Follow rules or intuition?

There must be a sweet spot I need to figure out

Between being a rule follower and following my intuition, no doubt..

I tend to gravitate towards the extreme ends

Either I follow rules completely or completely bend

Existing rules if my intuition suggests otherwise

Following rules blindly makes me feel irrelevant , I’ve realized

While following intuition blindly is a brave thing to do

Sometimes the consequences can be hazardous too

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I think the best thing is to treat existing rules as templates or guidelines

And use my creativity and intuition to design

A path forward that is unique but not outside the norm

Live a life that is authentic but still conforms

To most societal conventions in such a way

That I blend in enough but still stand out any day..