During his vigil he would also do his spiritual accounting. “A monk who wants to make progress,” he taught, “must do accounting daily – – just as a merchant does at the end of every day to see how much he has gained and how much he has lost. Every evening a monk should examine his conduct to see where he progressed and where he stumbled so that he can make a new beginning of repentance and correction.”
Elder Joseph the Hesychast
~My Elder Joseph