Every Season of 24 in a Nutshell:

Someone is after Jack Bauer/The President

They are using a terrorist group to get to them

A deadly virus/nuclear bomb/other sort of bomb is about to be unleashed on Los Angeles/New York/The World

Someone in CTU/The Whitehouse/FBI/all of the above is helping the evil terrorists

Oh no! It’s a conspiracy! The evil terrorists are a smoke screen for the real villain!

Explosion

Gun fight

The disaster they've been trying to avert happens

Chloe tells everyone what's really going on. No one believes her.

Jack captured by villains

Jack escapes from villains

Jack Bauer is shot/stabbed/infected with deadly virus. Oh no! Will he live? Of course he will!

Someone Jack cares about is in danger!

Jack disobeys orders to save them

Jack disobeys orders to save Los Angeles/New York/The World

A character reminds everyone that another character is a sociopath

Explosion

Gun fight

Helicopter

They believe Chloe now

Person Jack cares about dies/is deeply psychologically scarred/maimed/leaves the series

Jack saves The President/Los Angeles/New York/The World

He's still in trouble: he didn't get permission to save The President/Los Angeles/New York/The World/A lost puppy...

Tam Tries... Daily Affirmations for One Month

A month ago I set out to find out if doing daily affirmations would actually make any kind of difference in my life. I've used affirmations before, but quite honestly, without any commitment whatsoever.

In the past, I would maybe do them for a week, half heartedly and then stop. This time, I decided to commit an entire month. OK - I didn't manage them EVERY single day. But I managed them most days, and tracked them in my bullet journal.

I found the affirmations available from Unlock Your Life, a YouTube channel, really helpful. I had no idea where to start, and the channel gave me a kick off. There are so many affirmation collections to choose from and I started off with Morning Energising Affirmations.

The owner of the channel is a lady named Sarah Dresser, who is an actual clinical hypnotherapist, which set my mind at ease that this was the real deal and not Fong Kong.

When I started, my energy levels swung between "meh" and "FML". My mood was quite low as well. At first, it seemed like the affirmations were a waste of time, but a week in and something happened: my energy had increased and I no longer felt as low as I did. By the second week, my energy was at normal and my self esteem was healthier.

Now my energy levels are between "neutral" and "good" with a few days of "really good". Mood is between "neutral" and "I love my life".

Have affirmations made a difference? I think they have. I've decided to try other affirmations on Sarah's channel and am commiting to doing affirmations daily till the end of the year.

Here's the video I started with:

I'd love to hear your feedback - will you take the one month affirmation challenge?