It’s easy to downplay the things that are happening right in front of our nose: climate change, the beginning of the financial crises, a rift forming in a relationship or friendship is starting to go sideways. It is equally easy to downplay the potential impact that we can have as an individual in these situations....

Often I fly in a little single engined Cessna Grand Caravan from Great Barrier Island to Auckland. Fairly frequently, there can be turbulence – especially in the middle of the flight over Channel Island. When the turbulence hits, we literally have no power. The change in relative air velocity over the wings can cause sudden...