When I first published this blog I was a little down, as much as there was some amazing news, when I see peace deals it’s understandable to be a little nervous. However, looking at my Twitter Widget I saw two stories I’d retweeted that give me genuine joy and hope.

Sometimes it pays to look again.

• Ukraine Peace Roadmap Agreed
• IMF Agrees $17.5bn reform programme for Ukraine
• Egypt overturns 36 Death Sentences
• Man climbs using cutting edge prosthetic arm
• ESA Mini-Spaceplane returns Safely
• Dutch Hostage freed on Comlombia
• NHS Whistleblowersto get Guardians
• UK Repossessions & Mortgage Arrears at an 8-Year Low
• Al Jezeera Journalists freed on Bail
• Nikkei Hits 7-and-a-Half-Year High
• Gay Couple Make US Navy History
• Smartphone Kill Switches cut Thefts
• Falcon 9 Launches from Cape Canaveral
• PowerNI lowers prices by 9.2%
• HabCelt Festival announces International Acts