Brave Enough?

How many times have I passed up an opportunity because I wasn't brave enough to try? I can tell you that it's happened more than once.

There are so many things that I would love to say or do, just to see if there was something great awaiting me on the other side of that risk. Unfortunately, for some of these, I'll never know.

I'm always so afraid of hurting my relationships with people that most of the time I hold back. I'm not the type of person who is very sure of themselves or the thoughts and feelings of others. I tend to be one of the last to react, last to share a secret, last to admit my true feelings. I'm a people pleaser.

I just...I don't know. I guess I just want to take that risk sometimes. Put myself out there and just see what happens. But I'm so afraid of hurting friendships, my future, etc. I'm tired of living in fear, but I really don't want to harm those.

What should I do? Any suggestions?