Quote Originally Posted by cooleymd View Post
I just woke from a lucid, in it I was on a bus and a wheel chair was getting on I looked to the other side and thought it could go there, then another wheel chair tried to get on, I went to fold up the chairs, but they had become like chairs just sitting on the floor with 4 legs so I stacked them, but they wouldn't stow away so then they folded up too. Next I moved to the back of the bus (I had noticed someone from work get on the bus) there were very few people on the bus, but now it was full, I moved to the back but the only seat left was too small for me. So I grabbed hold of the bars and stood there.

Then it occurred to me it seems like only a few minutes since I was trying to go to sleep, I was pretty sure I was still in bed, where was this bus going, where was it coming from, where was I a few minutes ago (Asleep). So I held up my hand, five fingers, but I was convinced it was a dream so I just waited and stared, one finger disappeared and then the four left bent outwards. I went to a side window and pushed my hands thru, but it was too small, so I went to the back of the bus and opened a hole and tried to jump out but got stuck and woke up (btw the bus was now a train and there were tracks behind it)

So what can we see of the reality check, it was used to confirm lucidity, it is true you might just RC in a dream because you do it in life as in your practice. But if that had been the case in this dream it would have failed, because my hand looked totally normal for many many seconds before it changed. It wasn't the ridiculous chairs or the RC that caused me to trigger. It was wondering why I was on this bus where it was going and where I had been.
Here is how i reality check.What i do is ask myself throughout the day ''Am i dreaming?'' After the question i take a look at my suroundings to check if everything is how it is supposed to be.I use my senses to feel the things around me.After that i ask myself. ''Where am i''? ''How much time have i been here?'' ''Why am i here?'' ''Where was i before i come here''.I answer those questions and then perform my reality checks.First i examine my hands.Second RC i do is to try to push my fingers through my pals and after this RC i plug my nose to check if i can breathe.I conclude that i am not dreaming.And after that i say ''Next time i am dreaming i am gonna look at my hands and realize that i am dreaming'' sort of a mantra thing i guess?What do you think guys? Is this a "quality" reality check?Have been doin g this for 20+ days and no lucid dreams yet.