Welcome to the forums! It's great that you've already started a dream journal, it's a vital part to lucid dreaming. Be sure to read up on the many guides here and find an induction technique that works best for you. I myself started out by having nightmares, recognizing they were dreams and then waking myself up, and it's easy to go from there. If you have any questions the people here are extremely friendly and will be happy to answer any question you have so don't be shy . Good luck and the number one thing i can say is to not give up!