My impression, from the various books and internet posts that I've read, is that mostly the proficient and prolific lucid dreamers are the lucky people who started as children.
Either they've always had regular dreams or recurrent nightmares forced awareness of the dream state.

I'm in my early 40's, I've kept a dream journal for around 3 years now but so far have been blessed with only one brief lucid dream.
Dont get me wrong, I'm not about to give up my dream study, I find my dream life very interesting lucid or not.
My dream recall is very good, I've had some interesting hypnagogic experiences, but...maybe lucid dreaming is a new trick I wont be able to learn?

Are there other members in a similar situation?