Originally Posted by
PlanesWalker
I'm having trouble pinpointing the question, but I think you're asking how to gain control better.
For me, I can do things easier in a lucid if I know that I'm able to do them already. I try not to think about it too much. I don't focus too much of my energy on realizing that I'm in a Dream, I just go about doing things as if they were natural to me. If you think about it, this may be a good strategy to use. When you are casually Dreaming, you believe that everything happening is true, so you can do things not normally possible much easier and without really thinking about doing them.
As far as stabilizing the Dream goes, I've found that there is a point where nothing really works. If you're going to wake up, then you wake up. Looking at your hands, spinning, rubbing hands together, focusing on details, etc. Many times if you think about trying to not wake up too much you will wake up.