YOU Are The Holiday Magic | Boca Raton Family Photographer

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YOU Are The Holiday Magic | Boca Raton Family Photographer

I’ve been seeing a lot of videos that show Christmas in the 90s.

They suck you in with the nostalgia of it all. Bing Crosby in the background, while showing incandescent lights that are impossible to find these days.

You can almost smell the cookies baking in the oven, while mom is watching TV in the kitchen.

You feel a pit in your stomach.

Why is that feeling gone? Where did it go?

You hear other adults talk about getting back to that feeling; searching for something that no longer exists.

How does a feeling just disappear?

I’ve been longing for that feeling for over half my life. It’s been decades since I experienced that magic.

Then, I became a mom.

I dreamed of giving my daughter the Christmas’s that I grew up with. I envisioned how I could give her the same whimsy.

It hit me.

My mom was the magic.

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West Palm Beach Boudoir Photographer | Shannon Griffin Photography

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West Palm Beach Boudoir Photographer | Shannon Griffin Photography

I was asked to present, as well as lead a styled shoot, at a workshop recently. I knew that I didn’t want a “model” who just showed up at the time of the session and that for this to be meaningful I needed to take the attendees through my process. That meant that I was going to take the woman I would be photographing through my entire process.

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Healthy love has allowed me to create my most meaningful art | Boca Raton Boudoir Photographer

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Healthy love has allowed me to create my most meaningful art | Boca Raton Boudoir Photographer

Healthy love has allowed me to create my most meaningful art. It’s allowed a safe space so that I can let all parts of me leave and then come back anew.

My home life is pretty ordinary and safe. The idea of that used to bore and scare me. It’s most likely because I was so used to the explosions and everyday turbulence of love before.

My art pulls me apart and love reals me in.

I hope to teach my daughter that the greatest love in life isn’t romantic love, but rather love with oneself.

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I thought my daughter would be the death of my business | West Palm Beach Boudoir Photographer

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I thought my daughter would be the death of my business | West Palm Beach Boudoir Photographer

It came full circle last week. Maeve came to a show that was featuring one of my pieces. She had never been to a gallery show I was in. I will never forget the feeling I had when her and Matt walked through the door of the building and she saw me. She wrapped her arms around me and was so excited. She had me show her the art and then, lastly, we turned the corner and I said, “Do you remember seeing this in our house? This is the art piece.” She smiled and even gave me a kiss.

She was proud of me.

I was proud of me.

I’m crying writing this and thinking about that moment.

I used to do this for me. I still do this for me. But, now I have her watching. I have a responsibility to show her that we have the chance to find a way to serve others while serving ourselves. That mommy follows her dreams every day and she can do the same.

I thought my daughter would be the death of my business, but instead, she grew it in ways I’ll never be able to quantify.

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