Please forgive me if I rant, as this JUST happened. I haven't even written it in my dream journal yet... there is no danger of forgetting it. Also bear with me today, I am going to have 100,000 questions...I'll try not to get annoying but theres just so much I must know.

I just had what I would consider my first _REAL_ lucid dream. I have had 3 before since I began this journey, but none any longer than a minute. Just now I had one that lasted at LEAST 10 minutes... I can only describe it as hyperrealistic... but more on that in a moment. First let's start where it all began. (I know this is going to be somewhat long, please forgive me)

I went to bed around 2am, my usual time. I set my alarm for 6 intending to WBTB WILD. I had trouble falling asleep so I reset the alarm for 7. Finally I fell asleep. At 7 my alarm woke me. I got up and used the restroom and scrounged for some food. I went and lay in bed half asleep, and ate the snacks. I had the beginnings of a headache which felt suspiciously like a migraine. I tried to WILD but I was really not up for it and gave up rather quickly. It took me FOREVER to fall back to sleep... I'd say I was awake til 8am.

Note: Large chunks of this have been edited out... it's really long... edited portions marked by "......."
Begin dream portion... lucid in blue:

I was on like a school playground somewhere. I remember being in close proximity to the monkey bars when for some reason it struck me. "I'm dreaming..." The shivers I get upon this realization strike me as usual but I ward them off. Knowing my original plan for my first lucid dream had eluded me thrice before by trying to force it, I instead decide to explore my dreamworld
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Details edited for length: I attempted to summon an object from behind my back, as a kind of test. It worked... kind of... it was somewhat broken.
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Details edited for length: I learned to fly, this encompasses the biggest chunk of my dream
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At this point I decided to try my original goal, feeling I had progressed far enough to give it a shot. Rather than spinning as had been my previous method I had asked in REAL LIFE on this board for other methods. I remember someone saying go to a door and imagine where you want to be is on the other side. I decided this is what I would do. I couldn't find a door but instead found a grand archway probably 10 feet across and 15 feet high. I faced my back to it and envisioned that where I wanted to be would be beyond that archway when I turned around. I turned. Nothing... same dreamscape as before. One more try I thought. Facing my back to it again, I put all of my resolve into this moment wanting it more than anything so far. I turned. It changed. Unlike the rest of my dream, it wasn't in vibrant color, rather it was washed and grey. Nevertheless it WAS where I wanted to be. However, WHO I wanted to be there wasn't, there were like 3 or so children playing in the grass. I remember thinking "you kids aren't supposed to be here" and considered just wishing them away but decided against it. Instead I approached one of them and asked "Would you please leave?" Immediatly they all vanished. I had come so far now that I knew the rest would fall into place. Indeed it did. She appeared before me, looking somewhat different than she should of, nevertheless... This caused an upsurge of powerful emotions inside me and I almost lost it but I refocused and it clarified. I walked to her, this being the very moment I set out on this journey for. We embraced and it felt more realistic than anything thus far. I closed my eyes in the moment... completely satisfied. I felt the dream begin to fade... I didn't care... I did it... I can come back...
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False Awakening 1
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False Awakening 2
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Actual Awakening
So there it is. One of the most amazing things I've ever experienced. I got hardly any sleep last night... it doesn't matter... I am so full of energy and amazement and emotions... It's all thanks to this website and all of you. Thank you all so much, I cannot begin to express my gratitude. I will post various questions throughout the day I have but for now I've gotta do real life things...