I've had shyness issues too.
One thing I've found, is how important it is to know yourself, to know your mind, what you want, what you think and feel, what you like etc.
Not only to know yourself, but also, to know on a very deep intuitive level, that everything about you, just as you are, is absolutely and completely just as valid, as anyone else.
In lots of ways, we're taught that we're no good just as we are, that we need to be like 'x' to be worthwhile, and liked, loved. It's a pile of crap, my friend. Let me tell you; you are (just as you are) perfectly fine. You don't need to be other than just as you are. If you're shy, stutter your words, feel unsure; don't matter, don't let it stop you talking to anyone. You might find that a lot of people you talk to, don't have half the depth that you do. A lot of not-shy people are full of crap, so not being shy, doesn't automatically mean you're cool etc.
I guess what I'm saying, is to accept yourself, really know who you are and what you're about, value that.
Jamie.
