This video is the first installment of a 5 part video series entitled "Letters to My Son." In these visual essays, I narrate letters I wrote my son after he passed away. Collectively, these meditations explore my journey with grief, thoughts on healing, living a life of significance and life's search for meaning.

In this video, you'll see a collection of videos I shot with my drone while returning to Mitchell's favorite places to visit. Everything you see in this video are actual locations that were near to Mitchell's heart ... places he and I forged memories and talked about our dreams.

These are the meditations of my heart.

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In the month of September, Mitchell's Journey will be focusing on the theme of growth and change. 

This Essay is part of the September Seasonal Content.  Visit each month to get more.

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One of the central themes of Mitchell's Journey is that by lifting others, we too are lifted. Here's the paradox: when struggle we tend to focus on our struggle. Yet, when we lose ourselves in the service of others, we often find ourselves ... even a better version of ourselves. I can speak from personal experience that when I am suffering and choose to serve others despite my sorrows, my own burdens seem light.

So, I want to introduce you to Karalee Bennett, a single mother of two, one of which as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the same condition Mitchell had.

In this short video, she shares a personal discovery on how she's learned to take care of herself while caring for others. I was so inspired by her decision to serve, we made a video so we could share her story.

Mitchell's Journey isn't just the story of a little boy who died, it's the ongoing message of hope, faith and learning to live while we still have time.

Wherever you are and no matter your circumstance, I hope you take a moment to find and serve someone around you. I promise you won't regret it. It's a paradox with a promise.