I recently had my first lucid dream after trying for quite a while.

I was sitting in a chair next to my friend. There was a public speaker talking about something. (exiting!) I was really bored and started looking around. I noticed a hanging light on a high ceiling and began making it sway back and forth with my mind. When I realized what I was doing, I told my friend and he said to me "so what?". I thought that was strange that he did not care. It was at that moment that it hit me... I must be dreaming! I became very exited and woke up.

That was my very first lucid experience but I have had many since. After that first one, the rest seem to flow so easily!