un dejar ser y hacer

English translation: letting go and letting things happen by themselves

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Spanish term or phrase:un dejar ser y hacer
English translation:letting go and letting things happen by themselves
Entered by: Bubo Coroman (X)

19:16 Feb 9, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / change management in businesses
Spanish term or phrase: un dejar ser y hacer
El individuo debe identificar que al cambiar su zona de confort se presenta una ruptura, un cambio de paradigma, un dejar ser y hacer, un proceso de transición hacia un nuevo estado.
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letting go and letting things happen by themselves
Explanation:
This means "stopping trying to control one's life", which is what we do in order to give ourselves a sense of security.

Here, in this context, it talks about "going to the edge of our comfort zone", in other words, giving up our sense of personal security. So, we have to stop "trying to control our lives and things around us", and we have to "let things happen by themselves".

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-09 20:42:35 GMT)
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this does not imply any carelessness: we aren't being asked to be careless. We are simply being asked to leave things go, to stop controling and interfering with them, so that the natural order of the universe can take over as the guiding force in life.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4letting go and letting things happen by themselves
Bubo Coroman (X)
4 +1a letting it be, letting it happen
Cecilia Welsh
4an omission/a stop/a departure from being and doing
Michael Powers (PhD)
4...never mind (feeling)/don't care...
Maria Ramon
4a lesser faire
Cecilia Della Croce
4a breaking away from the usual ways of being and doing
Nelida Kreer
4live and let live
Daniel Parra
4do's and don'ts/to do and not to do
Lydia De Jorge
3letting be, and doing
Andres Fekete


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an omission/a stop/a departure from being and doing


Explanation:
Discipleship: Being and Doing Like Jesus! - New Life Christian ...
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Anthony Meindl's Lessons
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EMBERS FELLOWSHIP: Matthew 5:5
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Isn't it time to break through the financial chains that are preventing you from being and doing what you have always wanted? ...
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Genuine Biblical Repentance
Repentance is a turning from being and doing what we want to be and do — to being and doing what God would have us be and do. Repentance is making Jesus ...
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Exhibiting Wizardry
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It's easy to see that resentment and resignation hold us back from being and doing all that. we desire. It's also easy to see that living in acceptance and ...
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And that's exactly the realm I feel I'm moving into as a coach - helping people move away from being and doing the wrong "things" to being and doing the ...
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Getting Past Gambling: June 2005
Robert HalfWhat holds you back from being and doing more? What you believe is holding you back. Have you blamed people or factors outside of yourself? ...
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Instructify » career
Lifehack presents this list of the top ten things that might be keeping you from being and doing the things you want. My personal Achilles heel–“You Fear ...
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Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:46
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...never mind (feeling)/don't care...


Explanation:
...un dejar ser y hacer: don't care, never mind, let be (attitude)

Maria Ramon
United States
Local time: 10:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
letting go and letting things happen by themselves


Explanation:
This means "stopping trying to control one's life", which is what we do in order to give ourselves a sense of security.

Here, in this context, it talks about "going to the edge of our comfort zone", in other words, giving up our sense of personal security. So, we have to stop "trying to control our lives and things around us", and we have to "let things happen by themselves".

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-09 20:42:35 GMT)
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this does not imply any carelessness: we aren't being asked to be careless. We are simply being asked to leave things go, to stop controling and interfering with them, so that the natural order of the universe can take over as the guiding force in life.

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi: ¡Me convenciste, Deborah!
42 mins
  -> muchas gracias Mónica, que disfrutes mucho tu fin de semana :-) Deborah

agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Cecilia, ¡que tengas un muy buen fin de semana! :-) Deborah

agree  Nelida Kreer: I hope to sometime get my hands on "The Power of Now", it sounds a very interesting read!!!! Hv a great weekend!!!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks so much Niki, I appreciate you! Un abrazo :-) Deborah

agree  Marian Martin (X)
4 hrs
  -> muchas gracias Marian, ¡buenas noches! :-) Deborah
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
letting be, and doing


Explanation:
As in to let those around you be, and take action on your own.

Andres Fekete
Uruguay
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a lesser faire


Explanation:
en inglés se usa la expresión en francés

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-09 21:20:08 GMT)
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I think my spelling is wrong. See Beatriz' answer

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un dejar "de" ser y hacer
a breaking away from the usual ways of being and doing


Explanation:
In line with my understanding of the source text, I offer the above translatiion.

Nelida Kreer
Local time: 11:46
Native speaker of: Spanish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a letting it be, letting it happen


Explanation:
I believe this is the sense

Cecilia Welsh
United States
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MarinaM
1 day 1 hr
  -> Gracias, Marina
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
live and let live


Explanation:
There is already a well-established English simile, both GB and US: - "Live and let live" covers the gist of the Spanish phrase.

Daniel Parra
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
do's and don'ts/to do and not to do


Explanation:
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 10:46
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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