About - So Many Sundays

Why We Created This

So Many Sundays was born from a simple yet profound realization: we all know life is finite, but we often go through our days without pausing to take a moment to appreciate what we're experiencing. This disconnect between knowing and feeling creates a peculiar form of modern suffering. We waste our days as if we had an infinite supply, then experience existential dread when we realize we don't.

This app is our response to that paradox. It's a tool for making the abstract concrete, for transforming intellectual understanding into lived experience. By visualizing your life as a finite collection of days, we hope to inspire not fear, but a deeper appreciation for purposeful action.

How Death Awareness Overcomes Existential Dread

Existential dread often stems from avoiding the reality of our mortality. We push death to the edges of consciousness, but it seeps back in as anxiety, meaninglessness, and a vague sense that something is wrong. The antidote, paradoxically, is to look directly at what we fear.

"The confrontation with death—and the reprieve from it—makes everything look so precious, so sacred, so beautiful that I feel more strongly than ever the impulse to love it, to embrace it, and to let myself be overwhelmed by it."
— Abraham Maslow

When we acknowledge our finite nature daily, several transformations occur:

Urgency replaces complacency: Knowing you have limited days makes each one more valuable
Gratitude emerges naturally: Every day you're alive becomes a gift rather than a given
Priorities clarify: What truly matters becomes obvious when time is visibly limited
Present moment awareness increases: The only day you can truly live is today
Death anxiety decreases: Familiarity with mortality reduces its power to frighten

How Meditation on Impermanence Reduces Anxiety

In Buddhist philosophy, meditation on impermanence (anicca) is considered one of the most powerful practices for achieving peace of mind. So Many Sundays serves as a modern tool for this ancient practice.

The Practice

Each day, as you check off another square, you engage in a micro-meditation on impermanence. You acknowledge:

This day has passed and will never return
You are one day closer to death
Nothing in life is permanent or guaranteed
The present moment is all you truly have

The Transformation

Rather than increasing anxiety, regular contemplation of impermanence paradoxically reduces it. Here's why:

Acceptance replaces resistance: Anxiety often comes from fighting reality. Accepting impermanence means accepting life as it is.
Attachment loosens: When you truly understand that everything changes, you hold life more lightly, reducing the suffering that comes from clinging.
Perspective shifts: Daily worries shrink when viewed against the backdrop of your finite existence.
Presence deepens: Knowing this moment won't last makes you more likely to fully experience it.

"Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all meditative themes, that on death is supreme."
— Buddha

A Tool for Everyone

Whether you approach life through a spiritual lens, a philosophical framework, or simply as someone seeking to live more intentionally, So Many Sundays meets you where you are.

For those who meditate, it's a contemplation tool. For those who pray, it's a reminder of life's preciousness. For those who simply want to live better, it's a gentle nudge toward mindfulness.

Your Privacy, Your Journey

We built this tool with privacy at its core because your relationship with mortality is deeply personal. No accounts, no cloud storage, no tracking—just you and your days. Your reflections, fears, hopes, and insights remain yours alone.

An Invitation

So Many Sundays is more than an app—it's an invitation to a different way of being. It's a call to wake up from the trance of endless tomorrows and to start living as if your days matter. Because they do.

Every day you check off is a small victory—a day you chose to be aware rather than asleep, present rather than distracted, alive rather than merely existing.

May this tool serve you well on your journey toward a more awakened, meaningful life. May it help you transform existential dread into existential gratitude, and may every Sunday—every day—become an opportunity to touch the sacred in the ordinary.

"Every day counts. Make it meaningful."
— The So Many Sundays Philosophy

How You Can Support This Site

This site will be forever free. You will always be in control of your data. That is my promise.

If you find value in this tool, consider supporting its continued development. You can do so by sharing it with friends, or simply using it regularly. Your engagement is the best way to ensure this project thrives.

If you find yourself wanting to support further, feel free to donate via my Venmo.