…and the blind shall see
by Phil McCreight (@PhilMcCreight)
Unaware of how I was being influenced to be a consumer, my creative transformation begins in 2005 with a trip to Portugal. Nurtured and educated in the South Eastern United States, entrenched in a culture of non-questioning, socio-religious-political blind acceptance of the “system”, I begin to internalize a bigger picture. Fueled by meditation, soul searching, and a bit of Zen thinking, I reframed my values from abundance, achievement, and control to simplicity, stewardship, and creativity. The visit outside the US to Portugal was an apex to my understanding of the influence of consumerism. Advertisements and billboards there compared to the ones in my home town became dreadfully apparent. I was immediately enlightened on the imprudent priorities of abundance we have heavily invested after observing the excess following my visit. My personal revelation is not to say that Portugal, US or any other region in the world has a superior socio-economic or political philosophy, but to state that understanding of simple truths can have a impact on every living thing on this planet. It has been half a decade since my “conversion” of thought. Since then, I have continued to delve into art, creativity and problem solving to share my understanding and help solve issues in my small sphere of influence.
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