How often do you become aware that you are dreaming while you are dreaming (lucid)?
To my surprise, including my mother, there are many people who NEVER experience this. I am appalled and sad for their loss. I have been experiencing lucid dreaming throughout my entire life; I can recall feeling so happy when I would wake up out of my lucid dreams as a little nine-year-old boy. I'm thirty-two and the saga continues; I had a lucid dream about six weeks ago, and in this dream, I was visiting an old house that I used to live in back in 1998-2001; the realization of this unlikeliness led to me realizing that I was, in fact, dreaming! I become filled with immense pleasure and happiness. I began to tell people in my dreams that this was my dream and that I was lying in bed at home. Yes, I experienced this about a month and a half ago and I'm ready for the next lucid dream.
By the way, I almost ALWAYS recall my dreams when I wake up, unless I did not get enough sleep and rest.