Well Met!

[Validitor]

Greetings. Id like to start by saying thank you to all who contribute to such a wonderful website. I have overlooked and quite possibly would have missed it completely if it were not for some people voting good things about this website on stumbleupon. As for myself I probably wont be a huge community member but will try and participate here and there. I just have a lot going on to check this site every day and take the time to post...(which is sad =( hehe) My name is Jared but most call me Val. I am cruising through life after having an interesting couple years of a break after high school. I am 24 and gonna be starting college here soon. I just got out of the Army and gonna be going to school for nursing I first learned about Lucid Dreaming actually when my friend and I took some psychadelics and he had one hellacious LD that night. This was back about 6 years or so ago. I almost didnt beleive him and we both had no idea this was possible through will power alone =p We looked it up and found some information on it, and I got into the groove of focusing thought upon it every now and then. Couple years went by and still nothing for me. I watched the movie Waking Life and started focusing harder on acheiving lucidity but alas, nothing. Then when I joined the military for 4 years I had no dreams at all. Nothing. I got kinda scared that maybe I would never have a dream again. I guess stress might have a lot to do with dreaming because the army is a pretty stressful job especially in combat arms with this war going on. I got out in July 2007 and immediately started having vivid dreams again. So once again I've been trying to tell myself to have a lucid dream. Again nothing. I havent even had a dream yet that I even realize i am dreaming and wake up. lol So I am ultra new to this whole concept still. After reading a couple things on your website I managed to get a dream journal going in hopes of starting on my dream recall as most of you say that is a good thing to do. And I am motivated enough to try and remember to ask myself if I am dreaming in my daily routines....I just need to pick that up as a habit anyways Alright well....I suppose that will be my little introduction for myself. If anyone wants to know more about my life or have any questions on anything just ask away and I will try and answer. Thanks again for anyone that it would be worthy at directing towards -Validitor

[peppy]

Hi Validitor, to Dreamviews! If u have any questions, feel free to ask.

[Chris182t]

Welcome Val Good luck with the LDs

[pj]

Thank you for your service, Val, and happy Veteran's Day! There's a lot here, and it goes way beyond lucid dreaming. This is an amazing community - I hope you are able to find the time to get to know us! Welcome to Dream Views.

[b12]

Army, eh? It's always been a dream of mine to serve in the Air Force -- i've been obsessed with the military ever since i was young. Unfortunately that's not going to happen for me I'd love to hear about your army experiences as well as your dreaming experiences. Welcome to the forum!

[Wavefunction]

Thanks for your service, and to Dreamviews!

[Clairity]

Hey Val!! You're correct.. stress can definately impact your dream recall but starting a DJ is a step in the right "lucid" direction! You might want to review the Newbie Zone Guide for helpful information about this site: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=36723 You might also want to check out the Tutorials forum which contains information on the various lucid dreaming techniques: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...splay.php?f=25 If you should have any questions, please ask and we'll do our best to get you answers. Welcome to Dream Views!

[Validitor]

Thanks for the warm welcome Update so far....I have only had one dream since I joined. It was actually kind of a neat one but not even close to becoming LD. Not a big deal tho....I have many more nights ahead of me and much more learning to do anyways. Thanks again for the links and such. I do appreciate it.