creating expression as habit

this is day 5 since surgery on my feet. being layed up in bed with minimal movement throughout the house prevents me from going into my studio to paint...upstairs came the journal, pens, markers and crayons...i may not be able to paint intuitively but i sure can make marks with other tools...creating has become a habit for me and its discouraging when i cant paint but i can still do something, i can still challenge my intuition and still prompt expression , im just changing my tool! creating has become that important that i feel non connection to soul and self if i dont create some how!....and its not comfortable using other tools that i tend not to enjoy as much as paint but thats the point of growth , to not ever be comfortable.......this is how the creative part of our soul gets exercise!