i often realize that i am dreaming but don’t do much or sometimes even anything about it, and soon lose that realization, reverting back to a ‘normal’ dream. is there anything i can do to help my concentration so that i will actually start controlling my dreams once i realize they are dreams, rather than just sitting back and saying ‘huh… this is a weird dream…’ ?
There is always meditation.
But you could start by deciding in advance what you want to do in your dreams. Or just something special to do once you become lucid that you can do right away.
thanks; i will try that. 
any tips for meditation?
dont forget handrup+spin=control. the more control, the less it will feel like an ND/RL
Think of things you would like to do in a lucid dream.
like summoning cthulhu? 
Tips on meditation. There is a page called wildmind wich has detailed information about it. I think they sell stuff and we’re not allowed to link to vendors here, so just google it.
Ah, I too have wanted to get a look at Cthulhu. I had completely forgotten about that, thanks for reminding me.
woo! 200th post!
You just need to do things. Try and make a list of what you want to do in a lucid dream.
true… thanks. i will do that.