If you have forgotten your password, the site can help you get back in and reset your password.
Click the "sign in" command in the top right hand corner of the page. This opens the sign in dialog. Simply enter your email address but leave the password field blank and click sign in.
This will send an email to your email address which contains a link. When you receive the email and click the link, it will take you to a page where you can enter a new password. When you have changed your password you can sign in as normal.
The site does not simply send you your old password for several security reasons, not least because the system does not actually hold your password as you enter it and sending passwords in emails is insecure.