There and back again

With practice the lucid dreaming became to me like a second nature. I no longer do reality checks, I no longer even desire to become lucid. It comes by itself. A growth of awareness, as it were.

What is interesting is that this night's dream found me walking the same path I took in a lucid dream I've had about a year ago. But when the last years dream had the street in my home town - a town I've left long ago - teeming with blooming plant-life, this one had it dead and empty. The island of green from the previous year's dream was equally barren; neither flowers nor leaves grew on the bare branches. Mindful of the fact that I am dreaming I've recalled the last years lucid sojourn and compared its blooming landscape with the one that confronted me now. I continued to walk down the street, with intent to change the desolate mood. I willed the dream to become brighter and almost succeeded - a few rays of sunlight beamed down from the clouded sky.

To those who are interested, here's the link to the previous year's dream:

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=39554