"The Lucid Sports Bar!" I can't even imagine how frustrating that must have been.

To both of you, Canis Lucidus and Paigeyemps. I appreciate the guidance and words of encouragement. Your words motivate me more and more and make me work harder towards my goal.

I promised myself that I would not give up this time. I have known about Lucid Dreaming for many years. As a teenager, I read Carlos Casteneda's "The Art of Dreaming" in 1993. This was my first exposure to the LD concept. I tried for a week or two to look at my hands in a dream and was not successful. I wrote it off as probably being either fake or too difficult to achieve. Interesting side note, I still have my dream journal from that time. Every five years or so I would see another book or hear about another lucid dreaming induction technique and would try again, without success. I now know that my attempts were only half hearted and in order to be successful I would need to invest a lot more time and energy into my induction techniques. This is where I am right now, almost 20 years later, a few random accidental DILDs, and a new burning desire to see this through until the end. I now know, based on resources and the forums on this site, that LD is achievable with the right mindset and mental tools. I will succeed at gain lucidity, I will succeed at gaining lucidity, I will succeed.