Yes. We lost one other giant of that field in the past 2 weeks as well: Dr. Aaron T. Beck, creator of Cognitive Therapy and directly/indirectly responsible for alleviating or completely removing the depression of large numbers of people.
David Burns, whose Feeling Good Handbook is still one of the most popular and effective resources for making the journey out of depression, was an early student of Dr. Beck. His spiritual ‘children’ and ‘grandchildren’ are numerous and are out here in the world right now continuing to help people.
You know, something just hit me.
The sadness we feel when a person passes on is a direct sign that we have received part of that person’s vision and mission and are carrying it into the world. What an interesting thing.
It’s like the sadness itself is a sign and an expression of the transmission we have received from that person.
I’ve never quite thought of it like this before.