In this post, ten years after his passing I remember Dr. Wayne Dyer, who taught self-reliance and spirituality to millions of people.

Many years ago, highly stressed with work and corporate BS, I was introduced to the writings and recordings of Dr. Wayne Dyer, an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. My father-in-law, Bill, gave me an audio program, How to Be a No-Limit Person, and it was indeed helpful. Dr. Dyer was profound, sensible, wise, and witty, and I was captivated by his guidance.

I’ve been a huge fan of Dr. Dyer ever since, and embraced his work throughout the years as he moved from helping people through their everyday issues and challenges to teaching about realization, the great spiritual masters, and their wisdom.

August 30, 2025, was the tenth anniversary of Wayne’s passing – what he would call the shedding of his physical body and transitioning of his energy to another realm of the universe. To honor him and his memory, I decided to mark the anniversary by re-reading one of the last books he published, I Can See Clearly Now, a memoir of his life experiences filled with important lessons for all.

There are thousands of valuable and wise Wayne Dyer quotes and lessons, but the one he is likely best known for is, “When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.” It was his memorable way of reminding us it is our thoughts that drive our actions and feelings. So we need to be careful about what we are thinking and shift our thoughts when they are leading us where we do not want to be. We have the power to make that choice.

As I write this piece, it is also the 24^th anniversary of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks. We keep everyone affected by those horrendous murders in memory and always will.

There was a large, page dominant advertisement in USA Today on September 11, 2001, announcing Dr. Dyer’s latest book, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, based on the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in Shanksville, PA, occurred that same morning. 

“I thought of the irony that an almost full-page ad in a national newspaper would appear on this day when we appeared to be ensconced in a very big problem that affected everyone – not just in our country, but on our entire planet,” Dr. Dyer wrote. “I look back with a knowing that the ad appearing on that day proclaiming that there is a spiritual solution to every problem, was not an accident. There are no accidents, no coincidences – we have to work together to come up with a spiritual solution to the hatred that fosters such mean-spirited, evil actions.”¹

Dr. Dyer’s words were important then, and they are important today as we mourn the passing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was felled by an assassin’s bullet during a recent appearance in Utah. Two blatant examples of hatred and evil at work, and Wayne shared how we need to respond to such atrocities.

“Man’s inhumanity to man will only be solved when we take up the mantle of the life and teaching of St. Francis of Assisi,” Dr. Dyer noted. “I can see clearly now that those inexplicable feelings of connection to this man were and are the expressions of a Divine Source that seeks to be known in our world now.”²

I can see clearly that Wayne Dyer’s mark on this earth and the words he shared are timeless. His lessons should be required reading and listening for everyone; great lessons for our young people in search for a better tomorrow. That would lead to a better understanding and life experience for all, especially those who disagree but must do so peacefully and respectfully.

Thank you, Wayne. Thank you so much.

REMEMBER…

◊ I’ve read or listened to everything Dr. Dyer published and encourage you to begin that journey. Visit www.drwaynedyer.com or www.hayhouse.com to get started.

◊ To learn more about St. Francis of Assisi, visit https://www.franciscanmedia.org/who-was-st-francis-of-assisi/ 

◊ Consider the Reshad Feild quote from the beginning of I Can See Clearly Now: “If we stop for a moment, it is possible to perceive a pattern in our lives, the motivators that have influenced us become more obvious. We are able to see life unfolding from both ends at once, coming into the present moment. But until we have got to a certain point of realization, this is not possible, because everything is still seen as a series of apparent causes and effects.”

◊ Visit www.davidajolley.com for additional blog posts, other interesting content, and updates on future book releases and appearances.

1. Dyer, Dr. Wayne W., I Can See Clearly Now, Hay House, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, p. 287. ↩︎
2.  Dyer, Dr. Wayne W., I Can See Clearly Now, p.287 ↩︎