Bello discovered the liberal arts as a young man, in particular cosmology, theology and philosophy. They in turn awakened some hidden essence inside him. Years reading, contemplating and practicing central aspects of the great wisdom traditions helped him tap into his own inner substance, essence or as he says - "is"ness. This inward movement of self-understanding or "knowing" he believes is the starting point to finding personal freedom. Bello developed a spirituality built on a radical connection and acceptance of your true self. This connection and embrace of personal essence in its mature state leads to acceptance and inclusion of everything and everyone else we encounter in our life journey.

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Early on he met and married his soul mate 'Bloss' and together they were blessed with three beautiful children. He trained as a school teacher and worked with special needs children. Later he shifted across into adult education and worked with newly arrived migrant families in a multicultural centre. As the family grew he followed his passion and completed formal academic studies in theology and philosophy. Over the next thirty-five years Bello and Bloss immersed themselves in service to local communities - he as a teacher, spiritual leader and mentor and she as a nurse and midwife. Through friendship and circumstance he found his way into mentoring and supporting people through complex change and leadership challenges. He resolved to dedicate his time entirely to writing, mentoring and spiritual formation. After a long and quiet season of reflection, solitude and writing he wrote two books:

 

The first book, "Hidden Faces of Change - The Less Obvious Truth About Change",

is a detailed assessment of the nature of change and it identifies the personal formation challenges associated with each different type or "face" of change.

 

His second book, "Way of the Heart", 

is a series of ode's or poems dedicated to helping people live more freely from their own hearts. From his years of private study he has worked to distil libraries of material into a simple, understandable schedule of "Six Heart Questions."  

 

"The questions are simple. The commitment, authenticity and self awakening required to properly answer them, is not so simple."

(Bello)

 

And this is where Bello and Bloss find great joy, helping people as they find the "not so simple answers" that allow you to connect to and live according to the Way of the Heart.