homeostasis

"Homeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments, controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms. The term was coined in 1932 by Walter Cannon from the Greek homoios (same, like, resembling) and stasis (to stand, posture).
The term is most often used in the sense of biological homeostasis. Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment, in order to live; many environmentalists believe this principle also applies to the external environment. Many ecological, biological, and social systems are homeostatic. They oppose change to maintain equilibrium. If the system does not succeed in reestablishing its balance, it may ultimately lead the system to stop functioning.
Complex systems, such as a human body, must have homeostasis to maintain stability and to survive. These systems do not only have to endure to survive; they must adapt themselves and evolve to modifications of the environment."


I love that what happens to your body on a biological level (from the inner workings of your very cells on up, to the interaction between those cells, and the organs, blood, plasma, nerve endings....ect. that they make up) also happens in that less physically tangible, but no less palpable emotional level. We are always reacting and adapting to our environments. Balancing ourselves between all the different worlds we embody from any given moment to the next. And trying to find just the right compromise in between….