or 'I can't see/picture myself...' is to say 'I can't do it, I won't do it, and I'm incapable of letting it happen.' Our ability to do lies in our self-motivation, our faith we have in ourselves. If there is no vision of success, there will be no action taken toward it."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: How to Show A Woman You Care - 12/27/10

"The truest way to show a woman how much you care about her is to share things with her. It's one thing to share food, money, and even time, but it's another to share experiences. Watch the game with her, pray with her, even watch the eclipse with her. The greatest memories are formed when joyous times and sincere openness allow for chemistry with someone else to turn joyous into magical."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Give Love - 12/27/10

"Love is the only thing that any of us can give wholly. We cannot help everyone, serve everyone, uplift everyone, or even simply be there for everyone; it just isn't possible, and to endeavor to do so is to give more of yourself than can be replenished. However, love is the gift that keeps on giving. It permeates all barriers, and can be spread effortlessly. Most importantly, it will always find a way back to you."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Shades of Grey - 12/27/10

"And if our love was black and white, then maybe I could stay...but baby I refuse to get lost in these shades of grey...feelings are absolute, but minds change...hearts are designed to align, but times change...what was may not be, and what is may not continue...my love is forever, but there's not enough reciprocity in you...so may we part...I wish you the clearing of your inclement heart..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: I Want To Be Your Change - 12/27/10

"I would fall between the seats of your sofa just to be your change...you have expectations of men that I desire to rearrange...I've never been one to save women, but you're the one I have to rescue...I love how great you are now, but I want to help bring out the best you...love could be around the corner; don't put up another roadblock...I may be willing to pursue, but I won't keep going if the road stops..."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: When A Woman Searches For The Love She Should Already Have - 12/27/10

"The moment in which a woman begins to expect a man's love to complete her the way her own love is supposed to is the moment in which she cedes all control of her life to her heart; without accountability, she will effectively, systematically, and ironically dismantle herself while hoping to find completion. She will create a puzzle of herself; one that no man fits into, but any man can [mis/ab]use."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Am I Too Late? - 12/27/10

‎"Tell me...are you already scarred? Did you already fall too hard? Have you already been used? Do you already give your heart to someone you'll lose? I just really want to know if I'm too late, too late...I just really want to know if your pain is too great, too great...it seems like I showed up at the wrong time; instead of a dedicated customer, you prefer long lines...just know those are wrong guys..."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Caught In The Moment - 12/27/10

"Where are we going? Are we caught in the moment? Is what we have for real? Or are we blinded by desire? Drawn like moths to the fire, simply motivated by what we feel? We may spend time, but it's not invested; we love to show affection but we never ingest it. It's all for show and tell, we're living the fairy tale; but now we're seeing our fairy fail and our colorful fiction turn very pale."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Keeping Up With The Joneses - 12/27/10

"Don't be so CAUGHT up in others that you don't have a GRASP on yourself. You are the captain of your own ship; should you fail to perform that duty, the tides of outside influences, the waves of insecurity, and the currents of feelings of inadequacy will all surely take you in different directions, all with one common thread: they lead you away from yourself."


-A. Lewis

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

A Brief Philosophy: The Realest Lines of 2010 - 12/7/10

"A vagina is only so deep; if that's all you have to offer, the relationship will inevitably bottom out. A penis is but so long; if that's all you have to offer, the relationship will eventually reach its end. Only the triumvirate of the heart, mind, and soul can fulfill the need for depth, as they have no physical boundaries, no restrictions tied to desire; they stretch as far as love can inquire."


-A. Lewis

A Quote: The Eyes of Love - 12/7/10

"Love is not a blind eye to someone's wrongs and a lazy eye that sees only the desires placed in front of it; it is an open eye to someone's faults and a focused eye on what the future holds if improvements are made."


-A. Lewis

A Quote: To Say Never - 12/7/10

"A person can spend forever saying never, or they could make better use of their time and take chances."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: The Flame That Shouldn't Be - 12/7/10

"There is a fire in your eye...a palpable flame that burns right through me, searing my very being. Am I but a deer in the headlights? Destined to be hit and left? I fear that you are sincere...for I'll be the fool that trusts lust. I must remain guarded...but you seem nothing like a harlot, maybe your morals have just been discarded. Or maybe you're trying to fill the void left when your self-respect departed..."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Hatred of Self - 12/7/10

‎"To hold oneself in contempt is to sentence oneself to an incarceration of spiritual malnourishment, mental dilapidation, and physical dissatisfaction without the possibility of parole; if one is the judge, the jury, and the tried, then there will be no defense nor appeal."


-A. Lewis

A Quote: Instead of Closing Your Heart - 12/7/10

"The strength it takes to close your heart could be better used alongside the courage it takes to open it, the valor it takes to give it, the honesty it takes to pull it back, and the resilience it takes to try it again."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Freestyling to Kanye West's "Devil In a New Dress" - 12/7/10

"She had the kind of love that could stain a man, making rose-colored glasses out of his Ray-Bans...he lost the Wayfarers to make way for her; his pupils used to stray, but now they stay for her...she was a sensation, became his fixation, the apple of his eye had the taste of temptation; sin so sweet, he wanted it with no dictation...blessed with the body of a sinner, she pitched her curves like a Cy Young winner."


-A. Lewis

A Quote: Fly - 12/7/10

"Fly is not the result of wearing material things, but is the result of bearing ethereal wings."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: A Weak Mind With Strong Convictions - 12/7/10

"A weak mind with strong convictions is a most dangerous vessel, for it travels in whatever directions it may be given without knowing its genesis or its destination. A vehicle with a jammed accelerator, no steering wheel, and no brakes may cover ground, but it will never travel anywhere worthwhile; it will only run amok as much as its fuel will permit. It will either burn out or crash."


-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: An Unconditional Love - 12/7/10

"An unconditional love is a love that has only one condition: that the loved remains true to their heart and who they are. It's called unconditional because this condition is understood, as to be in love with someone is to accept who they've been, appreciate and understand who they are, and invest in who they'll be, all of which require being true to oneself on the foundation of honesty in the relationship."


-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Freestyling to J. Cole's "In The Morning" - 12/7/10

"Can I hit it in the morning? Sun rising while you're moaning. Excuse me if I'm fawning but I love the way you look when the day is dawning...drawing comparisons to dew, glistening and wet, listening and yet you're speaking volumes with that look, asking for breakfast in bed when you know I don't cook. Don't look now, but the alarm clock's droning; but instead of groaning, I'm thanking you for such a good morning."


-A. Lewis