This is my first post. I just found this website a few days ago.

I have been trying to incubate LD for 2 years now. I had my first LD in 2005, after an episode with Ecstasy in Bangkok. My second came last year, in London, after walking the Camino de Santiago for 2 weeks in SPain, doing Reality Checks constantly.

This year, I have had 3, one in Hawaii during Stephen LaBerge's "Dreaming in Paradise" workshop.

I had my fourth in September and my fifth two weeks ago. However, I feel just a little discouraged. All the above dreams lasted less than 30 seconds... I woke up from each one rather quickly. Ironically, they seem to come when I say, "Fuck it, I quit!" Then BAM , I get one.

I am doing RC's constantly during the day, almost obsessively.. and yet I seem to be making such slow progress. I read the postings here on this forum, and see that many others are so much more successful than me. I guess some of us are born with more LD talent than others? Like musical or artistic talent...but I would be interested to hear from others who have had slow starts, like me, but who have developed a very proficient LD skill. I keep reading that LD takes time and patience and persistence, and I get the feeling that it's happening slowly for me, and I think I would be encouraged by hearing from others like me. Thanks.