The Jump - By the Numbers

When Scout jumped into the back of my car with me she had invested 7 weeks in not trusting people.  That is 49 days or 1176 hours.  I had approached her the previous day and spent about 30 minutes in her presence.  When I returned on Tuesday, Allie and I spent 3 hours following her, playing with her, cajoling her, feeding her, watching her retreat, seeing her circle us and the car, and sensing her hesitancy.  At the end of that 3 hours (and the 1/2 hour the previous day), Scout jumped into the back seat of the car.  She had spent 1176 hours not trusting people and not being caught and not jumping into anyone's car and after 0.3% of that invested time had passed, she TOTALLY REVERSED her position.  In just 3 hours, she reinvented herself and changed her habit of at least 1176 hours. 

I stand in awe of this feat.  It would be equivalent to me changing a lifetime habit of 42 years in only 46 days. 

So, I'm thinking I need to reconsider some of my habits.  What habits occur to you that you might change?  If we can learn from Scout, it probably won't take long.  I'm guessing that one of Scout's skills was not being attached to her pattern.  She probably wasn't wondering, "What will the other dogs think of me if I change now?" or "I'm right not to trust anyone, I know I'm right, I'm really sure that I'm right!" or "It's too late anyway, I'm too old, I've been doing this too long, I can't change now."

What can I release attachment to?  It might be a bit more complicated for people than dogs - or is it?  I'm going to try and be like Scout - who might I be if I could change a habit or two?  Where might I live, what friends might I make, how much could I learn and how deeply would I sleep?  If I could change like Scout...

Thank you, Scout.  For trusting us and coming home.