Hi rebeccaprophet! Good question. I've been one for keeping a fully written DJ. Why? Because I might remember it the next day but the memory will fade with time and unless its written, I think I'll have no clue.
Then again, how much of that do I need? I rarely, if ever, read my old DJ's. (I probably ought to start again soon because I used to and it helped alot) So maybe if I just remembered them, I'd have enough to think about the next day.
One important thing is not to judge yourself too harshly. The "loving parent letter" from one of my groups says to say, "Dear Loving Parent. I recognize you, and I am depending upon you to help me be more gentler with myself, and more accepting of myself. Please challenge me to try if I am apathetic, but also help me give myself a break, if I judge myself too harshly. Help me focus on progress, rather than perfection." (sometimes I even say help me focus on *process* rather than perfection, which is even less judgmental in my view)
I've noticed that some of your posts mention religious subjects, so perhaps you could tailor that into a prayer. It was originally written to access an "inner loving parent" but could be tailored to a prayer to a higher power of one's choosing.
About remembering your dreams, like others have said, just lay there perfectly still, as still as you can. And try to think of the dream as soon as you wake up, without opening your eyes yet. Think of as much as you can.
This video probably says it well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Vdc5EO7Dw
That's exactly what I do. Then, if I am still awake by the time my recall feels complete, I get up and write. Sometimes I drift off to sleep but it's OK. That's where I have a balance. There are plenty of times when I have enough energy after recalling it to get up and record it. Like others have said, sometimes a voice recorder can make it easier.
One last thing I want to say is recently I started putting my word count from my dreams in the title of my DJ entry. This helps me because it kinda shows progress, and I find it motivating. So maybe if you see that you have 100 words a few nights and then you get 300. it motivates me to put as much detail as I can.
I hope this helped and thanks for your great question, and all your great posts here!
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