I've lost my marbles!!

In her book Daring Greatly, Brene Brown (who is amazing and wonderful and I've read everything she's ever written- OK,OK I've read her blog and some of her books-- OK fine, I've read half of one but it is really good! geez, get off my back already) talks about trust being like the marble jar in your third grade class room.
     You remember the one right?  It sat on your teachers desk full of colorful round jewels and promises of pizza parties and no homework.  If the class collectively made a good choice, a handful of marbles was put into the jar.  If the class collectively made bad choices, a handful of marbles was taken out.
Now, here is the important part.  There was nothing that the class could do that was SO good that the whole jar was filled in one swoop.  Just as importantly, there was nothing that the class could do that was SO bad that all of the marbles would be emptied out.

Trust is just like that.

It comes and goes a handful at a time. 

We all have those people in our lives, the ones Brene calls "Marble Jar Friends" they are the ones that know you, that keep your secrets, that love you and include you and share their lives with you.  They give you the space to be vulnerable because trust was built, one handful of marbles at a time.  And if (when) they disappoint you maybe some marbles come out, but the jar is never emptied.  It is always being contributed to by those around you.

This week I got a jar and filled it with some marbles.  It sits at my desk at work so that everyday I can be reminded that in this journey of learning to be vulnerable, I am also learning to trust.  This week I was also more aware of my "Marble Jar Friends" than I ever have been before.  Each day as I was vulnerable with those around me I watched my jar (figuratively speaking) be filled with marbles.  And with each interaction I had the opportunity to be incredibly thankful for that gift. 
Now, its only week two and although my Marble Jar is full this week, I am under no delusions that it will stay that way.  Day 125 might be really difficult because marbles are being removed from the jar. 

I have no idea what the year will bring, what I do know is that I will continue to trust and be vulnerable and my Marble Jar will never be empty. 

Who are your "Marble Jar Friends"?  How did they get their marbles?