Pat Kelly Counselling

27/03/2026

How to manage disappointment 🇮🇪☘️🙏

21/03/2026

17/03/2026

Please encourage anyone you think may benefit ☘️🙏Pat

17/03/2026

Always a reason 🇮🇪☘️🙏

The Wearing of the Green
O Paddy dear, and did ye hear the news that's goin' round?
The shamrock is by law forbid to grow on Irish ground!
No more Saint Patrick's Day we'll keep, his color can't be seen
For there's a cruel law ag'in the Wearin' o' the Green."
I met with Napper Tandy, and he took me by the hand
And he said, "How's poor old Ireland, and how does she stand?"
"She's the most distressful country that ever yet was seen
For they're hanging men and women there for the Wearin' o' the Green."

"So if the color we must wear be England's cruel red
Let it remind us of the blood that Irishmen have shed
And pull the shamrock from your hat, and throw it on the sod
But never fear, 'twill take root there, though underfoot 'tis trod.

When laws can stop the blades of grass from growin' as they grow
And when the leaves in summer-time their color dare not show
Then I will change the color too I wear in my caubeen
But till that day, please God, I'll stick to the Wearin' o' the Green.

- Unknown

16/03/2026

Yeah yeah 🇮🇪☘️🙏

14/03/2026

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14/03/2026

On the day when
The weight deadens
On your shoulders
And you stumble,
May the clay dance
To balance you.

And when your eyes
Freeze behind
The gray window
And the ghost of loss
Gets into you,
May a flock of colors,
Indigo, red, green
And azure blue,
Come to awaken in you
A meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
In the curragh of thought
And a stain of ocean
Blackens beneath you,
May there come across the waters
A path of yellow moonlight
To bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.

And so may a slow
Wind work these words
Of love around you,
An invisible cloak
To mind your life.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Beannacht, written for his mother, Josie.

From the books, To Bless the Space Between Us (US) / Benedictus (Europe)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

11/03/2026

10/03/2026

Please encourage anyone you think may benefit ☘️🙏Pat

06/03/2026

I feel fortunate to be able to celebrate my 70th birthday this weekend. I am incredibly blessed to have journeyed through this life thus far. Each decade has been lived and woven into an authentic tapestry of my existence today.

At this moment, I reflect on the richness of “my man” of 53 years , my family far and near , and the people who have accompanied me to this weekend with immense gratitude. Your presence , guidance, support, and friendship have been the threads that have strengthened my tapestry, making it vibrant and full of colour , thank you ☘️🙏Pat

02/03/2026

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01/03/2026

We have another round of free grief support sessions coming up. Grief is incredibly hard and it can be helpful to have the space and support to acknowledge that. There are separate events for each session on our page.

Laurissa Knowles Ceremonies & Counselling
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