[Avodah] THE I.R.S.O. AUDIT

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 07:18:20AM -0400, R Wolberg wrote:
: On April 15th we have an accounting to do for the IRS but cheshbon hanefesh
: is a much more difficult and involved spiritual accounting... The
: final day of any time period is an ideal time to review our progress
: or lack thereof....
: Similarly, the final day of each Hebrew month is called Yom Kippur Katan, in
: which we are enjoined to review the month's activities...

Except that it's difficult to remember every one of the month's
transactions. I find it more useful to maintain a cheshbon nightly.
It provides good excercise in learning how to watch myself, seeing
how I actually respond and make decisions rather than how I like
to think I do. Which in turn makes more "room" between stimulous and
response besha'as ma'aseh to think about what I'm doing and make better
decisions. (Not that I necessarily /use/ that opportunity.)

OTOH, I find the idea of spending time on YKQ reviewing it to be
compelling. Thanks.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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