How easy it is to slip back into old habits. Over the summer, things were looking up. Now, with the shortening of days and the grim news that seem to envelop us on a daily basis, we all need a little positivity, a little good news, a little light, wherever we can find it. Yesterday, a large part of the day was spent writing, stream-of-consciousness style, to get out all the things that I’ve had swimming around inside for the past few months. I figured if today is a day for gratitude, yesterday was to expel the negativity so it was no longer simmering. But fear stopped me from publicly…