Interesting Quote on Planning

“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”
                                                                                                      -John Lennon

 
Life really does occur consistently, plans or not.  This quote suggests our personal narratives in life - our history - is not driven through planning or achievement alone.  But the unpredictable spontaneity defines even more of who we truly are outside of the plans.

So between our desired plans and empirical outcomes of the planning - it's the experience that matters most.  Perhaps the sheer planning and execution of the plans is the most lively experience of all.  Especially in the last moments of achieving or surpassing a plan's goal.