The Zoom room was alive with presence and possibility at the Speakers Tribe gathering today. Words were shared, courage was stretched, and something sacred unfolded in the ordinary act of showing up.

Craig opened the space sharing on leadership and impact. One line landed deep in my spirit:

Then came the question that gently pressed on the future:

Everyone  had an opportunity to share. As I spoke, clarity rose with the words. Early next year we are launching our community hub, and with it will come far more speaking, especially online. Videos are part of that calling, even though I have been quietly avoiding the camera.

No more hiding. Not from the lens, and not from the calling God has been patiently unfolding.

Prajesh then asked the question beneath the strategy, the one that always matters most:

My answer came from lived experience, not theory.

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. One in every six New Zealanders will experience it at some point in their lives. I know that pit of despair, having spent most of my life clinging to a rope so frayed and slippery it felt like someone had greased it just for fun.

For many years I believed that I can’t sing. I can’t dance. I can’t draw. I can’t paint. I can’t write. I can’t speak.

Those lies are heartbreakingly common, and they keep far too many people bound.

Over the last few years, God has placed keys for healing hearts into my hands, and every single one of them looks like creativity. Each former I can’t has been lovingly transformed into an I can. Art, words, colour, story, and courage have become doorways back to life.

My why is simple and fierce at the same time. I want others to reignite with the flame of creativity so their hearts, and their health, can be restored. I want to change the world 🌎 one broken 💔heart💖 at a time. The world is full of broken hearts, which means there is holy work to do.

That is my why.

Janine’s response felt like a gentle sealing of the moment. She reflected on the growth she has witnessed this year, the way I receive feedback, return refined, and keep showing up braver each time. Her words were not flattery but affirmation of fruit formed through faithfulness.

This tribe does more than sharpen skills. It awakens courage, calls forth truth, and reminds me that legacy is not loud. It is lived, offered, and multiplied in others.

I left this gathering grateful, steady, and quietly resolved. The camera no longer feels like an enemy, but a doorway. If legacy is what we awaken in others, then I will keep showing up, speaking, creating, and trusting God to breathe life through it all.

Today I honour the hands that held me steady and the dream that rises for 2026

I'm grateful to for a wonderful year of support and growth, a year where encouragement became the quiet scaffolding that held my heart as God shaped new courage within me. This community has been a gentle place of sharpening, stretching, and learning to stand a little taller in the call God has placed on my life.

I am looking toward next year with expectancy, trusting the One who authors each season. My 2026 upgrade now holds two more sacred assignments: writing my Healing 💔heARTs💖 book and a mini Ten X. These feel like holy invitations, whispered by the Holy Spirit into the deep places where purpose takes root.

May every step ahead be shaped by obedience, anchored in peace, and fuelled by the grace that has carried us this far. There is beauty waiting to unfold, and I am grateful to walk this unfolding with this team.

💡Reflection:

• What fears am I being invited to face as part of my calling in this next season 🤔

• Where have old “I can’t” beliefs quietly limited my obedience 🤔

• How might God be using my lived story to awaken hope in others 🤔

🎺Affirmation: 

I am not defined by the lies I once believed. I am led by God’s truth, shaped by faithfulness, and called to awaken life in others through courage, creativity, and compassion.

🙌 Prayer: 

Heavenly Father, thank You for the way You redeem every broken place and turn it into a testimony of hope. Give me courage to step fully into what You are asking of me, even when it feels uncomfortable or stretching. Anoint my words, my creativity, and my willingness to be seen, so that others may find healing and freedom through You. Let my life awaken hearts to Your restoring love. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Legacy That Awakens

“Legacy isn’t what you leave behind; it’s what you awaken in others.”

— Craig Johns

My response

I once believed a long list of “I can’ts.” but God met me there and turned each one into an “I can” through creativity and healing.

Now my legacy is simple, to help awaken hearts, restore hope, bring joy and change the world 🌎 one broken 💔heart💖 at a time.

— Patrizia “Trixi” Schwartz