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What do you do when someone spills pink juice all over your t-shirt? It can spark a fight - or a great discussion. T.I.M.E.turns out to be the magic word, spelling out some very helpful tactics for working through a conflict.

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1. Michael and Tony had a conflict today
About which game they were going to play.
Each of them was digging his heels in deeper,
When all of a sudden, we heard Ronnie say:

Chorus:
Let's take some time at the peace table,
Take some time at the peace table.
Gonna take some time and show that we're able
To work things out without a fight!

2. Ann passed Mark and knocked over his drink,
The juice ran all over and it stained his shirt pink.
Well, Mark stood up and protested loudly,
When a little voice inside him said, "Hey stop and think!"

Chorus

3. Leah and Tammy were arguing loud,
And soon all the yelling attracted a crowd.
Each of them was on that conflict escalator,
When Tammy stopped and took a breath and said real proud:

Chorus

Well, you may wonder what you do, when you take time at the peace table.
Yeah, you may wonder what it means to take time at the peace table.
Well, T.I.M.E. will help you remember;
Yeah, T.I.M.E. will help you remember.
cause the "T" stands for TAKING TURNS TALKING AND LISTENING.
And the " I" stands for using I-MESSAGES.
And the "M" stands for MAKING SUGGESTIONS AND CHOICES.
And the "E" means END IT ALL by shaking hands and saying THANKS!

Final Chorus:
for taking time at the peace table,
taking time at the peace table.
Yeah, we took some time and showed that we're able
to work things out without a fight!
Yeah we took some time at the peace table,
Took some time at the peace table.
Yeah we took some time and showed that we're able
to work things out without a fight.
Yeah to work things out without a fight.
We can work things out without a fight!

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from Come Join the Circle: Lessonsongs For Peacemaking, released December 10, 2001
©1999 Paulette Meier

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Paulette Meier Cincinnati, Ohio

Paulette's singing and songwriting skills have served the causes of peace, justice, and the earth for the past 30 years. Her award winning children's CD, Come Join the Circle, inspires children in the ways of peace in families and classrooms across the country. More recently, she has turned to promoting inner peace through putting Quaker Wisdom to chant. ... more

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