Is anyone else diving down online rabbit holes about Jennifer Lopez’s new self-funded, pseudo-autobiographical-but-"not her" and "not a music video" hour-long special on Amazon Prime, This Is Me . . . Now: A Love Story? It is remarkably opaque for all her proclamations about revealing never-before told truths about her life, but if you watch at a meta level . . .
That must be so hard, and I can totally relate — in my most challenging moments, people have been gently asking or suggesting I “just go get a job” for nearly the same amount of time I have been self-employed!
I just read chapter 11 of the Artist’s Way…you would resonate with it so much; it provided great comfort for me to feel so seen! I know what you’re doing is a soul calling, and that you WILL find a way!
Ooh! Thanks for that recommendation, Jenny! ❣️I was decluttering my bookshelves recently. The Artist's Way gets a prominent place as a favorite book. I'll go back to that: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy feels resonant. And the Free Time book is still paying dividends to me as I work with Lori to build out my personal OS. Deeply grateful for all you offer.
I only watched the trailers, but methinks JLo, a Leo, really likes to see herself on camera with fabulous makeup, clothes, and backdrops. Not sure if there's anything else to it besides finding identity in looking back at yourself, especially as you envision the ideal you. Reminding herself of her work ethic, dance and musical acumen, and performance chops probably helps the observer-view of herself act as high validation, even though she is crafting the observer view. I speak as a Leo myself, though I would be too embarrassed to "show off" that much!! Perhaps if I were a better dancer?
Such GREAT points Penney!!! I love what you said about the way *she* loves seeing herself . . . capturing and reminding *herself* about what she can do — and about her ideal self. Nothing wrong with that!
I love this line too: "Reminding herself of her work ethic, dance and musical acumen, and performance chops probably helps the observer-view of herself act as high validation, even though she is crafting the observer view."
J Lo's doc will become holy grail for those under 20 - excellent post !!! Love delulu-solulu dual neolog
Absolutely! And just goes to show that not everything has to be made for, or celebrated by, the hoity-toity cultural elite!
I can't watch it after that preview, but I'm glad you watched and reviewed it for us, Jenny!
My husband really wishes I would give up my delulu idea of making self-employment work, and "get a job, already." If only it were that simple...
That must be so hard, and I can totally relate — in my most challenging moments, people have been gently asking or suggesting I “just go get a job” for nearly the same amount of time I have been self-employed!
I just read chapter 11 of the Artist’s Way…you would resonate with it so much; it provided great comfort for me to feel so seen! I know what you’re doing is a soul calling, and that you WILL find a way!
Ooh! Thanks for that recommendation, Jenny! ❣️I was decluttering my bookshelves recently. The Artist's Way gets a prominent place as a favorite book. I'll go back to that: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy feels resonant. And the Free Time book is still paying dividends to me as I work with Lori to build out my personal OS. Deeply grateful for all you offer.
I only watched the trailers, but methinks JLo, a Leo, really likes to see herself on camera with fabulous makeup, clothes, and backdrops. Not sure if there's anything else to it besides finding identity in looking back at yourself, especially as you envision the ideal you. Reminding herself of her work ethic, dance and musical acumen, and performance chops probably helps the observer-view of herself act as high validation, even though she is crafting the observer view. I speak as a Leo myself, though I would be too embarrassed to "show off" that much!! Perhaps if I were a better dancer?
Such GREAT points Penney!!! I love what you said about the way *she* loves seeing herself . . . capturing and reminding *herself* about what she can do — and about her ideal self. Nothing wrong with that!
I love this line too: "Reminding herself of her work ethic, dance and musical acumen, and performance chops probably helps the observer-view of herself act as high validation, even though she is crafting the observer view."
Turns out she and Ben Affleck are Leo's — it was fun reading your comment right before Hunter Harris' take in which she invokes all the Leo vibes too 😆🦁 https://hunterharris.substack.com/p/jennifer-lopez-this-is-her-then-now
Thank you for this brilliant perspective, and I wish I had even a fraction of this "show off" ness too!