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A blog post from SOLES MA in Higher Education Leadership Studies Ambassador, Mariana Ortega
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\u201cBalance is Beautiful\u201d- Miyoko Ohno<\/p>\n

Imagine waking up 15 minutes before work, you brush your teeth, get dressed and your commute to your office is 1 minute. #BLESSED? Indeed, that\u2019s my life. Welcome to working for Residential Life. Maybe I don\u2019t exactly get up 15 minutes before work, because I enjoy starting off my morning somewhere different. I purposely drive and purchase my coffee off campus, just so I allow myself that small window of freedom.<\/p>\n

I live, work and go to school at the University of San Diego. It gets tough when you have everything happening in one location, but that\u2019s why I decided to focus on the beauty of balance. A mentor of mine once told me, \u201cThe work will get done. It always gets done\u201d, therefore it\u2019s important to think about the balance of our own mental health and happiness. Sometimes I feel jaded, actually — I\u2019m experiencing that now.<\/p>\n

This feeling isn\u2019t because I don\u2019t like my work, I love my work. What\u2019s happening is I\u2019ve stopped searching. I believe the key is to search for the beauty that shines around you. Positive interactions, learning moments, give what makes me uncomfortable a chance, and make a change in your mindset. When I stop searching, I lose balance.<\/p>\n

Being in the Higher Education program has definitely improved my self-awareness, so if you like that, then SOLES is for you. Something I\u2019ve learned to appreciate is the importance of having a higher purpose in the work you do, therefore search for the beauty. Balance yourself.<\/p>\n

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