I didn't necessarily have a huge "bright light" after my 5th step, but I did feel a huge sense of relief, and also a need to work harder in my program since I now had a cleaner slate to work with. Basically, in addition to working on step 6 and 7, I also began working the 10th step immediately after my 5th step.
As for my sponsor, he listened but also shared his experience when my inventory or experience was similar to one of his own. He put alot of my problems into perspective for me, and sometimes that meant explaining perhaps why someone reacted to my own problems the way they did. More than anything though the focus was on why I did what I did, not the other person.