 All right, so we got this question from our buddy Victoria and she says, hey, I've just found your website I think it's fantastic. I've been trying to have a lucid dream on and off now maybe for about a year. I Often don't have the time to commit to it for weeks and weeks at a time But I've been trying to learn and this time I feel determined to have my first lucid dream. This is very exciting Anyway, my problem as it has been in the past is reality checks Okay, she says I find it hard to remember to check but when I do I obviously do it correctly I'll try and push my fingers to my palm plug my nose whichever reality check you're choosing to use and the problem is That they are not going through to her dreams So that she's doing the reality checks She's for example trying to push her finger through the palm Pinching the nose trying to breathe all of these types of reality checks, but they're just not coming through in her dreams they're not penetrating the Wall that many beginners find themselves Restricted by and that is that they try all these reality checks. They write their dreams down, but it just doesn't break through the fog of their dream Dream self if you will so there is quite a easy way to overcome this problem and That is to increase Not just what before you go to bed and when you wake up But throughout the entire day and throughout over your entire Life every aspect of your life to increase your awareness of yourself and of what you're doing so Constantly be aware of exactly what you're doing whether it's in your your job What are you doing to get to the next level to reach the promotion? When you're on your way to meet a friend, you know, are you traveling the quickest way? Are you could you take a shortcut? What would you talk about when you meet them always be aware of what you're doing and what you're going to be doing and What you have been doing? I hope this makes sense So try not to be absent-minded in any area of your life and you'll find that in time This will actually transfer to your dreams and you'll find it easier to Reality check in the dream because you'll almost be there already You're always almost sort of wake up naturally in your dream Without always having to do a reality check so just try and a Little experiment you could do is for a week or maybe for a month even Constant maybe set an alarm on your phone for every three hours. Okay, and when the alarm goes off look around you and Recall what you did to get to that point So this is sort of similar to the technique I suggested earlier where you Try and remember half an hour back in the past. So every half an hour you will think well What did I do to get to where I am now? What was I doing ten minutes ago? Sort of like that? But just start off with an easier time to every three hours. Okay, think about what you have done in the last three hours Where have you been? What have you been thinking? How have you been feeling all these little details? You know, what have you said to people? How do you think you've come across as a person when you've been speaking to people over the last three hours and just being aware of these small details, which normally just go unnoticed will really make a difference and I mean because Generally in everyday life, we sort of run an autopilot. We don't really think about How we're coming across what image we're presenting to the world what thoughts and feelings we're having we just sort of go with it and just let the experience of life take us which is good in some respects, but in terms of lucid dreaming and living a more consciously aware life You really want to be aware of these details Okay, you want to be Thinking about where you're going where you've been and what you're doing right now so don't I wouldn't think about it Victoria as just a case of I Need to reality check and then hopefully they'll show up in my dreams and that will solve the problem Think of it as lucid dreaming being a gateway to your mind and to a better life that you could potentially have So it's not just about Realizing your dreaming and then going and flying around the city. Well, that can be fun I think it's more important to look at it as the in terms of the big picture, which is actually Not just learning to control your dreams so you can do Fun things in the short term, but actually raising your consciousness and having a more aware life Being more self-aware raising your vibrations, whatever you want to call it because that's essentially what you're doing You're you're improving yourself and your mind. So instead of thinking about Just doing reality checks and hoping they'll show up in the dreams. Try and be aware of your Daily life as well. I hope this is making sense. Try and be aware of your daily waking life And what you're doing as a person and try and whenever you catch yourself in sort of autopilot mode really make an effort to be aware And I know it sounds like I'm repeating myself, but just really make that effort to be aware of what you're doing and Aware of where you're going and what you have been doing. So just try and try and see Your actions in a non-linear way. So just try and visualize it all as one big picture instead of Align. I really hope this is making sense. If you have any questions, please email me But so I hope this answers your question of Victoria. If you have any questions, please send them into my YouTube channel or email me contact at howtoluted.com and If you haven't already, please subscribe because it's it's really gonna help me out And it's gonna help you out as well because it's gonna mean I can share the latest videos with you and If you're as I said, if you're on my email list, I can't always reply to you guys Instantly because I get so many emails. It's just it would take up all my time So I'm hoping that by making these videos and by writing blog posts I can sort of answer many people's questions at one go in one go at one time And this will help help more of you then if I just reply to every single email. 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