Beauty and the Bikini

What is it about bikini season that causes panic attacks in young girls' hearts? The second we remember that this feared season is almost here, diets start, tans emerge, and the competition begins. Yes, a competition. Sure, girls try to attract guys with their toned bodies and bronze skin, but what they really aim to accomplish is to look better that the girls lying next to them. Society tells us to be prettier, skinnier, happier than everyone else. The media leads us on a fast track of insecurities that is hard to ignore. I commend the girl on the beach without the double-zero size bikini who still struts her stuff. The ones who are even more confident than the twigs that lay on the sand. This is the inner strength that all women should strive to acquire. Ignore the models. Look in the mirror and smile at the body God has blessed you with. Keep it healthy, but don't over do it. There is nothing healthy about obsession. This summer is fast approaching and I can feel the concern on campus growing. More girls appear in the gym as the layers keep coming off. But relax. Slip on a bathing suit with confidence this year. It's more attractive than any possible body type.