Making truthful, gracious excuses

If someone invites you to an event that you really don't want to go to, do you automatically say I'm busy even when you're not? 

Follow Michael on his journey to freedom from making untruthful excuses. Perhaps you will find freedom, too in To Thine Own Self  Be True, Part 1: Making Truthful Excuses from the series Using Language and Related Skills.

Next installment of this grouping is To Thine Own Self Be True, Part 2: Setting Boundaries...Watch for it.