Chapter 31
Game Day
139It was Friday. Game day. Less than two
weeks ago George had thought this day
would be the end of his career at the NRG
Company. Now he hoped it was a new be-
ginning and a new opportunity that would allow him to
share all the principles he had learned on the Energy Bus.
He should have been tired but he wasn’t. His wife had
given him a big kiss as he left the house and he felt good
knowing that no matter what happened at work their
marriage was back on track. The kids were responding
really well to his love and positive reinforcement and
even the dog was enjoying being pet more. They might
be poor if he lost his job but at least they would all be to-
gether. He had been thrilled when his wife had asked
him the other night what he had done with the grumpy
old George and he had given her a big hug when she
said, “It feels like I’m meeting the man I fell in love with
all over again. I don’t know where you have been but I’m
glad you are back.”
I am back, he thought, as he sat on his usual bench