I'm walking outside a convention center when I run into my boss and her friend. I say hello then head inside. Inside the lobby is an indoor pool, where my high school swim team is having their callout meeting. I decide I want to join, so I get in the pool and listen. While I attended the swim call-out meeting, my boss went upstairs to the department store and bought me a sparkly clearance swimsuit to help me pursue swimming. After I thank her, she leads me and a few other students upstairs through a hospital, stopping to sit with a dying old man. I part with the group and take the elevator back downstairs where I run into my ex-boyfriend from high school. He is the last person I want to be running into. Despit my efforts to leave, he continues trying to strike up a conversation (I think to apologize for how things were between us), but we're interrupted by a lioness from escaping from a nearby enclosure. He leads me through several levels of the building taking the escalators and skywalks before I wake up.
This dream seems to be reflecting various aspects of your personal and professional life, incorporating symbols and scenarios that might hold significance for you. Here is a possible interpretation of the dream:
Meeting your boss and her friend outside the convention center could symbolize the intersection of your work life with your personal life. It may suggest that you are seeking approval or recognition from your boss or trying to balance relationships in the different areas of your life.
Joining your high school swim team in the indoor pool could represent a desire to reconnect with your past or revisit a time in your life when you felt a sense of belonging and camaraderie. It may also symbolize a desire for physical or emotional cleansing and renewal.
Your boss buying you a sparkly swimsuit to support your pursuit of swimming may indicate a desire for encouragement or validation in your endeavors. It could suggest a need for external validation or recognition in your professional or personal goals.
The visit to the dying old man with your boss could symbolize a need to confront or process unresolved emotions or issues related to the past. It may suggest a need for closure or acceptance of certain aspects of your life or relationships.
Encountering your ex-boyfriend from high school and trying to avoid him might represent unresolved feelings or unfinished business from that past relationship. The lioness escaping from the enclosure could symbolize feelings of danger, threat, or a situation that is difficult to control. Your ex-boyfriend leading you through various levels of the building before you wake up could indicate a journey of introspection or self-discovery that you are currently going through.
Overall, this dream seems to be exploring themes of past relationships, personal growth, and the intersection of different areas of your life. It may be a reflection of your internal struggles, desires, and emotions that are seeking resolution and understanding.