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LINDA SMITH'S RDT GOLDEN RULE POEMS

 

THE FOUR C’s
 
CONCENTRATION AND CONSIDERATION

Always be careful when running or walking
Create a nice pathway. Make room for a friend
Life is a journey. Be watchful, not careless.
When traveling with others, some kindness please lend. 

 

COOPERATION  

It’s a matter of balance. Design some assistance.
When someone needs help, Don’t offer resistance.
Life is a puzzle and everyone fits,
Quite nicely together . . . . when we find the right niche.

 

COMMUNICATION (with a partner)  

Remember your manners. Don’t quarrelsome be.
Although there are times you may disagree
Sometimes you get grouchy. Sometimes you feel sad
But when dancing with others, you just can’t stay mad.

 

COMMUNICATION  

It CAN be a problem . . . Conversing with others.
Explore different ways to be understood
Try sending a message in silence . . . with gestures
Respectfully listen.
Oh, I knew that you would.

 

CONSIDERATION  

True strength is a matter of generous timing
To friends or to strangers, please offer a hand
We’re here on this earth to support one another
We’re all born as equal, each woman and man.