I say hang in there! I've been back into the practice of LDing for about 4 months now, having had one very vivid one about 8 or 9 years ago. Up until last week, my LDs were very, very short - I mean like 5-seconds to 10-seconds short. I've been reading books, reading these boards and anything else I could get my hands on, and everyone was saying that short LD were the norm when starting out, and that with practice they will get longer. Well out of the blue, about 3 weeks ago, I had a good 10 minute LD that got me excited.

At least I knew I was on the right track.

Then 2 days ago, I had a wonderful 15 minute LD. I was able to summon a dream guide and ask for help.

And, just last night, I had an amazing 40 minute LD. Out of this world. I went to bed with the intention to repeat my personal info to myself if I became lucid so as to ground my consciousness. Not only did I repeat to myself in my dream my name, address and phone number, but I called myself on the phone and had a brief conversation. I also looked at my hands and counted my fingers (to my surprise I had 6 on each hand). I willed the sun to rise in the sky, and I summoned my dream guide again. It was simply an amazing way to treat myself after months of hard work.

To those struggling to stay in an LD, or even those who are struggling to even have an LD, my advice would be to practice every single day and treat it as though it is something fun. There will be many mornings you will wake and nothing will have happened. This will go on for weeks, perhaps months. But if you stick with it, and you are serious about it, and you practice every night with a sense of adventure it will get easier and easier...