The Light That Returns Without Being Asked - Richard Tyler This poem was written to celebrate the Spring Equionox on #WorldPoetryDay Before the word spring existed, this happened; the tipping, the slow lean of the world back toward the fire. The light arrives now at...
The Path Between our Wintering and our Spring It was with a deep sadness that yesterday, I learned of the passing of Gavin Creel. For those of you who have any musical theatre interest, you will know who he is. For those who don’t follow the glitzy world of Broadway...
Letter From The Forest - Richard Tyler I have been waiting with the patience of centuries, watching you rush past in your glass and steel and noise, forgetting my name. Do you remember when you knew it? When you pressed your ear to bark and heard something that...
Richard will never forget the first time he mumbled his way through the sentence, 'I have cancer'. A part of him hoping he wouldn't be heard and another part not quite believing these 3 words. At that time, he really had no idea what lay ahead. With a broken heart at...
There is a moment, deep in the forest, when the wind pauses… not to rest, but to listen. It is in that hush, that thin-veiled silence, where our grief feels most at home. Not judged. Not hurried. Not fixed. Simply met. For all our sophistication, our cities, our...
There is nothing like a cancer diagnosis to sharpen the focus in your life. It certainly sharpened the focus in mine. But only once my inner world had crumbled and collapsed. The first couple of weeks left me numb. Cancer had anaesthetised me. I'd fooled myself into...
We have been SO busy that we haven't updated our backers, so please grab a cuppa and watch the video to hear all about our news - which includes setting up as a CIC on our smallholding! We'd love for you to come & visit. Please read about all of the changes...
This summer has involved a lot of media attention on Richard's new book 'As A Kite Falls' which has highlighted The Willow Tree Foundation and helped to raise awareness of blood cancer. Richard has bared his soul and shared many insights of his journey in multiple...
IT's BOOK LAUNCH DAY! Since being diagnosed, this book has been emerging and was written to help Richard therapeutically process the journey... but today it's published so that it can help others who are also experiencing descent and dark times, so they can find hope...
We are so grateful for Kingston Charitable Foundations participatory grant panel to award our recent financial grants to individuals & families living with blood cancer - it's wonderful to see the difference these grants make to people's lives. Thank you to...