So for the past couple weeks I've been training myself to look at my left hand as a reality check to see if I'm wearing my wedding ring. I never take it off so I figured it would be a good way to tell if I'm dreaming.

Last night I had a dream in which I actually did it -- I intentionally looked down at my left hand to see if my wedding ring was there.

Guess what? It was -- but the diamond and emeralds had vanished from their settings and the whole ring was crumbling to pieces.

So what is THAT supposed to mean?

Are the barriers preventing me from achieving regular lucid dreams beginning to crumble? ... Or was my subconscious just rubbing my nose in the fact that I couldn't recognize my own darned reality check symbol for what it was?