26 & 27 October

No lucid dream but I have had great recall! 4 dreams each night which is pretty great for me. I have noticed these occur mostly after 5 hours of sleep... in the first few hours I hardly recall any dreams.

Im going to bed earlier and this has helped a lot... I am currently trying to meditate for 30 minutes after 4-5 hours of sleep but it has been hard, I usually just decide not to and go back to sleep. I will keep trying though, once I do it for a few days in a row it will become easier I believe.

On a side note... I've noticed increasing awareness and critical thinking in my dreams. Yesterday I was dreaming that I was going to get married to an ex-girlfriend because she was pregnant, but then I was like "Wait a second, we haven't been together for a while... that child can't be mine" but instead of realizing it was a dream I just assumed the father was not me (lol!). Similarly...today I dreamt about the Steelers playing a game, however it was odd for me to be watching an NFL game on Wednesday... but I didn't reach lucidity either. Good progress I guess though!