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Be the river that reflects you

Rob Self-Pierson
Jul 10, 2026
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From a soaking below Rio Iguaçu’s falls in Argentina to staring in awe as the Columbia floods the Pacific near Portland, USA, I’ve experienced some of our planet’s most spectacular rivers. But there’s one closer to home that speaks to my heart.

A wooden bench at Fishers Green in Essex invites you to watch the River Lea trickle by. And often I do. If rivers reflect us, I am the Lea – happiest when life gently ripples.

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