Lucid Dreaming

According to James Arthur Baldwin, “The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.” Lucid dreaming can let some feel the reality by enabling them to realize that they are actually dreaming. The realization of a dream can allow a person to control what kind of dream that occurs. However, lucid dreaming requires plenty of practice, some general knowledge of dreams, and to know what kind of dream to have.
Throughout a person’s life, the words “Practice makes perfect,” will be repeated excessively. Lucid dreaming makes that statement appear especially true. The activity of lucid dreaming does require one to dissipate quite a bit of time practicing and there are several ways of practicing. An easy start to practicing would be to simply remember and think about dreams that have just recently occurred.
A basic way to memorize a dream would be to write them down in a notebook and the best time to do this is right away after awakening from sleep. Concentrate and try to remember as much as possible about the dream and write as much down as possible. At most times, it is difficult to remember dreams because upon awakening, the brain has different thoughts trying to conflict with each other for full attention. After writing down a dream, it is ideal that one should review what is written down. The best times to retrospect what has been recorded is usually right before bed or casually throughout the day.
Writing down dreams is allowing oneself to commemorate and analyze the dream. This method, however, does not always work for some. Others particularly seem to find the ability to remember dreams to be simpler if they were to discuss the dream with another person. Socializing with others about the dream contributes to good memory for some because saying it