I'm a recovering pessimist.
You know that, though. I recently told you it's part of my DNA.
I don't mean to use that as an excuse, but there was a time in my life when I really didn't think I could see the good in anything, no matter how much I wanted to.
I tried. I really did. It's why I started therapy.
No matter what I mustered up on my own, I always f…