In contemplative practice, the problem with telling people to let go is that they can't even tell they're holding on to anything.
I get it now, more or less, because I can remember the exact feeling of letting go.
You're mapping nerves onto new territory: don't be an asshole.
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🙌🏻 From a recent tweet storm that might resonate (bit.ly/2ktzCiN)
Living in the present is an idea, not a plan. It's also loaded. By itself, it's vague advice that usually feels like nagging to me...
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It's also a terrible metaphor. There are many better ways to describe ruminating, clinging et al.; certainly ways that are more instrumental.
But yes, exactly what it is is a way to signal one's own "superiority" without helping at all.