by Daniel Belcher

Created on: April 27, 2010   Last Updated: April 29, 2010

Sometime we see people in all areas of the life muttering and grumbling to themselves.  We may ask ourselves, "What has happened?" This brings to mind the point of this article.  What is the muttering, mumbling and grumbling factor?  To put is plainly, there are several thing that may have cause this condition.  Not being a doctor, I can only speak from the layman point of view. My comments are from my observation of what I have seen and experienced.

I have heard some people say that person has a case of the nerves. Or they will say their nerves are acting up.  Here are some of the signs that people attribute to nerves, head shaking, muttering, mumbling and grumbling.  For the most part, I think everyone may experience some these actions if they live long enough.  To go a little further, the body is like anything else breathing, it is really working it way to the grave yard and dropping pieces as it goes.  Let’s talk about some of the things that I have observed and that may be a cause.

From my prospective I have observed that the lack a self esteem can cause some to mutter and sputter.  Somewhere deep inside we want to assert ourselves, but it rarely gets to the surface.  This inability or lack of confidence to speak up can cause a negative affect on us. In essence, we are saying I am not as good as the next person so I will endure the wrong.  I have found that it is sometimes necessary to speak up.  Not speaking up can lead to the following - muttering, grumbling, sputtering and head shaking. 

Another area which causes intense muttering, sputtering and head shaking is a long process of repeatedly eating crow.  This process could likely cover several or many years but eventually it will find it mark.  There is nothing wrong with eating crow some times because it is apart of life. We can not act out every time we are embarrassed or wronged.  He is the nugget.  Some people in these situations begin to feel that they have lost their self worth or value as a person, due to an undesirable situation.  We should never devalue our own self-worth because of the many challenging things we go through in life.

The feeling that we have lost our manhood or womanhood can cause many mental stresses of muttering, sputtering and head shaking. This actually ties in with what we have discussed earlier.  We should never feel that we have lost our manhood or womanhood because of what some has said or done.  This actually becomes our responsibility  - not the other person's.  They will go on with their life and we will be caught in a loop. Let's face it. In many walks of life, and jobs, we are occasionally going to get chewed out and sometimes more than others. The key is to maintain our dignity and control.  We should not stress about it. Lift your head up and square your shoulders. Tomorrow is another day.

Lastly, we must find positive things to fill our empty time with.  It has been my observation that we should not allow ourselves to be idle for too long.  Here just a few things we can do to in our empty time: fishing, jogging, reading, meditating, reading scripture, bible study, do puzzles, make radios, detailing cars, walking, studying languages, practicing math, studying real estate, skiing, baking, gardening, farming, horseback riding, visiting jails, visiting homes for the elderly and many, many other things.  I think we get the point.  Hey, we can create our positive time filler, start a design shoe tying business with own designer shoe strings.     

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