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Sep 19, 2017 Nourishment travel, St. Thomas, St. John, mantra, summer, 90's, music, Palo Santo, Tropical, Restaurant, self-love, Soul, Tribe, Art Mercedes Kiss

5 Stand Out Senses (5SOS_010) 〰️ SUMMER BUMMER EDITION

Sep 19, 2017 Nourishment travel, St. Thomas, St. John, mantra, summer, 90's, music, Palo Santo, Tropical, Restaurant, self-love, Soul, Tribe, Art Mercedes Kiss

Sep 4, 2017 Soul collaboration, The Numinous, Go First, Fearless, Vulnerability Mercedes Kiss

I wrote an article for The Numinous! #GOALS

Sep 4, 2017 Soul collaboration, The Numinous, Go First, Fearless, Vulnerability Mercedes Kiss

Aug 7, 2017 Nourishment summer, photography, female, feminine, body, dance, Robyn, Dagny, mint, Mother Juice, recipe, refreshing, film, Sight, Sound, Scent, Taste, Touch Mercedes Kiss

5 Stand Out Senses (5SOS_009) 〰️ WEARING NOTHING EDITION

Aug 7, 2017 Nourishment summer, photography, female, feminine, body, dance, Robyn, Dagny, mint, Mother Juice, recipe, refreshing, film, Sight, Sound, Scent, Taste, Touch Mercedes Kiss

Jul 31, 2017 Nourishment summer, OVERVIEW, photography, Day Wave, CB I Hate Perfume, bon appetit, healthyish, recipe, Green Gazpacho, Radish Salad with Walnuts and Mint, Rosy Boa Cocktail, running, skateboard Mercedes Kiss

5 Stand Out Senses (5SOS_008) 〰️ HEIGHT OF SUMMER EDITION

Jul 20, 2017 Soul, Tribe daughter, adult, Madonna, stand out, unapologetic, love yourself, you are enough, badass Mercedes Kiss

How to be a daughter AND an adult (DAY 10/10)

Jul 20, 2017 Soul, Tribe daughter, adult, Madonna, stand out, unapologetic, love yourself, you are enough, badass Mercedes Kiss

Jul 19, 2017 Soul, Tribe superwomen, support, roses Mercedes Kiss

How to be a daughter AND an adult (DAY 09/10)

Jul 19, 2017 Soul, Tribe superwomen, support, roses Mercedes Kiss

A source for modern babes seeking a STAND out life.

Natural beauty

Holistic health

Free spirit

MISSION

I want you to feel BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT & LOVED.

One way I'm here to help is this site:

a STAND out

It started with the hope of cultivating the brightest life for myself, and sharing that light with others. My background in architecture and design told me that I needed a framework, so I selected five areas of human experience to explore:

Soul

Our core consciousness. It is far more powerful than our tangible self (us from the skin in). Our soul is the intangible part of our being realizing its boundless strength. And its power, its strength, its radical energy lives in synchronicity with the birds, bees, flowers, trees, and the whole damn universe.

Tribe

The curated community of human and non-human animals we choose to surround us, support us, challenge us, and ultimately amplify our own life's meaning.

Art

The gifts we give to the world for its betterment. Art is all that is conjured by our mind, motivated by our heart, manufactured by our body, and contributed with honesty.

Nourishment

The gifts we take from the world for our betterment. Nourishment is all of the "good things" -to borrow Martha Stewart's barometer- created by man, the soil, and the sea.

Dialogue

The exchange of words between people, so that we may entertain stories, hold beliefs, challenge differences, learn lessons, and glean wisdom.

The daybook is where the pillars of STAND are celebrated and mused upon. You can expect to find tips, guidance, stories (perhaps a fitting gif, anyone?) paired with visual collages of my making & editing. A friend told me that they lift her to "a magical wonderland," and I'll take that!

I also think that in our increasingly tech-y age, the art of Dialogue (the last but not least pillar) is particularly important. We simply must ask questions and listen to others' answers, opinions, and narratives. In that spirit, I invite all you wise babes to share your words in Questions For Babes. Every single one of us has lead weird, cool, humiliating, heartbreaking, and victorious lives, and I'm here to remind you that your perspective stands out, and is needed.