"Homoeostasis, any self-regulating process by which biological systems tend to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival. If homoeostasis is successful, life continues; if unsuccessful, disaster or death ensues. The stability attained is actually a dynamic equilibrium, in which continuous change occurs yet relatively uniform conditions prevail." -Encyclopedia Brittanica For some reason I thought I was in charge of my equilibrium. Turns out, I was wrong. I was leaking air, but so slowly and subtly that I scarcely noticed. When I finally noticed, I reached out, some people reached back, they helped me inflate again. I hover, just above the ground, awaiting a gust of wind to send me aloft again.