Solomon’s bucket list

Our latest Spotlight edition is due to be arriving with you all shortly and whilst we appreciate the theme is a little ‘heavier’ than usual, it is an important topic that we mustn’t be afraid to talk about. Death and bereavement can often bring to light how we feel about the way we are living our own lives at the time; an opportunity for reflection and something of a re-set if you like.

Am I living authentically?

Is the life I’ve made for myself enough?

Am I “happy”, content or fulfilled?

If you’ve been a client of ours for any length of time, these questions won’t be new to you.  Our priority is always to ensure that your financial plan is aligned with your values, goals, needs, desires, sense of purpose – or your “why?” so of course you will have been encouraged to think about your long-term aspirations (financial and otherwise).

We sometimes feature holiday and travel destinations in Spotlight and in our blog, largely to inspire you with places we know are on many a bucket list, but for various reasons travelling is not always possible or easy to navigate particularly the older we get.  In our opinion, when ‘travel’ is no longer feasible, it is important to continue to have meaningful experiences that bring pleasure to you (and your loved ones) and create memories that you can look back on fondly.

We thought it might be interesting to give you a very small taste of some simple-pleasure-bucket-list ideas from the team here at Solomon’s. These are all largely doable experiences that we wish to complete this year (or in our lifetimes!).

All of these things give each of us a real sense of joy, which after all is what we’re all really looking for.  Life is for living.

We would love it if any of you would be willing to share things that are on your bucket list that are a bit ‘out of the ordinary’ – there may be things we haven’t even considered!  Please email jemima@solomonsifa.co.uk with details!