Looking at my social media feeds it’s easy to to see lots of talking and not necessarily a lot of listening.
Looking around the World it’s more than heartening to see age old rivals seeking to listen and talk through their differences.
From China & Taiwan or North & South Korea even the Yemen is looking toward a brighter future.

Here’s hoping you find something brighter to make you smile in these stories…

• China & Taiwan in first government talks since 1949
• Koreas agree rare high-level talks
• EU agrees to open negotiations with Cuba
• More evacuations from Homs
• More chemical weapons leave Syria
• General Synod asked to back Fast-Track scheme for Women Bishops Law
• CBI seeing the right sort of growth according to the CBI
• Jaguar Land Rover sees quarterly profits double
• Queen reach 6 million UK album sales
• India’s Olympic ban lifted