PODCAST
NOW IS GOOD
by James Francis
meditation prompts nowisgood.substack.com
Episodes
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I made this for you
We all know today is the first day of the rest of our lives — but!— it’s also the first day of FIELD PALACE. This project has been simmering since the start of Spring, even before that really. As an auditory processor, I often record myself talking through a concept or emotion. I walk through the...
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everything and nothing
This audio scrapbook features: * pieces of Paros, a Greek island where Boyfriend and I spent a couple days before he had to clock in for another job * a jump to Bulgaria, where we spend 11 days in the biggest hotel I’ve ever seen * lots of quality time in the hotel while I wrap up a big section…
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Baby's First
balloon animal epiphany This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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A Few Things About LA
LA is a notion built on dualities. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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Where Did The Chill Girl Go
Today, I draw myself over the line of my 20s, into the wide open realm of my 30s. Now is Good Merch: available at Sunshine Shop https://www.sunshineshop.la/collection/jamesfrancis/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...
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Nothing But Dust
Happy 2nd Birthday to Now is Good! I love any cause for celebration, but this one hits different. Now is Good is growing up, taking on a new life of its own at sunshineshop.la Thank you so much for being along for the ride. Here’s to another year of Now is Good! This is a public episode. If you...
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Your Story or Mine?
throwing it back to high school love This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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everything and nothing
flying in circles and "elfing" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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Since it's February
let's talk about the ocean This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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Chat GPT vs. Pencil
are we human or are we aggregator This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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Wake Me Up When December Ends
Before we get into it, a reminder that we have calendars ! Find them here. Now is Good for 2023, it’s a mindset, it’s a prayer, it’s a tribute to this very newsletter and all of you who read it. I know thinking about calendars for next year feels very odd during December but somebody’s gotta do…
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Secret Competition
Before we get started, the first ever Now is Good Calendar is live! I created it as a tribute to this newsletter and to you. It means the world that you show up and read Now is Good week after week, weaving a pocket in the collective consciousness. As a thank you for being along for the ride, use...
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Revisiting the Origin Story
In honor of the calendar, I wanted to bring you the origin story of Now is Good. If you’re a day one, you may remember this dispatch—I updated it slightly to reflect my current state. As I was creating the calendar, I was thinking a lot about the why of this project. It led me back to this story,...
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In My Key Era
a slow battle fought with small a ritual This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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Crying In The Synagogue
how I landed myself in the Bulgaria, in the middle of the Sofia Synagogue This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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Remember The Supercontinent?
external affirms the internal in funny ways This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowisgood.substack.com
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Anointing The Void
Helloooo June! Positively unreal that we’ve reached the 6th month of 2022 but sources confirm that we are, in fact, right here. Lately I’ve felt a distinct need to take a breath and assess the next step before leaping. If you’re anything like me, a new project will spring up from your imagination...
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Lush and Grounded
Hello! Before I do anything else, I want to share something I’ve been excitedly working on for the past couple months. I’ve partnered with The New Moon - a wellness platform based in Hong Kong - to offer a meditation series called Everyday Transcendence. These meditations will available on…
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Worm Moon Moment
Hello hi hello! Happy Full Moon, Happy Almost Spring Equinox. This meditation takes inspiration from the worm, as the moon we just experienced is named after the remarkable little creature that is so often overlooked. While I’m winding down the era of subscribers-only dispatches, I plan to offer...
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Attending to Attention
Hello hello and happy Ash Wednesday to all who celebrate. One of my earliest memories was being afraid of the people in church with swatches of grey on their forehead, but today I might seek out a service just to partake in a familiar ceremony. Strange, I know—chalk it up to the past week of…
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Sit and See
Hello!! This dispatch is coming in a little bit later than usual—I’ve been quite out of sorts with food poisoning and couldn’t look at my computer until a couple hours ago because I was so nauseous! Due to said affliction, today’s offering is what people in the tv industry call a “re-run”, but a...
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Communing With Questions
Hello and happy Friday! As you may have heard, we entered Mercury Retrograde yesterday. I don’t usually write about celestial movements here but if you’ve been in the subscriber’s circle for a minute, you’ll know I have a special place in my heart for Mercury’s infamous dance. The timing of this...
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Revisiting Hope
Hello! The other day I was revisiting one of my favorite books Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh. I asked the book for a passage and this is what I opened to: Today’s meditation is a chance to step into the center of peace, so that we may gain perspective on the “hope” that sometimes becomes…
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State of Allowing
Today’s meditation might sound familiar to some of you, as it’s an extended version of the State of Allowing meditation in my guide! After I released the guide, many readers said they would benefit from audio versions of the meditations. So I’m the process of recording each one. Here is one of my...
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When A Fire Starts To Burn
Today’s meditation will give you a chance to release any lingering energies that may have occurred during mercury retrograde. Any lessons you learned during that time should be allowed to stay with you, but the elements of embarrassment, frustration or regret can be let go. We’re calling in the...
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Observer's Practice
Hello hello, The offering today is a meditation and a chance to experience your thoughts in a contained space. Being able to observe your thoughts in a moment of anxiety only comes from practicing when there’s nothing going on. You wouldn’t strap on a pair of sneakers and run a marathon, we have…
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Anchoring in eternity
Hello hello, With Summer packing up its bags, the ground might feel a bit shaky as we transition into Fall. Even when things are going well it can be disorienting, but we need only to reconnect with the center within ourselves. Today’s meditation prompt is a chance to reconnect with your heart…
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Future Visions
Hello! I’ve been very excited to tell you this and now I finally can! I’m releasing a physical copy of my Guide to Self Guided Meditations on September 3rd. It’s been a long process of figuring out exactly what I wanted for this project and how to execute that. I’m very happy with all it’s come…
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Mind Body Check In
Hello hello, Inspiration for this meditation prompt came while I was in the bath yesterday. It was my first bath in the new place. The sun was setting and as the bathroom got darker I felt myself slip away from my mind’s recent carousel. A surprise burst of perspective allowed me to see where I…
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Focus On Flow
Hello hello, It’s been a minute since our last meditation. After Wednesday’s newsletter, I got a lot of responses from those of you who were craving a dip into ease. No matter how you’re feeling, everyone benefits from a moment of calm. Here is my offering: During today’s meditation, we are...
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Grounding Ceremony
Hello hello, The inspiration for today’s meditation came a couple of days ago while I was stretching. I rolled up from a standing forward fold and found myself standing tall, fully aware of my body stacked perfectly above my feet. It was a moment of pure center and surprise connection with the...
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Open Observing
Hi hi, Have you ever stared at something for so much time that you no longer recognize it? The same feeling occurs when you stare at a word until the logic behind the assortment of letters fades into absurdity. In today’s meditation, we enter that space of long looks, this time with the intention...
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Practicing Patience
Hello! Today’s meditation prompt is a little different than the rest, but I love it so much. It offers up the time to do nothing. You won’t have to do it for very long, but you will cultivate a little patience for yourself and your mind. Being able to share these weekly moments with you is a…
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Emotion Watching
Hello hello, In this meditation, we take on emotion watching. As I said in this Wednesday’s newsletter, it isn’t easy to reframe a feeling. We have to first see it for what it is. Be with it, without judging. Once we do that, we can look at the words surrounding it. This is a process, but one…
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Part of Everything
Today’s meditation prompt starts to unlock non duality. I touched upon this concept in this week’s newsletter, but it’s an infinite state that is best understood through feeling. Non duality is something that I’ve known about for all my life and at this point I almost take it for granted. I know…
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past self appreciation
This Meditation Prompt focuses on the past versions of ourself. Each of us has overcome adversity, which can leave us drained in the immediate aftermath. The easy thing to do is separate from that version of ourself so we may start fresh. We gotta do what we gotta do. But once we have some space...
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being here
hello hello, in this week’s newsletter, I discussed the ephemeral nature of memories. this meditation prompt goes explores the process of grounding when we are faced with an uninvited trip down memory lane. thank you for being here with me, see you on Sunday with Moments for Now dispatch.…
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release regenerate
hello hello, in the past couple months I’ve been adjusting to a new schedule, where I am largely in control of my time. this is a first for me, I’ve always had anywhere from one to three in-person, low paying jobs at one time (not including creative pursuits or familial responsibilities). I lived...
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waterways of the spirit
hello hello, may this meditation prompt serve as a gentle reminder that we are eternal sources of energy. see you on Sunday for our Moments of Now dispatch!! xxJames — we live in a state of constant ebb and flow external circumstances can either feel like they are in your favor or coming up…
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finding space
earlier this week we discussed what I’m coining the doll house effect: when the mind creates a set of structures, belief systems or internal environments that we unconsciously live within for years, without realizing there’s a bigger world of possibility for us to explore. the key to walking out…
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dancing with emotion
today’s meditation prompt follows up on the thoughts laid out in Wednesday’s newsletter. during times of upheaval and grief, practicing awareness can feel like a low priority. there have been times that I felt this way, fell off my practices and lost myself further as a result. the concept of...
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pre-spring moment
to me, the month of March always holds newness. this newness may come in the form of projects, relationships, even travel. something always occurs that’s full of energy. I’m biased in favor of March because my birthday is the 23rd–but! there has to be something to March outside of my personal...
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