All of us get tangled up in the world of gossip from time to time.  Although I do my best to stay out of the gossip lane, one inevitably has to figure out how to navigate that slippery path. First and foremost, I try to avoid gossip at all costs.  I am not perfect; when I hear myself start to say something I do my best to change course and avoid any gossip.   Sometimes in the heat of the moment, I slip and am always sorry that I opened my mouth.     There are times that I am in the middle…