<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Anthony Karlsson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Karlsson's official online portfolio, featuring a blog and creative projects.]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:16:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The "Carousel of Broken Dreams"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like nickles on past wishes
In wells and on scratch tickets
Living and spinning on a carousel of broken dreams
Living in fear, visions of material things
So, when you dream of a future
Be careful and ready for one thing
God, or the "Universe," just might grant you
The very biggest "wish" of your "dreams."]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/post/the-carousel-of-broken-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d63b893c612b53ad6b2185</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:27:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e2064_568faf376aa44dfab312f4063c914c99~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony Karlsson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TO BE "NORMAL"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you remember, kids? If you’re not an ultra-mega SpongeBob diehard like myself, you may not understand this post, so I’m giving you ultimate “permission” to scroll past this, ultimately, “brilliantly” written thought-piece. ✨ But, if you do know some SpongeBob, you may remember the episode, “Not Normal,” where SpongeBob became “normal.” All the quirky laughing, mishaps, and shenanigans that made that ol’ Sponge, SpongeBob, were now gone. Long story short, at the end of the episode,...]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/post/to-be-normal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da9761515c02011a0f28ff</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e2064_cc1b05e933c44c3c84ad12230e33694e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_848,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony Karlsson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Catch “Lightning in a Bottle”]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, the next time you second-guess your talent, uniqueness, your very own "lightning in a bottle,” hold onto that feeling forever and NEVER let it go. ⚡]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/post/the-definition-of-lightning-in-a-bottle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d64f8d89f9e676eca0d26f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:52:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e2064_b598087e87d04e3d83fc298aca7d2165~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_562,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony Karlsson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TO BE A "LEADER" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be a leader, you must walk a very lonely path, unfortunately. It’s filled with wild criticism, long nights, and from what I’m now learning, very early mornings, too. The thing is, though, that’s the whole point. You LEAD by EXAMPLE.]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/post/to-be-a-leader</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d2acad84368b4841036e74</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:42:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e2064_96453654a2964f139513850200267da6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_919,h_919,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony Karlsson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Everything burns." ]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know, you can always make more money. But you can’t create more time.
And no matter how much money you have/make, you can’t take back the sh*t you regret. Make your money, but don’t lose sight of God’s innate gifts for you. ]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/post/everything-burns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681cf6aff542a5f26f2d344d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:33:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e2064_de41e467f0b84ca3a741d08eafdbb8a8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_860,h_645,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony Karlsson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if you died two weeks before you officially retired? Scary, huh? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I met a lovely older lady during a work trip at a prior role, and it was mentioned that she had already announced her retirement. Her team was soon going to be looking for her replacement. A few weeks before her official retirement, she died. ]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/post/what-if-you-died-before-your-retirement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b160d017ca1b4c04c59c5d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e2064_a3f34bb3c3c44a33b934597cba954e19~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony Karlsson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPINION: It’s important to be provocative in 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in a “say this, not that” culture, and there is a fundamental problem with that: it constrains free thought. Sometimes you have to push past social boundaries to get a point across. ]]></description><link>https://www.anthonykarlsson.com/post/manage-your-blog-from-your-live-site</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60444cc0c040e60015ae0516</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 02:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e2064_7d4ef7fa2eb94041ae7e557d272133d2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_760,h_507,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anthony Karlsson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>