Has anyone here done any intentional dreamwork or lucid drea..

Has anyone here done any intentional dreamwork or lucid dreaming? Two nights ago I asked Bella to visit me in my dreams. I've asked and received signs and messages while awake, but this was the first time I asked for it before sleep. I set the intention, asking her to visit me that night as I crawled into bed and hugged on to her stuffed rabbit that traveled alongside her during our road trip. And you know what? She did. She came to me in my dream. But the entire time I was so concerned about *knowing* it was a dream, and proving it was a dream. I remember being sad, saying "I wish this was real." And as I said that, she started to disintegrate in my arms. First her legs disappeared, then, all of her. I couldn't even recognize or appreciate the gift that I *asked for* when it was given. Even while asleep, I was being 'mental.' And it destroyed me. I woke up so irritated. Here I was, given precisely what I asked for, and yet, I ruined it by over-thinking instead of feeling, and being in touch with myself, my heart, my intuition, Source. If there's one thing I've learned over the course of last year, it's how absolutely vital it is to get back to our intuition, our feeling -- and how we have been stripped of our innate wisdom, knowledge and gifts. I've awakened to how society tries to indoctrinate us, numb us, over-stimulate us into submission. So we give away our power, in exchange for a life that feels lacking. Last night, I tried again. I set the intention before bed, just as before. And she came back to my dreams. This time, it was different. I was with everyone who loved her most, including my family's two other dogs... and then 'Spirit Bella.' This time, I had an awareness, not that it was a dream -- or being caught up in trying to "prove it," but I knew this was Bella in her spirit form, even though she looked like an extremely healthy, younger, incredibly vibrant version of her past physical self. She was zooming around, baying her Beagle bay loudly. She was making us laugh. It's as though she was telling us, "look - everything is well, everything is as it should be. I am still here, I am doing amazing, look at me!" I can't believe how much I was laughing in this dream. Whether or not you have any sort of spiritual connection, or want to explore one -- I wanted to share this as a reminder of how getting out of our heads and back into our bodies is not only a tool for healing, but overtime becomes a practice of consistently stepping back into ourselves --- our home -- our heart. "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." - Albert Einstein