55-year-old star Jennifer Lopez overcame her difficulties by thinking that everything happened because she needed to learn a lesson for herself.

Jennifer Lopez says she learns from life ‘s hardships and maintains a positive mindset while speaking to British Vogue .

“I think the way I get through things is not thinking that they happened to me, but that they happened for me and what the lesson was at that moment,” Jennifer Lopez told the host in a video posted on December 21.

By thinking about things this way and maintaining a positive mindset, the 55-year-old star finds it easier to accept what has happened to her. She concludes: “What can I learn and how can I become better, stronger, wiser and more developed from this moment?”

Previously in October, the actress/singer 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1969 once revealed her thoughts after divorcing Ben Affleck . Talking to Interview , the female artist said that she should have learned something from the previous times. The lesson she learned this time was the ability to create joy and happiness for herself, according to Page Six .

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged in 2002 after meeting on the set of Gigli , but quickly split after two years. By 2022, the couple had reconciled and got married. However, since the beginning of this year, news of their troubled marriage has spread. Jennifer filed for divorce in August, marking the fourth time her relationship has broken down.

When discussing how to deal with the aftermath of challenges and possible regrets from past choices, Jennifer said that there is a part of the soul that needs to grow and develop, and that it will grow in its own way, when it is ready. “It’s part of the journey of living and healing the parts of ourselves that sometimes we don’t even understand,” she said.

The 6X star revealed that being a mother in real life helped when she played a mother in an abusive marriage who still tried to help her disabled son achieve his dreams in the movie Unstoppable . Despite receiving many positive reviews for her acting in this movie, her name was not nominated for the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.