You were lucid, The dream where you think you are dreaming is a good start toward becoming more lucid. Not being able to fly as a dream test is actually the same as not being able to switch on the light in a dream test. I found that I can turn on the light in a dream so that isn't a great dream test for me.
The non-conscious mind that operates the self limitations and doubts we experience in life still operate in our dreams. That's why we experience nightmares.
The idea of becoming more lucid in our dreams and realising we are the creator of the dreams and recognising that it is us doing everything in our dreams is beneficial to our personal growth in our waking reality.
When we can recognise in our dream state that there is no out there out there and nothing is being done to us because we are the dreamer, the director of our dream experience. We come closer to realising the Maya of our "awake" state. To quote Fred Alan Wolfe "There is no out there out there". Something that is difficult for us to accept given our experiences.
In our normal dreams we don't feel like we have any control over our experiences. If we can learn through lucid dreaming that we are the directors of our dream state. It becomes plausible that we maybe in more control of our experiences in our waking state if we take control of our thinking.
So don't cut the thread just because your dream didn't seem lucid enough. Old thinking patterns create the experience if you can accept and appreciate the experience as a peek into a lucid dream you'll realise you can turn on and off the light in a dream to fool yourself. You can, not be able to fly to fool yourself into thinking it's something out there (in your dream) that is preventing you from flying.
AlexK
