Keep on keeping on

It is funny to me how some things stick seemingly without reason or invitation.
The phrase I hear regularly but heard again recently to, “keep on keeping on” was one of those things for me.  I hardly remember anything of context or what else was said but I do remember that.  In a sense I feel it is a common theme of mine, but I reckon I could have worse common themes.
It’s meaning is well known but in looking it up I was reminded of something I said. Keep on keeping on means “to continue to persist or persevere, especially in challenging situations.”  It was “especially in challenging situations” that reminded me of having said something like “I feel I am at my most vulnerable when things are going smoothest.”
By that I meant that when faced with a challenging situation I am inclined to want to fight.  To beat it.  I need strength for that, and I know I grow.  But when things are going smoothy (and I love those times, and they are the reason for fighting) I can let my guard down.
When dad was around, he lived up north at one stage and used to drive down to visit me.  I remember him telling me there was one section of the highway he did not like.  It was just north of Brisbane.  Smooth, long and monotonous. I knew where he was talking about.  I had a mate who fell asleep while driving on that section and ran off the road.
By contrast I remember driving in Tasmania when I was visiting there.  I do not know why I was doing it, but I was on a dirt road up high.  And I was on high alert.  I watched out in every area.  High concentration (by the by that was where I saw my first echidna.  I have seen one in Queensland since but the first is always memorable.)
The point for me is to keep on keeping on I am at my best when I am alert.  Accidents can happen when things are going smoothly and I lose focus.