Thread: Having Trouble Getting First LD/Staying Motivated...

Hi Dragongirl253,

I know what you are talking about, because I have just recently been there as well.

I noticed that you have a lot of your attention on what is going wrong, on what doesn't work and on the reasons why it doesn't work. Well, if you focus so much on not having a LD, you will (maybe unconsciously) search for the evidence of it, so it is a self enforcing mechanism. This is basic law of attraction, so instead I would suggest: Focus your attention on what actually does work for you, and on what progress you already made (I think you are by far closer to a LD than 3 weeks ago, but you are not aware of that because you only highlight the non-working aspects). Believing in your own progress and success and looking for the evidence of it is also a self enforcing mechanism, but in this case it goes in the desired direction.

And as Micael suggested, I would also agree on just relaxing about the whole effort thing when effort means you try to force it. Instead just relax and enjoy the journey towards the LD, meaning that for example writing in your DJ is not a grim duty, but a fun, exciting and rewarding task in general. After I had overcome my laziness regarding the DJ, I am thankful for every entry (even with mostly non-lucids in it) and I enjoy reading in it, because it exhibits a vast region of my subconscious that I would otherwise not be aware of.

I think you are closer to a LD than you know, I wish you good luck!

PS: have you had a look into DV-Academy? There is a variety of classes including an intro class for newbies like us and there are also funny LDing competitions. Could make the journey more exciting and helps overcoming laziness.