I keep hering how important it is to achive a kind of awareness in order to recognize the dream world from waking life, but I really never know what people mean by this.

Should I just focus on my waking enviroment, notice what is going on? For example if i'm taking a walk should i think to myself "to the left in the tree a bird is singing, a biker is coming towards me etc. etc." Should I just register every little think that happens?

I'm a little bit confused so any help will do lots

thanks!