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Rainbow GloChakra Flow - Solar Plexus Chakra - Tapping Into Your IntuitionA personal Chakra Flow Reading that I wanted to share with you.
https://www.gloriamiller.co.uk/2024-02-2415 min
Rainbow GloEvolution: Rules vs. OptionsI think it's time for some of the rules to evolve.2023-12-0806 min
Rainbow GloGet in Your HeadI think it's okay to be in your head sometimes. Just do that shit in private!2023-11-2307 min
Rainbow GloIn Conversation With ... DiabetesUKTo more information on Diabetes UK, visit my website: gloriamiller.co.uk.2023-05-2309 min
Rainbow GloTime (Episode #36)As I’m getting older, my internal clock is getting louder. So much so, that I can’t stand the sound of actual clocks ticking. I made the hubs get rid of any clock that ticked, but that didn’t settle the unrest bubbling in the pit of my stomach.
There is so much that I still want to do with my life, but sometimes I can’t shake that feeling of running out of time and then I get stuck. A ‘lack’ mentality will always lead to feeling stuck. That idea of “if only I had more money, I...2022-11-3004 min
Rainbow GloHere's to Bald Women Everywhere! (Episode #34)I wrote this as a blog post right after the incident happening with Will & Jada Smith at the Oscars. I'm finally getting around to sharing my thoughts with you. 2022-11-2108 min
Rainbow GloShine (Episode #33)This past week following the tragic death of George Floyd I found myself in a really dark place. The struggle to keep anger from turning into hatred and rage is real, and we are seeing it played out in the media across the world as outrage against racism is unleashed. I finally had to stop looking at social media and the news as they were just fanning the flames. I had to get quiet with my feelings, and find a way to be a light in the midst of all of this darkness.
My...2020-06-0303 min
Rainbow GloGeorge Floyd (Episode #32)I need to preface what I’m sharing in this episode/post with the fact that typically I don’t publicly share my political views, and I keep my thoughts and feelings to myself on social issues. But last night, when I stumbled across a video on Facebook showing the fate of George Floyd, I was disturbed and angered. I fell asleep and woke up this morning with George and his plight on my mind, and I couldn’t keep quiet on this one ... so here goes ...
"Please, please ...
I can’...2020-05-2708 min
Rainbow GloSimplicity (Episode #31)Is it optimism, looking at the world through rose coloured glasses or spotting a silver lining?
I’m not sure, but somehow during this Coronavirus Pandemic, I have found simplicity. And with that simplicity, I have found a mordicum of peace.
I just started reading a book about a man trying to live his life without all the electronic gadgets and apps that have become such a natural part of our lives, even in the fight against Covid19. My favourite app is ‘To-Do,’ an app that I would NEVER give up. I have always used lists...2020-05-2004 min
Rainbow GloCoping (Episode #30)I need to preface this post by stating that I wrote this post on the 22nd April when I was struggling with being in lock down. I was in such a strange place then and was unable to actually bring myself to sharing it with you. Well, here goes ...
How are you coping with lock down?
For me it’s been a strange combination of ‘Ground Hog Day’ and riding an emotional roller coaster, with the biggest struggle being lack of purpose. Wondering what’s it all for. At the start of lock down I created...2020-05-1304 min
Rainbow GloGlo Sings - Beautiful (Episode #29)Each week I host Music for the Soul Radio Show on ExpressFM here in Portsmouth in the UK, and one of my favourite Artists to feature is India Arie, who I believe is a modern-day poet and my personal guru. Her voice is lush and her lyrics are thought provoking, which are key ingredients for music for the Soul.
During this Corona Virus Pandemic, music has been my salvation and has kept me from going off the rails and India's song, Beautiful, is one I go to often to find refuge and peace.
Here's my...2020-05-0505 min
Rainbow GloGlo Sings ... QuestionsOne of the highlights of living in the UK, after I got through the very hard first year, was getting to work with some fantastic original bands. ‘Contagious Vibes’ was one of those bands and I had the pleasure of working with them for about of year. I loved the music they were creating which was a mix of Soul, Funk and Pop, and I ended up writing the lyrics for many of the songs. ‘Questions’ was one of my favourites and I recently came across the rehearsal music track and decided to have a go at recording a version...2020-04-0104 min
Rainbow GloGlo Sings ... Sweetest TabooOn Monday the UK prime minister announced three weeks of lockdown to try to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus. The hubs and I had already started self-isolating, and social distancing for the past couple weeks and one of the things I’ve been doing to stay sane is recording covers of some of my favourite songs.
Sade’s ‘Sweetest Taboo’ is one of those favourites and I thought I would share the recording journey and the song with you.
Last year I bought a home recording system called Studio One. I am in the proc...2020-03-3107 min
Rainbow GloGetting Back UpIf you’ve been following my podcast/blog, you know that I’m on a journey to find myself ... at 53 years old. Crazy, right? This journey is proving to be a wild ride, one that involves courage, fear, intimidation, falling down and then getting back up.
I have wanted to quit and just eat cheesy popcorn and watch Netflix, I have wanted to abandon my creative self and just surrender to workaholism, and I have wanted to give free reign to my inner-critic. But instead of doing those things, I simply get back on the horse and I ke...2020-03-1106 min
Rainbow GloIt's Not Me, It's YouThis question is to my fellow performers out there ...
Have you ever prepared for a show, and was so excited and looking forward to it, and then you get there and the audience seems like they had a secret meeting before the show and in that meeting they decided they were just not going to be interested?
You ever had that experience before?
Well I have. Just a couple weekends ago.
I’ve been performing my Tina Turner Tribute show for at least 7 years and I know my show inside and ou...2020-03-0405 min
Rainbow GloInner-DialogueWe all experience that little voice in our own heads. For me, often that voice is negative. Often, that voice stops me in my tracks, distracting me from the task at hand with thoughts of ‘not being good enough.’ That’s the big one for me.
Sometimes the voice shows up disguised as fear. Dread. Not something I’m hearing from within, but feeling instead. In trying to figure out how to live with my inner-critic and possibly make peace with it, I had to face it. That’s actually putting it mildly. My inner-critic and I had a stra...2020-02-0607 min
Rainbow GloEgoThere is a ‘ying, yang’ quality to the Ego. Looking at the Ego feels like looking at two sides of the same coin. And possibly, how it displays itself is just as haphazard as flipping a coin. Will it be the healthy Ego or the unhealthy Ego?
The lack of Ego would lead to ruin, mental instability, a total disconnect between the conscious and the unconscious. So why is the popular thought that Ego is the enemy? Ego is defined as a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance. It is clear from this definition that if we are...2020-01-2606 min
Rainbow GloLife Is But A DreamWhoopi Goldberg has proven herself to be a great actress. I mean, she’s got an Oscar, right? But as we all know, having an Oscar is not necessarily proof of being a good actor. Whoopi won hers for ‘Ghost’ and her performance in that film was proof enough for me!
Another film I loved her in was ‘How Stella Got her Groove Back,’ a film she starred in with Angela Bassett. My favourite scene in the film is when Whoopi’s character is in the hospital and Angela’s character is at her bedside and Whoopi says, ‘Life is...2020-01-2003 min
Rainbow GloAcceptanceTRANSCRIPT
I am learning to accept myself for exactly who I am, and who I am is turning out to be a nice surprise. It’s hard to stop trying to be what people want me to be, because having done this for so long, I lost sight of my true self.
Last year, I started working on an original music project that I’m calling ‘no agenda,’ because I am realizing how hard it is to live with no agenda, no expectations and no demands. I like to plan everything. I plan my meals , I love l...2020-01-1304 min
Rainbow GloBe KindDo you remember the term ’be kind rewind?’ If you do, you are definitely showing your age. For the uninitiated, ‘be kind rewind’ was a phrase that was used by video rental shop employees encouraging their customers to rewind the video tape after viewing it so that the next person to watch that tape wouldn’t have to rewind the movie, and possible encounter spoilers in the process. Doing this was considered an act of kindness.
If you saw the film Captain Marvel, for some of you, this would have been the first time you’ve actually seen a video...2019-12-2504 min
Rainbow GloSweet SpotOn Monday of this week I posted these questions in my Facebook Group:
How do you decide the right key for a song? Are all your songs in the same key? Does it depend on the mood of the song?
The reason I reached out to my group for help on this is because I am writing songs in preparation for recording and releasing them next year. This year I released five singles and really didn’t give much thought to the keys they were in, they just kind of landed where they landed. The wh...2019-12-1505 min
Rainbow GloAskingI was speaking to a friend last week and she was saying how difficult it is to ask for things. This friend and I share many similarities. We are both singers, both songwriters and we both perform Tribute Shows to one of the most awesome women on the planet … Tina Turner! And, we have one more similarity ... I too find it difficult to ask for things.
Before I had this conversation, I had already decided that 2020 would be the year of asking. Asking for what I want and asking for what I need. But it seems I am...2019-12-0304 min
Rainbow GloReflectionI want you to take a moment and think about the people who are closest to you. Your inner circle. Your Tribe.
I want you to take a moment and think about the people who are closest to you. Your inner circle. Your Tribe. Now think about the qualities these people possess. Their qualities are more than likely a reflection of your own. ‘Like attracts like’ is one of the spiritual laws of the universe, so those around you mirror who you are. So if you want to know who you are and what you’r...2019-11-2903 min
Rainbow GloThanksgivingOne of the things I miss most since moving to the UK is Thanksgiving. When I first moved to England 10 years ago, for the first two years I hosted a big Thanksgiving meal for my UK family and friends. The third year my good friend and fellow American, Marlene put on a Thanksgiving spread, but since then neither of us have had the time nor energy to do it, and I am truly missing it this year.
I have so much to be Thankful for this year, well every year, to be honest. But I’m feeling es...2019-11-2805 min
Rainbow GloLolaLola is to me as Sasha Fierce is to Beyonce … my alter ego!
Lola is the part of me that allows me to feel the fear and do it anyway. Lola is confident and unapologetic. I couldn’t be in the entertainment business without her.
The hubs and I celebrated ten years of marriage this past weekend and the day before we were due to fly to Paris to celebrate, I woke up in a blue funk. This doesn’t happen often, but more often lately as menopause and I get more acquainted.
I knew...2019-11-2703 min
Rainbow GloRuby SlippersIn this world of smart devices, we are used to clicking to make things happen. One of my favourite films of all-time is The Wizard of Oz. If you haven’t seen this film, you should.
The first few times I watched the film was on a black & white TV, okay, so I’m truly giving away how ancient I am. But anyway, all we had in my early life was a black and white TV, so a lot of the magic of the movie was lost to me during those early viewings.
I will neve...2019-11-2704 min
Rainbow GloPursuitMy current obsession is Space. There is so much I don’t know about space and it’s vastness, so I might be here a while.
It started with watching a documentary about The twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft that are exploring where nothing from Earth has flown before. Continuing on their more-than-40-year journey since their 1977 launches, they each are much farther away from Earth and the sun than Pluto. ... Their primary mission was the exploration of Jupiter and Saturn. Then the mission was extended and Voyager 2 went on to explore Uranus and Neptune, and now both spac...2019-11-2103 min
Rainbow GloHappinessThis past Sunday morning I woke up in a beautifully exhausted state and was still in the afterglow of having had two nights of fantastic gigs. Sundays are usually my day to totally veg and that pursuit was the extent of my day.
On pops the telly and I start my day by watching reruns of Modern Family, my favourite sit-com. After the three episodes finished on regular TV, I was still in need to my ‘Phil’ fix so I went over to Amazon Prime and binge-watched an entire series, all 24 episodes.
I was laughing out...2019-11-2004 min
Rainbow GloDamagedBack in 2003 two things happened that changed the course of my life...
First, I met the man that I would eventually marry and spend the rest of my life with.
And second, I lost confidence in myself as a singer.
Music has been my constant companion for as long as I can remember and sometimes we have a falling out. I recently discovered that what drives me in life is my need to be heard and my voice is the vehicle. In 1997, I landed a very well-paid job at a marketing firm, and...2019-11-1906 min
Rainbow GloTimeMy idea of success is not having to wake up to an alarm clock.
In my twenties I worked in corporate America and I hated having to be awakened by an alarm clock. In those days, I was a true night owl and rarely made it to bed before midnight. So when six am rolled around the snooze button and I became intimately acquainted. I commuted by train from the suburbs to work in downtown Chicago for most of my corporate career and there were three train options that would get me to work on time, and...2019-11-1906 min
Rainbow GloThe Making of Me Too - Part 2Listen to the Track
Blog Post2019-11-1504 min
Rainbow GloPurposeFor as long as I can remember, I have loved words. As a kid, in all my report cards the consistent note from my teachers was ‘Gloria’s a good student, but she loves to talk ... she talks too much!’ My sisters always say I have the gift of gab! In high school my favourite subject was English and one teacher in particular, Mr. Tryba, made me love words even more because watching him speak was a delight. He articulated every word. When he spoke, it was like music. So fluid and full of passion.
It’s no surpr...2019-11-1404 min
Rainbow GloDreamsLast year a friend sent me a text asking if I would be interested in auditioning for an amateur production of Sister Act and my immediate answer was ’no.’ I could feel the word bubbling up to my lips, but before I let that tiny word stop me from stepping outside my comfort zone, I thought about why I wanted to say no. I was scared.
Some years ago I read this amazing book, and to be honest, the title of the book has been enough to get me to go past my fears. ‘Feel the Fear and Do...2019-11-1405 min
Rainbow GloDIYThis past Halloween weekend I attended a 3-day music conference in London. When I first signed up for the conference, I was so excited because I know I have a lot to learn about the new music business, especially since it’s been a minute since I’ve released my own music. Ten years, in fact.
As it got closer to the event, I was feeling less enthusiastic about going because as an older person in a young person’s game, I wasn’t sure there would be any information that would apply to me. On the first da...2019-11-1203 min
Rainbow GloDo People Still Sing About Love?Listen to Who Do You Love
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Do People Still Sing About Love?
Well, according to American Country Singer Dottsy, at least they still do in Texas. But is the subject of Love still celebrated in today's hit music? I did a bit of digging and here are some interesting statistics; it estimated that between 2017 and 2020 65% of songs will be about love. According to a University of Florida, "the subject of love still dominates pop song lyrics, but with raunchier language."
I...2019-11-1102 min
Rainbow GloThe Making of Me Too - Part 1Listen to Me Too
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THE MAKING OF ME TOO – PART 1
When I dropped my first single of the year, Me Too, back in March of this year, after 40+ years of silence, I was speaking about sexual abuse that I experienced twice in my young life.
Me Too would be my first self-released music in 10 years, so I was scared. And an added layer of discomfort was starting with a song that demands vulnerability from me, which is something I...2019-11-0803 min
Rainbow GloIt's TimeDownload and Stream Me Too
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Last year I started working on an album project, quite by mistake to be honest. I started playing around with Apple Loops in Garage Band and ended up writing a song that I thought sounded pretty good. So, I kept playing around with these loops.
Now, it’s 10 songs later and as of the 25th of October I have released five singles. The first single, Me Too, was released on the 29th of March, an...2019-11-0703 minRainbow GloGetting Back to MeI reference my first single of 2019, Me Too. Here's a few links where you can discover this track:
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Transcript of this Episode2019-11-0602 min
Rainbow GloIntroHi. This is the introduction to my brand new podcast.2019-07-1304 min