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I thought none of this mattered

If you’re waiting for the right moment to start,

it probably won’t come.

This started in the in-between.

Random photos. Unfinished thoughts.

Just showing up when I could.

That’s how Kinaya began.

Not as a project…

but as something I needed.

#CreativeJourney #StartBeforeYoureReady #ArtOfBecoming #IndieAuthor

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