I'm really ready to make the commitment, anyone else?

It's so great to see such enthusiasm!!
I wish all of you the best of luck - keep us posted on your progress! :)

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Hehe, MischiefManaged.. would've never guessed that you're a HP fan ;]. Rowling really created a world to explore, which is why her universe would be a good place to start. Harry Potter really is magical.

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Yeah, it's a little too obvious, isn't it? X) Agreed. And I'm so happy to have this opportunity. In fact I built up Hogwarts right in my first lucid :D

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I thought I had made the commitment the day I learned of lucid dreaming, too. But I never really went after it 'full-force'. I always made excuses, and kind of wanted lucid dreaming to just happen for me.
I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing that you're so into lucid dreaming. Maybe I'm just biased, but I've always been a dreamer in every sense of the world, and a lucid dream is 'naturally' the next step. So to me, it sounds normal to want to do this.

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I actually really hope, that I will be able to give up this daydreaming habit as soon as I start getting more or less consistent LDs :) Sometimes it gets annoying.

Well now I'm certainly going full-force after it! Especially since I ended dry spell today. It happened exactly after I decided to leave lucid dreaming thoughts for just one night and get fine, calm sleep. I didn't even write date and time in the DJ, didn't even put it near the bed - and that's something I never forget to do :D

Good luck people. I'm sending waves of my determination to all of you :upsidedown:

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Good luck people. I'm sending waves of my determination to all of you :upsidedown:

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Why is that green smiley upside down?--- not important, what matters is that he's happy. I think there's a good message somewhere in there, and it relates to this thread in a way.

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Why is that green smiley upside down?--- not important, what matters is that he's happy. I think there's a good message somewhere in there, and it relates to this thread in a way.

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Exactly - he's happy. I just feel that being upside down doubles his happiness - for the better effect ^^

I use to say "sensor system"--that every sensor system was composed of three parts, acquisition, processing and product. Then I settled on "environmental acquisition system" while refering to life forms--perception, conception, will. To focus on the perceptual part of the system i.e. to lucid dream, while ignoring the conceptual aspect, and thus the product, seems quite odd to me. Sure one can focus on perception, but not without a clear real or imagined outcome, a real or imagined product. The most fruitful acquisition seems to be not when dreaming, but when awake.

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Like any other long term goal it needs to become a part of your day. We've got way too much sparetime over anyways, so what's 20 minutes extra gonna do? 20 minutes a day to have those amazing adventures in worlds with unlimited potential. Good luck! :)

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My thoughts exactly now! You can't do everything in real life, so you might as well devote a little time in daily life to ensure that you can do it in your dreams.

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Built up Hogwarts, impressive! That must've been really awesome. I was just at the actual theme park last week, so it shouldn't be too hard to dredge up the castle from memory :].
Daydreaming is actually my problem too! My head is in the clouds. Today.. Reportedly, not so much! I've even written a reality check reminder on my hand to remind me to.. Well, of course, perform a reality check, but to remind myself to stop daydreaming as well.

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It's so great to see such enthusiasm!!
I wish all of you the best of luck - keep us posted on your progress! :)

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Thanks! So far.. I FEEL like I'm getting closer. I've noticed changes in my sleep and dreaming already, almost like the building blocks are being put down once again. I'll get there.. Tonight. It's my birthday, so I'm giving myself a birthday present by having a lucid dream -crosses fingers-

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I understand what you're saying, and it's important to keep that in mind. Thank you.

I'm hoping this thread is not just a help to us, but other people as well. It's one thing to say you're ready to start being serious, but an entirely different thing to actually do it. So good luck to everyone!

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Why is that green smiley upside down?--- not important, what matters is that he's happy. I think there's a good message somewhere in there, and it relates to this thread in a way.

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MOST IMPORTANTLY-- Your avatar is pretty hilarious. :]

I think I'll start this week too. I have no homework and spring break is next week, so I'll have plenty of time.