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FIFTY SEVEN FAMOUS ALIBIS 33.

IF I had the personality of some people…


By Old Man “IF” 34. IF I were not so fat…
1. IF I didn't have a wife and family… 35. IF my talents were known…
2. IF I had enough "pull"… 36. IF I could just get a "break"…
3. IF I had money… 37. IF I could only get out of debt…
4. IF I had a good education … 38. IF I hadn't failed…
5. IF I could get a job . . . 39. IF I only knew how . . .
6. IF I had good health … 40. IF everybody didn't oppose me…
7. IF I only had time… 41. IF I didn't have so many worries…
8. IF times were better… 42. IF I could marry the right person…
9. IF other people understood me… 43. IF people weren't so dumb…
10. IF conditions around me were only 44. IF my family were not so extravagant…
different… 45. IF I were sure of myself…
11. IF I could live my life over again . . . 46. IF luck were not against me . . .
12. IF I did not fear what "THEY" would say… 47. IF I had not been born under the wrong
13. IF I had been given a chance… star…
14. IF I now had a chance… 48. IF it were not true that "what is to be will
15. IF other people didn't "have it in for me"… be"…
16. IF nothing happens to stop me… 49. IF I did not have to work so hard…
17. IF I were only younger… 50. IF I hadn't lost my money…
18. IF I could only do what I want… 51. IF I lived in a different neighborhood…
19. IF I had been born rich… 52. IF I didn't have a "past"…
20. IF I could meet "the right people"… 53. IF I only had a business of my own…
21. IF I had the talent that some people have… 54. IF other people would only listen to me…
22. IF I dared assert myself… 55. IF (and this is the greatest of them all) I had
23. IF I only had embraced past opportunities… the courage to see myself as I really am, I
24. IF people didn't get on my nerves… would find out what is wrong with me, and
25. IF I didn't have to keep house and look after correct it, then I might have a chance to
the children… profit by my mistakes and learn something
26. IF I could save some money… from the experience of others, for I know
27. IF the boss only appreciated me… that there is something WRONG with me, or
28. IF I only had somebody to help me… I would now be where I WOULD HAVE
29. IF my family understood me… BEEN
30. IF I lived in a big city… 56. IF I had spent more time analyzing my
31. IF I could just get started… weaknesses, and less time building alibis to
32. IF I were only free… cover them.

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