A Long Way from the Highway

By Shaqwan Tisdale

A Long Way from the Highway is a remarkable book that tells the story of a young man who lost everything on a highway and the strength he finds to live. The book takes you on a journey that will have you in tears and your heart overwhelmed with sorrow as your emotions will be out of control for the unbearable pain the young man had to endure. Shaqwan Tisdale is a writer who gives you a front-row seat through the most tragic experience of his life as you read. You are guaranteed to feel the breaking of his heart as it is shattered in tiny pieces. Then you will sit at the edge of your seat as you hold your breath, hoping that he finds a moment of peace.

Shaqwan doesnt hold back but gives you all his pain and strength in order to truly help someone that has or may experience such a tragedy as he has.

A Long Way from The Highway is a book for anyone who has endured endless pain and feels as though there is no way to escape its strong hold. It may seem lifes the worst, but there is life beyond it all. If God can give Shaqwan Tisdale strength and purpose beyond his broken heart and a life of pain, then certainly He can breathe life back into you.

You will never forget this book, nor will you ever look at life the same after opening your heart to such a moving story. Buckle up because this ride will not be one you are prepared for.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504984409

Shaqwan Tisdale

I am Shaqwan Tisdale the author of “The Broken Silence” and “A Long Way From the Highway”. I am a person who has come so far yet has so far to go. A single father who is striving to live out his dream and to see the light of hope outside of the darkness that has surrounded my life. I admit to making many bad decisions, enduring countless disappointments, and experiencing many losses, not to mention a lifetime of having to live with the fear of silence; however, through God i have managed to use it all as a stepping stool to my success.

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/25/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5049-8441-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-8439-3 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-8440-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016903854

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CONTENTS

THANK YOU

Preface

Chapter 1    Unconscious

Chapter 2    Living the Pain

Chapter 3    Broken Promise

Chapter 4    Perfect Love

Chapter 5    Ending Point

Chapter 6    Inside the Box

Chapter 7    The Alarm Clock

Chapter 8    Holding On

Chapter 9    A Soldier

Chapter 10    Missing Out

Chapter 11    Words of Inspiration

Chapter 12    Life

Chapter 13    The Last Heart beat

THANK YOU

To my daughter Mellady who has been the light in the valley, my mother who have been my rock, my grandmother/mom who have been my strength, thank you!

Thank you to my sisters and brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and church family. To everyone who has prayed for me, who have given me his or her ear, and shoulder or hand in some way. I thank you also.

Thank you all for loving me through the darkest most painful moments in my life. I appreciate it more than words could ever express.

A Special thank you to everyone around the world who supported me and prayed for me, thank you. Most importantly, thank you for holding me so close to your heart from the moment my own had failed.

Last but not least to my God, the great I Am, My Daddy. I love you with my life. I pray that you get the glory out of my life. I know if it had not been for you, I would not have made it thus far. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for trusting me and keeping me through the toughest struggle I have ever imagine experiencing.

PREFACE

Life, what is it really? How well do you really know it? Could life be a friend to anyone from the very beginning? Is there really a difference between its good and bad? What can you really tell me about this life? I do not think there is anyone who actually knows; however, no one seems to care or acts as if life is so harmless and that we should not be afraid or fear it. I say that maybe we should. Maybe we should try to find a way to beat it, but no, I know that would never work. Just maybe we should reason with it or better yet try to find out what exactly does it want. One thing that I know for sure is that we certainly cannot hide from it. Whatever we do, we certainly do not need to stand in its way.

I would like to think that I met this life once. Everything about it seems to be familiar. It’s anonymous color, its unrecognizable shape, its enormous amounts of fragrances, its impeccable undiscovered language and especially its unique cleverness. Oh yea, now that I really think about it, I am convinced that I have. I was very young and unware of its beauty yet ugly intentions. The minute life and I met something told me that I would from then on view things in a completely new way and that, I did; however, it taught me something that no one or anything could have ever taught me, I was only as strong as my heart. See I have come to understand that life has its own agenda. It is always on a constant move; in fact, it never stops working. I did not know then but I know now that life’s main assignment is to go after your heart and if it can affect your heart then it can affect your strength and not just your physical strength but also the strength of your mind. It is amazing how life is actually not your friend or your enemy at all. What life is can be entirely up to you. I know it may sound crazy but I understand now that its intentions are neither good nor bad. Life is more consistent at what it does than you and I will ever be. Although life is what it is, we make it responsible for every outcome.

For me yes, because there was no one else to blame, so I did consider life as my enemy. I made it responsible for everything not good that happened to me; therefore, in my mind life had hurt me to the core. I felt as though I had gone through hell even as a little kid and the moment that I thought I had finally overcame and conquered my pain and fears, life came again and took everything that had made me who I was. With every ounce of pain that rest within me, literally drove me to the point that made me want to give up but the strength of my heart never lost its strength in God. I have a daughter who looks up to me and who watches my every move. It is hard sometimes because I do not have all of the instructions and I do not want to fail but I tell you this, I know now that all I have since the day I entered into this world is love. Therefore, in spite of the hell that has surrounded and invaded my world, it did not destroy my ability to love. I have come to realize that everyone has a story. It is a story that makes us who we are and our heart often protects it. My heart protects my love; therefore, it is my greatest story. So I pray that as my heart is given the opportunity and the ability to speak that you do not sit in judgment and not only strengthen your heart, but also live in