James Taylor to Fans: ‘Improve Attitude With Gratitude'
The singer says in an email that giving thanks is the key to overcoming setbacks
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James Taylor has a Thanksgiving message for his fans: Gratitude improves your attitude.
The singer says in an email that giving thanks is the key to overcoming setbacks and dealing with reversals of fortune.
He writes: "To whom we give it is a big question but just go ahead on and do it. Gratitude is the way to an improved attitude, dude."
Taylor then gets a little spacey in Thursday's message, speculating about the possibility that other distant worlds in the cosmos might support life.
The 68-year-old musician, who lives in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, ends by saying: "To have been born in human form and consciousness aboard this unbelievably beneficent planet is an incredible stroke of luck. Dig it."
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The Paddington Bear Balloon floats through the 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2016, in New York City.
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A Felix The Cat balloon is seen on 59th Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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The Harold The Policeman float is seen on 59th Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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A performer carries balloons across Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
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The Elf on a Shelf balloon moves down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
A Pillsbury Doughboy float is seen on 59th Street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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The Might Morphine Power Ranger balloon turns onto Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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New York Police counterterrorism personnel watch as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade makes its way down Sixth Avenue, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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The Angry Birds balloon floats in the 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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Participants stand tall above spectators along Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
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Balloon operators guide the Scrat balloon through Columbus Circle during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Spectators watch from balconies along Central Park South as the Pillsbury Doughboy balloon passes during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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The SpongeBob Square Pants balloon moves down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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The Felix the Cat balloon is guided through Columbus Circle during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York. The balloon was one of the original balloons to appear in the first Macy's Parade.
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The Thomas The Tank Engine balloon floats in the 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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Parade floats are seen on 6th Avenue are seen during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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The Trolls balloon floats in the 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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The Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon floats in the 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
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A balloon operator waves to spectators while guiding the Red Ranger balloon along West Central Park during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Nov. 24, 2016, in New York.
Balloons float down the street for the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
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Participants walk along Central Park West at the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
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This balloon from Disney's Trolls movie is one of the new additions to the parade, Nov. 24, 2016.
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A balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 24, 2016.
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Children and adults watch as balloons are inflated and prepared prior to Thursday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 23, 2016, in New York City.
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The Charlie Brown balloon floats over Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
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Wearing Disney holiday mouse ears, Tara Smith poses with her daughter at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 24, 2016.
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Kids set up along the parade route to see their favorite giant balloons on Nov. 24, 2016.
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Volunteers inflate the Power Ranger balloon prior to Thursday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 23, 2016, in New York City.
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Participants stand by just before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
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A dancer with the Chengdu Panda float is assisted by a fellow dancer before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
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Parade balloons are prepped for the 90th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 23, 2016, in New York City.
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Participants greet others as they await the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
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Kate and Kirk Harrington pose with their family while they wait for the parade.
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A Pokemon balloon makes its way down the street for the Thanksgiving Day parade, Nov. 24, 2016.
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Balloons are held down by nets while being inflated for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 23, 2016.
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Participants line up on Central Park West before the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 24, 2016.
