Social Media connections or overload? Which is it?

All we hear these days is Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and its so amusing watching anyone over 40 try to figure out how to fit in, on this wide world of internet media.  Tonight I had the priveledge of listening to expert Chris Brogan talk to people and students at Chapman University in Orange tonight about the value of Human Connection, he described through social media.  His website is http://www.chrisbrogan.com/ and he wrote a book called Trust Agents.  The term TRUST is crucial to my line of work and my mission in this human experience.  TRUST, integrity and human connection. He spoke about brands and companies that are trying to gain market share but have forgotten all about the human element, which of course I was super excited when he shared that because AQUAMANTRA was founded on a mission to raise consciousness in humanity! HUMAN is even in my tag line. We started this water to remind people about themselves, and how to re-connect with themselves so listening to him talk made me all warm and fuzzy inside.  He spoke more about the connection we have lost touch with and how social media can actually reconnect us, bringing us together to be more supportive of each other and while I agree, I also wonder how addicted we are to that connection and what mobile web casts are really doing for us?  Even as he spoke, there were some phones ringing in the audience and at least 10 people around me on the phone, typing or sending texts to their friends, posting reminders or even twittering during a twitter talk. That's just human rudeness in my opinion, seriously, is that twit or text so important we can't just focus on one person on stage? And can we really have the human connection through our phone? Or is more an addiction to connecting something other than reality? By always being on the phone or twittering are we really being present or are we looking for a high of ego? As I type this, know that I too am a blackberry junket, so this is not coming from a space of judgement or a point of view, merely an observational question of the human connection thru media.  And a lot of what Chris said was true, with people blogging such as myself, more and more people have the opportunity to be heard and for people to hear you, in a comfortable and welcomed way.  I've always made myself available to anyone who wants to talk about AQUAMANTRA, or quantum phsyics, water or biodegradability, I am always open. He commented on the importance of always making room for others to listen and I love to listen.  This weekend at the Abbot Kinney Festival a woman stopped me in the middle of 150K people festival to tell me how grateful she was I created this water... How does it get any better than that?  If someone twitted me the same message would I have the same profound reaction and joy in my heart? I would have to say yes! Daily I get phone messages of people saying how much they love our water and how can they help... and with that media, I get immense gratification knowing our purpose is being fulfilled.  Does my heart expand with each of those messages, in person, on the phone, in a tweet or on facebook? You bet.  So why can't it be as Chris says? I believe it can and am grateful for his talk this evening sharing the message of just that, the human connection.  Mother earth and all her inhabitants know, we all need more of it - human trust and human love.  What a great message in a digital Era, thanks Chris and I hope you enjoyed the bottle of I AM LUCKY, I certainly was lucky to hear you tonight.

If anyone wants to get tweets from me :-) I usually post a daily mantra, or a question that if you ask it to yourself ( through the universe, it will open up a world of consciousness and allow the universe to answer for you) for example:

What generative energy, space and consciousenss can I be that will allow the universe to contribute and support me, AQUAMANTRA and my bank account?

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